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INDIGENOUS  AUSTRALIANS


100 years of Queensland Aboriginal life    History and photographs showcasing a century of Aboriginal life from 1897. Interesting information but could be a bit difficult for some children.

Aboriginal Australia    100% Aboriginal owned community enterprise featuring art, culture, news and lots more.
Australian Aboriginal People   site from Trinity College, Western Australia, with over 70 wide-ranging links.
Famous Aboriginals   page by Aussie Educator. Click the “Famous Aboriginals” button. Also many dozens of other great links too.
Famous Aboriginals  a different page with 7 biographies, as well as cultural notes from Emerald School, Victoria
Famous Aboriginal People   with over 20 biographies
Find out more about Deborah Mailman   Sally Morgan  and Aden Ridgeway   
Using Bush Plants    from the National Botanic gardens, Canberra, investigates traditional Aboriginal use of Australia's native plants.
Traditional Indigenous Games   from NAIDOC Week site, with easy instructions.
Aboriginal Art & Culture Centre   from Alice Springs, deals with the Arrernte culture and tips on the didgeridoo and how to play it.
Jinta Desert Art   biographies of artists, cultural notes, traditions and other links.
Aboriginal Art Online   includes information on dreaming, symbols, language, music and contemporary culture.
How a Boomerang Works   find out what makes a boomerang work, and why.   More here     
Aboriginal Tent Embassy   Indigenous Australia page written entirely by Aboriginal people with history and pics of the Tent embassy as well as links to languages, culture, festivals etc.
Send an e-postcard    with an Indigenous theme.
   
    
FOR  TEACHERS:
  
List of Australian Aboriginal writers  with bios and booklists for each of over 80 authors.  
Aboriginal Studies Webquest    This Australian webquest focuses on the issues surrounding reconciliation, in particular the issue of saying "sorry" and Sorry Days.
Sites for Teachers    over 1000 educational sites ranked by popularity
  
    

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