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A conceptual framework based on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' unique sense of Identity has been developed as a structural tool for the embedding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures within the Australian curriculum. This sense of Identity is approached through the interconnected aspects of Country/Place, People and Culture.

We learn so much through stories that are told by those who have experienced the world and are connected to the environment in which they live. We have finally begun in Australia to ask our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to share their insights and knowledge about our rivers, so that we can learn how to interpret and link science to practice and experiential understanding.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians have managed their lands for tens of thousands of years. The land, and its natural resources, provide an economic base, underpin Indigenous history, innovation and culture, and are fundamental to Indigenous spiritual beliefs. Indigenous land managers also face natural resource management challenges such as weed and feral animal invasions, and of achieving economic sustainability.

This document will assist teachers with a deeper understanding /strategy for embedding the cross curriculum priorities into your planning documents. This tool presents nine statements for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspective, eight statements for Asia and Australia's Engagement with Asia and nine statements for Sustainability to assist with organisation of ideas.

Traditional symbols are an essential part of much contemporary Aboriginal art. Our online galleries offer a wide range of art works using traditional and contemporary imagery and symbols. Aboriginal peoples have long artistic traditions within which they use conventional designs and symbols. Some of these symbols represent the weather.

For many thousands of years, fire management has played a critical role in the lives of Central Australia's Aboriginal people. For Aboriginal people there were and are many uses for fire that serve physical, social, cultural, and spiritual, as well as ecological, needs.

My Country by William Santo: ISBN 1-86334-017-3 William Santos quest to reclaim his own Gudjal language from around Charters Towers, Queensland, led to his creation of small picture word books containing his own lively paintings of animals, birds and the environment. The pictures were first produced as posters to teach children the Gudjal language, in the local schools. The books are read by Keesha Marie Kelly, William Santos daughter. Black Ink Press is a community-based Indigenous writing, illustrating and publishing project based in North Queensland. It trains and mentors emerging writers and artists in order to create contemporary illustrated books especially for young Indigenous readers. It supports Australian Indigenous languages. Black Ink Press is part of the CCDEU (Congress Community Development & Education Unit Ltd.), an activity of the Uniting Aboriginal & Islander Christian Congress. For further information about Black Ink Press visit www.blackinkpress.com.au Black Ink books are distributed by Australian Book Group. www.australianbookgroup.com.au

Students are provided with the opportunity to discuss and understand the long history of Aboriginal culture through rock paintings. It is important to emphasise with students that many of these paintings are considered sacred and should not be seen by members of other cultures. However, a number of Indigenous elders now feel that it is important for others to see and understand these paintings so that they can appreciate the complexity and long history of their culture. Search Scootle to access digital resource using name or digital resource code.

Dust Echoes is a series of twelve beautifully animated dreamtime stories from Central Arnhem Land, telling stories of love, loyalty, duty to country and aboriginal custom and law.

This resource provides a vehicle for discussing the importance of sharing traditional knowledge and values. Students can consider the importance of this knowledge in the forming of identity. They can discuss how groups maintain their traditional values and traditions as well as those of modern Australia. Search Scootle to access digital resource using name or digital resource code.

CSIRO Case Study into Indigenous Relationships to water and attitudes to key water issues in the Pilbara - water supply, mine water use and rapid economic development. 

Call for dialogue on Indigenous water policy Peter Yu, Chair of NAILSMA, has supported calls for the NT Government to reinstate the Strategic Indigenous Reserve (SIR) water policy ensuring a foundation for an equitable approach to Indigenous participation in the current and developing economies of the Territory and across northern Australia.

North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance - useful information is under "Programs". Might be worth contacting them directly if you are after specific information or referral to community elders. 

Kanyini is a story told by an Uncle Bob Randall, who lives beside the world's greatest monolith, Uluru, in Central Australia. Based on Bob's own personal journey and the wisdom he learnt from the old people living in the bush, Bob tells the tale of why Indigenous people are now struggling in a modern world and what needs to be done from them to move forward. A tale of Indigenous wisdom clashing against materialist notions of progress, this is not only a story of one man and his people but the story of the human race. Kanyini is a Ptjantjatjara word meaning interconnectedness; to care for, to support, to nurture and protect

Year 8 Physical Geography - Geomorphology. Cross section of Uluru and Kata Tjuta. 

Clip description Tom E Lewis gives a brief introduction into how Arnhemland society is structured. There are 12 clans in Numbulwar, and the society is divided into two moieties. The two moieties in Arnhemland are water and fire, shark and crocodile. He then introduces us to Junggayi Moses Numamurdirdi, sitting under a tree with his wife's brother.

Scientific Explanation of the geology of Uluru and Kata Tjuta (Year 8 Physical Geography Unit)

'The journey of the Hong Hai' provides students with the opportunity to understand the courage of asylum seekers and forms of government that do not support democratic rights. It also provides a platform for exploring the history of the Vietnamese community in Australia and the impact their culture has had on Australian identity. Search Scootle to access digital resource using name or digital resource code.

Information on the Land Rights Act and how it influenced the return of Uluru to its traditional owners, Anangu.

Interactive map using IPad/Tablet North Australian Indigenous Land & Sea Management Alliance Ltd

This clip chosen to be G Clip description Rain falls heavily, the streets of the community are quiet, and Moses sits drinking tea on the porch of a house in the community of Numbulwar, Wandu, where he is from, has been flooded in.