Civics and Citizenship 7-10 / Year 8 / Knowledge and understanding / Citizenship, diversity and identity

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This resource explores the history of Australia and the effects that past government policies and actions have had on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The video clip highlights how, as a country, Australians find it difficult to talk about the uncomfortable truths of our history. It also explores the responses ...

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This short video explores the flow on effects of the 1967 referendum. Students hear that the struggle for land rights became the focus of the next wave of Aboriginal activists, who gained domestic and world attention by erecting a tent embassy on the lawns of Parliament House in Canberra.

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In this short video, leading Aboriginal figures Marcia Langton and Stan Gran Senior reflect on their experiences of racism. The clip is accompanied by discussion questions that encourage students to consider the lived effects of racism.

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Australia's first parliamentary election was in 1843. What was different about voting then? When and how did that change to resemble elections we have now? This 4-minute video explores three significant dates in Australia’s history of voting and the changes that occurred on those dates.

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This short video tells of a family's experience of the Certificate of Exemption, issued by the Aboriginal Welfare Board, that allowed Indigenous Australians to live as part of white Australian society. Students hear of the restrictions associated with the certificate and the activism that helped to end them.

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This resource consists of four case studies that explore issues of civics and citizenship at local, state, federal government and international levels and encourage students to plan their own civic acts. The local and state government case studies are most suited to a middle-years' audience while the federal and international ...

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While this is designed for use with adults, some of the learning activities are suitable for use in secondary classrooms. Find learning activities exploring identity, cultural understandings, managing difference and conflict.

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Cultural identity gives us a sense of connection and belonging and an understanding of who we are and where we come from. There is a direct connection between people's sense of cultural identity and their health and wellbeing. This clip explores some of our nation’s history, including how Australia Day is seen by both Indigenous ...

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This resource embeds the use of online collaboration tools and 21st century learning skills in a student-centered hands-on project designed to welcome refugees into their community. The syllabus outcomes are aligned to NSW Stage 4 English, Geography or Visual Arts but this could be used with older or younger students by ...

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Yuin, Bunurong and Tasmanian man Bruce Pascoe shares his delight in encountering birds on Country. Bruce explains the significance of Umburra, or black duck, and his obligation to care for the species. Bruce explains that his brothers and sisters look after other animals, such as kangaroos, bream, wallabies, flathead and ...