| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 286 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Introduction; Emerging critique of orthodox Indigenous Studies; An intercultural Indigenous Studies: Key principles; Intercultural Indigenous Studies: Aims; The structure of the book; Concluding remarks; References; Chapter 1: Orthodox Indigenous Studies; Introduction; Education to the mid-twentieth century; The self-determination era (1970s-2000s); Accommodation of Indigenous needs in education; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies; The culture of 'the culture way'; Contemporary Indigenous Studies; Conclusion; References; Part I: Layered Aboriginalities |
|
Chapter 2: Ancestral AboriginalitiesIntroduction; Precolonial cultures, societies and identities; The people of the deserts; Economy/Technology; Social and political organisation; Spirituality/the Dreaming/the Law; The riverine people of the south-east; Spirituality/the Dreaming; The saltwater people of the north; Spirituality/the Dreaming/the Law; Social and political structure; Resource management and technology; Macrozamia nut preparation; Dugong hunting; Commonalities and differences; The Tasmanians; Human universals; References; Chapter 3: Colonial Aboriginality; Introduction |
|
The revisionist interpretation of colonial and early national historyThe moving frontier (1800s-1930s); The protection era (c.1860s-1890s); Coercive segregation (late 1890s into the twentieth century); Assimilation (1930s-1960s); A more nuanced account of the history, Aboriginal agency and its impacts; Implications of this interpretation; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Postcolonial Aboriginalities; Introduction; The rights and self-determination period (1970s-2000s); The dialogic construction of hyperreal Aboriginality; The dissonant everyday |
|
The overlay of the ancestral and colonial, and contemporary lived realitiesContemporary layered Aboriginality; Problematic consequences of the hyperreal/ everyday disjuncture; Conclusion: Implications for Indigenous Studies; References; Chapter 5: Local Aboriginality; Introduction; The Tasmanians; Ancestral Aboriginality in Tasmania; Colonial Aboriginality; Postcolonial Aboriginality; The more complex lived reality; Remote Aboriginalities; Critical cultural literacy: Distinguishing local Indigeneity; Conclusion; References; Part II: A culturally informed Indigenous Studies |
|
Chapter 6: The national Indigenous Studies curriculum and pedagogyIntroduction; The national curriculum; National teaching standards; Teaching Indigenous Studies; Conclusion; References; Chapter 7: Indigenous Studies learning sequences; Introduction; Sample units; Developing Indigenous Studies units; The generative topic; Orienting to the community and class context; Intended learning outcomes and key understandings; Links to curriculum areas; Performances of understanding; Formative assessment; Lesson plans and pedagogy; Critical evaluation and refinement of popular resources; Conclusion |
| Summary |
This book provides a guide to research and teaching in an Australian Indigenous Studies that is oriented toward the diverse, contemporary world. The focus of the book is the development of an intercultural sensibility that can shape readers' perceptions and actions and guide teachers in their negotiation of classroom relationships |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions.
|
|
Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs
|
|
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
|
|
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
|
|
Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions
|
|
Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs
|
| Form |
Electronic book
|
| ISBN |
9781787072541 |
|
1787072541 |
|
