Larissa Behrendt

Indigenous Australia For Kids For Dummies (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A comprehensive, relevant, and accessible look at all aspects of Indigenous Australian history and culture Indigenous Australia For Kids For Dummies is here to enlighten you about the history, struggles and triumphs of the diverse peoples that make up Australia's Indigenous communities. Did you know that Australia is home to the world's oldest culture? Experience 60,000 years of history and culture, plus, get right up-to-the-minute, with amazing facts about Indigenous sports and entertainment figures and info on what matters to Indigenous peoples today. This interactive book has loads of features that will engage and excite readers aged 10-15 years old - and their teachers and parents! Featuring profiles of celebrated Indigenous people like Cathy Freeman and Albert Namatjira, as well as fun research projects and hands-on activities that bring Indigenous Australia to life. Ever wanted to connect with your local Indigenous communities? This book will give you ideas about how you can connect with First Nations peoples and other interactive ways to extend your learning out of the book. * Discover the rich culture, long history and special values of the world's oldest race * Learn about Indigenous art, song, dance, literature and contributions to contemporary Australia * Impress friends and family with your knowledge of Australian colonisation and Indigenous rights * Figure out what's going on in the lives of Indigenous Australians today - and bust the most common myths This book is perfect for young readers who want to appreciate and understand the diverse, proud, and fascinating peoples that make up Australia's Indigenous communities.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Februar 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780730390350
• Artikelnr.: 67399139

Autorenporträt

Professor Larissa Behrendt is Distinguished Professor of the Jumbunna Institute of Indigenous Education and Research at the University of Technology, Sydney. An award-winning author and director, she is also the host of Speaking Out on ABC Radio.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Cathy Freeman xi Introduction 1 Part 1: An Ancient People: Then
and Now 5 Chapter 1: Understanding Indigenous Australia 7 Chapter 2: Rich
Past, Strong Traditions 19 Chapter 3: A Land of Cultural Diversity 43
Chapter 4: Traditional Cultural Values and Practices 63 Part 2: Invasion 85
Chapter 5: First Contacts 87 Chapter 6: The Brits' First Colony: 1788 97
Chapter 7: The Loss of People and the Land 113 Chapter 8: Taking the
Children 141 Part 3: Indigenous Activism 165 Chapter 9: Citizenship Rights
and a Referendum 167 Chapter 10: From Apology to Uluru 199 Part 4:
Contemporary Indigenous Cultures 215 Chapter 11: Indigenous People and
Sport 217 Chapter 12: More Than Rocks and Dots: Indigenous Art 255 Chapter
13: Singing and Dancing 281 Chapter 14: Indigenous Literature: We've Always
Been Storytellers 305 Chapter 15: Performance Storytelling: Film, Theatre
and Television 321 Part 5: Dealing with Current Issues 359 Chapter 16:
Closing the Gap and the Way Forward 361 Chapter 17: Doing It for Ourselves
391 Part 6: The Part of Tens 399 Chapter 18: Ten Important Indigenous
Cultural Sites 401 Chapter 19: Ten Indigenous Firsts 407 Chapter 20: Ten
Myths about Indigenous People 415 Glossary 421 Index 427