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16th Assembly
UCA Act2

First Australians Series

First Australians is a 4 part series that takes us on a journey into First Peoples’ history in Australia. The stories are interesting and confronting. Suitable for a range of audiences and particularly good to introduce people to history of First Peoples and Australia.

Watch the Series

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Walking Trails

Check out the walking trails in your cities

Melbourne

Trails for every part of the day from the Botanic Garden to the Yarra

Perth

Trails in the western suburbs of Perth

Brisbane

A beautiful trail in the Boondall Wetlands

A 5 day itinerary including walks, cultural centres and arts.

Sydney

Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park Aboriginal rock art trail

Other walks available in Sydney

Canberra

Heritage trail at the Acton Campus of ANU

Track 1 Ngunnuwal Country

Australian national botanic gardens Indigenous plant use trail

A variety of trails and experiences in Canberra

Darwin

This site shows a number of different trails and experiences in Darwin to find out more about the First Peoples of this area – the Larrakia

Hobart and Tasmania

National Parks information

A walk to memorial for Truganini

Other walks in greater Hobart

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Books

Children

Rhanee Lester,

Walking to Corroboree

Marda Pitt and Anne Kerr children’s book

Sorry Sorry

Adults

Adult Book Club and Articles

Bruce Pascoe

Dark Emu

William Emilsen

Charles Harris, A Struggle for Justice (ORDER HERE)

Denise Champion

Anaditj (ORDER HERE)

Yarta Wandatha

Chris Budden

Following Jesus in Invaded Space

Why Indigenous Sovereignty should matter to Christians (ORDER HERE)

Jo Cuttabutt Sturman

Faith in Art

Henry Reynolds

Why Weren’t We Told and Fate of a Free People

Cassandra Pybus

Community of Thieves

Patsy Cameron

Grease and Ochre

Lyndal Ryan

The Aboriginal Tasmanians

Bill Gammage

The biggest estate on earth

Further Resources

Check out MediaCom Education's Reconciliation Week collection here

Truth Telling Resources

The killing times: the massacres of Aboriginal people Australia must confront

The Aboriginal Tasmania, story map 

The Orb
A collection of online multimedia resources designed to assist the teaching of Tasmanian Aboriginal histories and cultures.

 

First Nations Calendar of significant events

Calendar of important First Nations, Uniting Church, Interfaith and National/International dates

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