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• Aboriginal and Torres Strait

Islander [viewers, listeners, readers] are advised that the following PowerPoint presentation may contain images and voices of people who have died.

WARNING

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MILAYTHINA NIKA MILAYTHINA MANA

• We would like to acknowledge that

this presentation is being held on the traditional lands of the Palawa Indigenous people and we recognise the strength, resilience and capacity of Aboriginal people in this land.

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Summary of Key Points

• In this PowerPoint presentation we shall be looking at such issues that Australia Day presents in its present

format.

• Why do we celebrate Australia Day on the 26th January each year when it deeply effects the original custodians of

Australia.

• When Australia is seen as a multicultural community why does it still celebrate Australia Day on the 26th January

every year?

• Barton & McCully, state the importance of allowing citizens to voice their opinions in our democratic society and

that it is our job as educators to teach this history of events regardless of these differing opinions. We need to look at all the facts .

• We need to understand how Australia Day can have so much significance?
• Barton and McCully claim that this can be taught by teaching complex and controversial issues in the classroom

and “ultimately, if emotional issues are ignored, then far from learning to deal with difficult issues rationally students may simply come to see school history as irrelevant to their own concerns and students are, after all, entitled to their own emotions” (Barton & McCully, 2007, p. 19).

Celebrating Country In Australia

Image : ABC, 2015

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Image :http://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/history/australia-day-invasion-day

Their Worlds Might Touch But Their Views Can Be Worlds Apart

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• “If modern democratic societies depend on the ability of

citizens to take part in reasoned discussions with those whose opinions differ from their own, then surely it is our job as educators to develop this ability in our students”

(Barton & McCully, 2007).

Mark Saddler’s artwork depicts all people working together as a nation.

Image source: http//www.dailyadvertiser.com.au

The Meaning Of Australia Day For Aboriginal People

• The meaning for many Aboriginal people is that there is little to celebrate on the 26th of January and it

is a commemoration of a deep loss of their sovereign rights to live on their land that has a history and culture that is 40,000 years old.

• “Aboriginal people call it ‘Invasion Day’, ‘Day of Mourning’, ‘Survival Day’ or, since 2006, ‘Aboriginal

Sovereignty Day’. The latter name reflects that all Aboriginal nations are sovereign and should be united in the continuous fight for their rights”(Creativespirit.info).

• It is a day of reflection, of loss, slaughter and dispossessions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
• people. Michael Mansell believes that by Australians celebrating Australia Day it comes at the

expense of one race over another, worse still it is at the expense of the original custodians of the land, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people. Source: http://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/history/australia-day-invasion-dayTTt

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How Do You Celebrate Australia Day?

• Having BBQ’s
• Going to the beach
• Australian of the Year celebrations
• Australian Citizenship celebrations
• Other public events and celebrations
• National Anthem
• Fireworks
• Demonstration Marches
• Day of Mourning
• The anniversary of the first permanent European

settlement in Australia is not a cause for celebration for all citizens. Indigenous Australians often feel that the celebrations on Australia Day exclude them and their culture, which was thriving for thousands of years before the arrival of the First Fleet.

Image source: www.theage.com.au Image source: http://www.bookofdaystales.com

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Origins of Australia Day and what is the purpose of Australia Day?

• The tradition of having Australia Day as

a national holiday on 26 January is a recent one. Not until 1935 did all the Australian states and territories use that name to mark that date. Not until 1994 did they begin to celebrate Australia Day consistently as a public holiday on that date.

Image: www.abc.net.au

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• According to the Australia Day Council (2015):

The Australia Day Council explains the day as follows: On Australia Day we come together as a nation to celebrate what's great about Australia and being

• Australian. It's the day to reflect on what we have

achieved and what we can be proud of in our great nation. It's the day for us to re-commit to making Australia an even better place for the future.

Image: www.abc.net.au

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFyIPuMNSyk

• Australia Day The NADC works to enrich the life of

all Australians through a focus on participation, meaning and recognition across our events, programs and activities for Australia Day. Australia Day is a day for all Australians to come together to celebrate what they love about being Australian and what they are proud of. In 2015, 65% of Australians actively participated in Australia Day in some way. The traditions and activities we participate in for Australia Day might be different, but we are all united on 26 January in reflecting

• n what we love about being Australian.

Australian Day 2015 Celebrate Your Way

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Historical Significance of the Date 26th January

• The significance of the date the 26th of January, Australia Day. Was the day the

First Fleet of 11 convict ships from Great Britain arrived and the raising of the Union Jack by Captain Arthur Phillip at Sydney Cove. The date was 26th January 1788.

Arthur Phillip, by William Sherwin, 1789 Image source: National Library of Australia, 9846227 Image source: www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au

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Image source: www.dailytelegraphy.com.au

Image source: http://www.convictcreations.com

Australia Day “We must be the only country in the world that marks its national day not by celebrating its identity, but by questioning it.” Ken Boundy

• What is our Identity?
• What is Australian ?
• What are we
• Is a true first non indigenous

Australian a descendent of a convict?

• 26th January is it an unsuitable

day as all it celebrates is the anniversary of the British to establish the penal colony of New South Wales?

• Is the Government celebrating

the invasion of Australia and the dispossession of the Aborigines?

• Australia Day is about

celebrating all people and multiculturalism and immigration, culture rather than settlement or

• Aboriginal. It is intended

to embrace all. (Extract taken from Tony Abbott’s

2015 Australian Day speech)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60k739mhtkw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QB7zFFjkKA

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I Am, You Are Australian

• Do you believe this is a truthful representation of who

we are?

• Does it show a true cultural/historical representation
• f who we are as a nation?

Australia Day or is it Survival Day?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c6FjsRALd4

Always was, always will be Aboriginal land: Rallies across Australia on Survival Day 2015

www.sbs.com.au https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6afxjhdw_oc

Australia Day/Invasion Day - Lest We Forget 1788 Captain Cook’s cottage graffitied in 2014 Just prior to Australia Day Two Very Different Ways to Express Your Opinions On Australia Day / Invasion Day

• What are your thoughts on the way these people put their messages

across?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh2M2cpxNX4

Australian of the year 2014: Adam Goodes

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• “I hope that future generations of Australians will grow up learning about

the rich and impressive cultures of our country — and constitutional recognition is part of achieving that,” (Adam Goodes, spoke about recognising Aboriginal people in the constitution at an event in Sydney 2014).

How do other Countries celebrate their National Day?

• Many countries celebrate national day celebrations these countries include Brazil, which celebrates its

independence from Portugal. Chile, celebrates its independence from Spain on the 18th September. Mexico celebrates it independence from Spain on the 16th September. Other countries include: Netherlands, Greece, Poland, Israel, India, Burma, South Korea, and a significant number of other countries.

• India celebrates it national day on the 15th August which is a national holiday to celebrate its independence from

Great Britain in 1947. The country celebrates with flag-hoisting, parades, patriotic songs and kite flying. In Delhi, the Prime Minister delivers a speech at Red Fort, a 17th Century complex that housed the Mughal emperors, who were exiled during British rule.

• A Day Of Recognition for all

Other countries such as South Africa celebrate its independence from Great Britain on the 31st of May 1910 but the country celebrates the 27th April the day in 1994 when the first democratic, non-racial elections were held. South Africans commemorate the restoration of dignity and human rights after a period of apartheid.

• HOWEVER

Great Britain has neither a national day or an independence day.

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PAUL KEATING’S THE REDFERN STATEMENT: 10TH DECEMBER 1992 IN COMPARISON TO DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR’S I HAVE A DREAM SPEECH: 28TH AUGUST 1963

• Recognised harsh truths of Australian history
• Would this have been a good time to address
• 26th January Australia day?
• The use of language used by Paul Keating and

the location of where the statement was made was this Government tactics?

• In comparison Dr Martin Luther king Jr’s
• I have a dream speech.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhqAFLud228 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vDWWy4CMhE

• We would be further looking at Keating’s and King’s speeches in more detail over

coming lessons and look at the importance they both have in civil rights issues.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM39rnBTBFc

BBQ at Richie Benaud’s House

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• Do you feel after viewing this presentation that this video clip is a

true representation of Australia Day ?

Teaching Activity for Year 10

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• First you will be first given a raffle ticket with your name on it. Everyone has to answer the first 3 questions

individually

• Next you will be given the discussion paper on the next slide
• Write your answers/name on the paper provided, which are then handed to the front of the class they will then

be placed in box folded in half. Teacher will pick six students at random and student will then come to front of class and give their answers, views and beliefs of what Australia Day means to them.

• Classroom discussions, teacher monitors the discussion writing students’ answers on white board.
• The six students then each pick five papers from the box these will be the students that they will be worked with

to answer the following questions with there will be four groups.

• Students have 15 mins to answer each question as a group. They are then handed to the front put in the box

teacher picks one and then that group comes up and give their answers to the class

• Classroom discussions, teacher monitors discussions writing students’ answers on white board
• Students continue answering and discussing the remainder questions with teacher monitoring discussions,

writing students’ answers on the white board.

Australia Day “We must be the only country in the world that marks its national day not by celebrating its identity, but by questioning it”. (Ken Boundy)

• Should we celebrate Australia Day on the 26th January or should the date be changed?
• Should Australia Day be called National Identity Day or something else?
• Should Australia adopt a similar day to South Africa’s Day of Recognition for all?
• How do you describe your identity and what is your identity?
• How would you feel if your Identity was taken away from you?
• What are your views on Paul Keating’s Redfern Speech, should it have addressed the 26th

January, would this have been a good time to have done so?

• Are you an Australian, or are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders the only true Australians?
• Has cultural awareness improved for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, if so how?
• What is your identity as an Australian?
• Are we responsible for the past?

Discussion Questions?

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Relevance to Teaching

• Making students culturally aware that others can have different opinions and beliefs from their own.
• Teaching in a controlled safe environment for all students to express their difference of beliefs and opinions on

a set topic subject.

• Being able to express these beliefs and opinions through meaningful and purposeful discussions allows for

collaboration of ideas and thoughts from fellow peers, through debate, discussion, presentations and by critically reflecting on presented information, such as this power point presentation.

• Allowing students to have a voice on issues that may be controversial to others by allowing for classroom

discussions, it further informs students of past and present controversial issues.

• To be able to better inform students and help them understand controversial/emotional issues by learning to

deal with them in a rational way by having dignity, respect, empathy and social justice towards others and wellbeing of others.

Curriculum Links: For Year 10

The Australian Curriculum History: 5.2 : Historical knowledge and understanding Historical empathy and moral judgement: The capacity into the world of the past with an informed imagination and ethical

• responsibility. The discipline of history constraints the practitioner from imposing personal preferences on the evidence but all

meaningful historical accounts involve explicit or implicit moral judgement, and historians require an awareness of their own values and the impact of these values n their historical understanding English: ACLELA1564: Content description Year 10 – “Understand how language used can have inclusive and exclusive social effects and can empower or disempower people” General Capabilities: ACDSEH104 Year 10 Ethical understanding: Students understanding ethical concepts and issues: Explore ethical concepts in context. Reasoning in decision making and actions: Consider consequences. Exploring values, rights and responsibilities: Examine values, explore rights and responsibilities, consider points of view. Intercultural understanding: Students to investigate culture and culture identity. Explore and compare cultural knowledge, beliefs and practices. Critical and Creative thinking: Students to identify and clarify information and ideas. Organise and process information. ACARA: Cross-Curriculum priorities: The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures priority provides the opportunities for all young Australians to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures, deep knowledge traditions and holistic world views.

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REFERENCES

Adam Goodes inspires-This is my Australia. (2014). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh2M2cpxNX4 Australian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. (2015). Cross-Curriculum priority areas. Retrieved from http://www.acara.edu.au/curriculum/cross-curriculum-priorities.html Australian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. (2015). Foundation to Year 10 Curriculum: English. Retrieved from http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/generalcapacities/pdf/overview Australian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. (2015). English (version 8.1). Australia: ACARA. Retrieved from http://www.acra.au Australian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. (2015). Foundation to Year 10 Curriculum: History. Retrieved from http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/generalcapabilities/pdf/overview Australian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. (2015). History (version 8.1). Australia: ACARA. Retrieved from http://www.acra.au Australia Day. (2011). TVC-Celebrate today and live it again tomorrow. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QB7zFFjkKA Australia Day Council (2015) Australia Day History. Retrieved from http://www.australiaday.org.au/austral-day/history/ Australia Day/Invasion Day-Least we forget 1788. (2015). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6afxjhdw_oc Australian Government Department of the Prime Minister and Government. Indigenous Affairs. Retrieved from www.indigenous.gov.au/culture-and-capability Barton, K & McCully, A. (2007). Teaching Controversial Issues… where controversial issues really matter: Teaching History, 127 June. BBq at Richie Benaud’s House. (2015). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM39rnBTBFc Convict Creations. (2015). The True Meaning of Australia Day. Retrieved from http://www.convictcreations.com/culture/traditions.htm Creative Spirits. (2015). Australia Day – Invasion Day. Retrieved from http://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/history/Australia-day-invasion-day Creative Spirits. (2015). Aboriginal Languages – Australian Indigenous Language (verbal, non verbal). 24

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