Agora 2017-3 Indigenous History

Indigenous History | Agora vol. 52 no. 3 (2017)

	Indigenous History Agora vol. 52 no. 3 (2017) Download the complete issue
INTRODUCTION/EDITORIAL
	Editorial Dr Jo Clyne President's Introduction Dr Rosalie Triolo
SUNGRAPHÔ Original research
	Reconsidering the Origins of the Australian Legend Fred Cahir, Dan Tout and Lucinda Horrocks There is a large volume of evidence which suggests that Aboriginal cultural traditions and Aboriginal expertise had a formative influence on the skills, culture and outlook of the Australian nomadic bush worker – the template for Russel Ward’s ‘Australian Legend.’
THEMA Reflections on the theme
	Travelling with Aunt Bruce Pascoe Author Bruce Pascoe reflects on his travels through country with the extraordinary Aunty Zelda.
	Far From Home: The 1868 Aboriginal Cricket Tour of England Jeremy McEachern How did thirteen trailblazing Aboriginal players come to constitute Australia’s first overseas cricket tour?
	Maralinga: Aboriginal Poison Country J. D. Mittmann A discussion on the effects of the British atomic tests in South Australia on Aboriginal people.
	Indigenous and European Spirituality: An Early Colonial Encounter Ian Keese A fruitful collaboration between a missionary, Lancelot Threlkeld, and an Indigenous elder, Biraban, in the Lake Macquarie region in New South Wales during the 1820s and 1830s provides a unique insight into Aboriginal spirituality in the early colonial period.
PRAKTIKOS Teaching ideas
	Cultural Awareness Training for Educational Leaders and Teachers – A Lesson in History Gary Foley and Edwina Howell There is an urgent need to equip teachers with the knowledge to be able to deliver curriculum content regarding Aboriginal history from an informed perspective.
	Bringing History to Life: Coranderrk as History, Performance and Curriculum Resources Joanna Cruickshank The story of Coranderrk helps students understand the systemic injustices against Aboriginal people that were perpetuated by the colonial state, but also focuses on the resilience and activism of Aboriginal people as well as the actions of non-Indigenous allies.
	Teaching Aboriginal History for Justice and Reconciliation: A Personal Reflection Kate Habgood Although we have made significant improvements to the way Aboriginal history is taught, is this translating to greater respect and better material outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people?
	Yingabeal: The Indigenous Scarred Tree at Heide Museum of Modern Art Jo Clyne and Carly Grace A new education resource developed by the Heide Museum of Modern Art (Heide) and the History Teachers’ Association of Victoria (HTAV) assists students to develop their knowledge of Indigenous history, culture and heritage.
	Aboriginal Voices in Government Records 1838–1968 Georgia Harris Government records held by Public Record Office Victoria and the National Archives of Australia reflect the history and experiences of Aboriginal people living in Victoria from the beginnings of non-Indigenous settlement in the Port Phillip District.
	Seeing the Land from an Aboriginal Canoe Lucinda Horrocks, Fred Cahir and Eleanor Whitworth A new multimedia resource about bark canoes reveals a neglected history of encounters between Aboriginal Victorians and settlers in the 1800s.
	Has Change Truly Come, or is it Coming Still? Amanda Paroz and Rathicca Chandra Waterfall The National Museum of Australia explores the history of Indigenous rights activism in a new exhibition.
	Victorian Aboriginal History – Learning Our Shared Story at Sovereign Hill Alice Barnes Long accused of presenting ‘vanilla history,’ Sovereign Hill now privileges Aboriginal perspectives and experiences of nineteenth-century Victorian life.
KRITIKOS Reviews
	Reviews The Pearl-Shell Diver by Kay Crabbe Reviewed by Kate Habgood, Suzanne Cory High School Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities by Bettany Hughes Reviewed by Alexandra Pierce, Brunswick Secondary College The Man Who Carried the Nation’s Grief by Carol Rosenhain Reviewed by Jessica Donnison, Master of Teaching (Secondary) student Anzac Sons: Five Brothers on the Western Front by Allison Marlow Paterson Reviewed by Margaret Catterall, St Monica’s Primary School Jan Vennik: The Dutchman at Eureka by Yvon Davis Reviewed by Rachel Towns, St John’s Regional College