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Indigenous culture & history

 

Primary sources

Primary sources are objects in the collection of the National Museum of Australia. Many of them are relevant to educators and students; below is a sample. Each one has an image, a detailed description, and a statement of its educational value.

Years 5 and up
Indigenous culture & history, Australian history, historical skills
+ large-format images to download
Years 5 and up
Indigenous culture & history, Australian history, historical skills
Years 5 and up
Indigenous culture & history, arts, historical skills
+ keys to symbols and a map of significant sites

Multimedia and more

Here you'll find animations, Flash interactives, audio-on-demand, collection highlights and (in time) selected video clips.

Years 5 and up
Australian history, Indigenous culture & history, historical skills
Years 9–12
Australian history, Indigenous culture & history, media, historical skills
Years 5 and up
Australian history, environment, Indigenous culture & history
Years 9–12
Indigenous culture & history
Year 10
Indigenous culture & history
Year 9
Australian history, Indigenous culture & history
Years 3 and up
Arts, Indigenous culture & history
Years 5–10
Australian history, Indigenous culture & history, English, historical skills
Years 9 and up
Australian history, Indigenous culture & history
Years 2 and up
English, Indigenous culture & history, Australian history
Years 11 and up
Indigenous culture & history
Years 3–6
Indigenous culture & history
Years 5 and up
Indigenous culture & history, Australian history, arts
Years 3–6
Indigenous culture & history
Years 4–8
Indigenous culture & history, Australian history, geography

Classroom activities

Classroom activities provide teachers with content and ideas for a lesson.

Years 5–9
Australian history, Indigenous culture & history, historical skills, arts, English, geography, environment
Years 6–8
Indigenous culture & history, Australian history, arts, English, media

Units of work

Units of work have been developed since the Museum opened in 2001. Some relate to exhibitions but they are designed to stand alone – in other words, you don't need to have visited the exhibition to use them.

Years 9–12
Australian history, historical skills, Indigenous culture & history
Years 5–12
Australian history, Indigenous culture & history, English, media
Years 4–10
Environment, geography, Indigenous culture & history, arts
Years 9–12
Geography, environment, Indigenous culture & history
Years 6–10
Indigenous culture & history, Australian history, historical skills, geography
Years 8–12
Australian history, Indigenous culture & history, English, Media
Years 9–12
Historical skills, Australian history, Indigenous culture & history, media, environment
Years 8–12
Australian history, Indigenous culture & history, English, media
Years 6–10
Environment, Australian history, geography, Indigenous culture & history
Years 8–12
Australian history, historical skills, Indigenous culture & history, English, media
Years 9–10
Australian history, historical skills, environment, geography, Indigenous culture & history
Years 6–12
Australian history, Indigenous culture & history
Years 5–9
Indigenous culture & history, Australian history, geography, arts, English

Resources to order

These resources are either in print form or available as a subscription service.

Years 2–6
Indigenous culture & history, Australian history
... award-winning books
Years 7–10
Australian history, historical skills, Indigenous culture & history