 A fascinating read! Its a book I won in an AATE competition last year and finally got around to reading. It didn't take me long but I know I'll revisit this book going forward. A few takeaways from it:
1. Indigenous generally refers to flora and fauna and First Nations refers to traditional custodians, 2. Use plurals - cultures, languages, peoples, histories - rather than the singular, 3. Use texts about First Nations peoples written by First Nations peoples, 4. Ask what they'd like to share or not share - don't presume, 5. Text suggestions are great and some are on my TBR. Definitely one to read if you're wanting suggestions on bringing First Nations perspectives into English, but I will say that the ideas explored and concepts discussed can be applied to any literacy-rich subject.
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 Version 3, done and dusted! It changes point of view in same chapter so you read about the same date from different point of views. It was a struggle to read - not because I ready knew the plot; if anything, knowing it already helped me get through it. The beginning was very slow which is what put me off.
Two things I'm glad of: 1. I didn't give it to my Year 9s to use for their genre study, and 2. I read the kids and graphic novel versions first.  In term 2, Year 10s study a unit, generally described as "Building a Modern Australia", looking at post-World War 2 society.
I generally break this unit in half; starting with Berlin Wall and the division of Germany, the formation of the United Nations, and finishing with the Vietnam War. This is the half of the unit that I have already created display for. The second half looks at rights and freedoms for First Nations People, migrants, and women since World War 2. This unit is still to be taught (all prepped to go!) and the display is still to be made.  Another term, another display up! I popped in during the holidays for one day this time (normally, I try to do 2-3 days to smash out some work - AKA photocopying - without the students there) and I used it to swap over a display, file some paperwork, and set up a seating plan for my Year 10 English class. It wasn't much (in the scheme of what I usually try to achieve) but I'm happy with what I did do.
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