Brave New Clan - Country/Place - Caring for Country

This lesson is based on the film Who We Are: Brave New Clan – Country/Place. Through a range of literacy-based activities, students will explore the relationships some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have with Country and how with their connection comes a responsibility to care for Country. Students will research how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural knowledge is being used to protect Australia’s fragile environment. Students are asked to think about the ways they personally care for their environment and are then asked to create a community service campaign based around the theme ‘We are all caretakers’.

Essential questions:

• How do Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples understand and care for Country?
• In what ways might Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people be caretakers of our environment?
• Why should we all be caretakers of our environment?
• How can we all look after our environment?