Brave New Clan - Country/Place - First Peoples of Australia

This lesson is based on the film Who We Are: Brave New Clan – People. Students will look at how the hosts in the film introduce themselves by referring to Country and the language of their parents and grandparents. Students then investigate the flags and language groups of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Finally, students are asked to write a short story or personal reflection about their own family’s connection to place.

Essential questions:

• What are some of the ways that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples identify themselves?
• What do Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags look like and what do they mean?
• What does an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map look like and how does it compare to other maps?