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An Inquiry Study about Australian Aboriginals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2015

M. Simpson
M. Simpson*
Affiliation:
Laguna St., Primary School Caringbah, N.S.W.
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Abstract

In the following article, Miss Simpson outlines an inquiry study about Aboriginal Australians that she developed and followed with her sixth grade pupils.

Readers of the Journal who teach classes composed of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children may well decide to try out Miss Simpson’s approach.

Those readers who teach in schools with a predominantly Aboriginal enrolment might like to reverse the emphasis and mount an inquiry study about non-Aboriginal Australians.

Type
Across Australia …… From Teacher to Teacher
Information
The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , Volume 2 , Issue 1 , February 1974 , pp. 35 - 48
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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References

Bibliography

This bibliography is incomplete but all books listed were used by the class in the study, many from our own library, many from public libraries. *Books which proved of particular value to us.

For Teachers

Department of Interior. Land and the Aborigine of the Northern Territory.Google Scholar
Harney, W.: Brimming Billabongs. Story in first person of life in two cultures told to Bill Harney by Aboriginal of Arnhem coast.Google Scholar
*Meggitt, M.J.: Desert People. Angus and Robertson. Detailed study of Walbiri people, neighbours of Gurinji of Wattie Creek. Good background for an adult reader, also description of local plants and uses.Google Scholar
Mountford, C.: Brown Men and Red Sands. Sunbooks. Description of expedition to Ayers Rock and Olgas, accompanies films, Walkabout and Tchurunga.Google Scholar
Rowley, C.D.: Destruction of Aboriginal Society, The Remote Australians, Outcasts in White Society. Pelican Books.Google Scholar
*Harney, W.E.: Tales from the Aborigines. Robert Hale.Google Scholar
*Langloh-Parker, : Australian Legendary Tales. Angus and Robertson.Google Scholar
Mountford, C.: The Dreamtime. The Dawn of Time, The First Sunrise. Rigby. Collected by Mountford, . Beautiful European style interpretive paintings by A. Roberts.Google Scholar
Norledge, : Aboriginal Legends of Eastern Australia. ReedGoogle Scholar
Reed, A.W.: Myths and Legends of Australia. ReedGoogle Scholar
Reeves, : Legends of Moonie Jari. JacarandaGoogle Scholar
*Robinson, : Legend and Dreaming (Arnhem Land) Edward/ShawGoogle Scholar
Robinson, R.: Wandjina. JacarandaGoogle Scholar
Wells, : Skies of Arnhem Land. Angus and Robertson.Google Scholar
*Baglin, /Mullins, : Aboriginal Art in Australia. HorwitzGoogle Scholar
*Edwards, /Guerin, : Aboriginal Bark Painting. RigbyGoogle Scholar
*McCarthy, : Australian Aboriginal Stone Implements, Australian Aboriginal Rook Art, Australian Aboriginal Decorative ARt. Australian Museum.Google Scholar
Leaflets available from the Australian Museum: Australian Aboriginal Boomerangs, Australian Aboriginal Culture, Aboriginal Relics of New South Wales.Google Scholar
*Baglin, : The Dark Australians.Google Scholar
Baglin, /Mullins, : Australia’s Northern Territory. HorwitzGoogle Scholar
Cobley, J. (Ed): The Sydney Cove – Original Diaries 1788. Hodder and HamlynGoogle Scholar
Copper, : Australian Aboriginal Words. South Australian Museum.Google Scholar
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Elkin, : The Aboriginal Australians and How to Understand Them. Longman.Google Scholar
*Joy, : The ExplorersGoogle Scholar
*Papps, : Aboriginal Words of Australia.Google Scholar
*Poignant: Piccaninni Walkabout. (Photos). Angus and Robertson.Google Scholar
*Reed, : Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Life. Reed. (ESSENTIAL: but beware of generalizations)Google Scholar
*Rose, : Ngari the Hunter. (Central Australia) Collins.Google Scholar
*Wallace, : Children of the Desert. Nelson.Google Scholar
The Aborigine Today. Hamlyn.Google Scholar
U.N.E.S.C.O. Answering Your Questions on Aborigines. Australian Museum.Google Scholar