Links History/Geography
Below are some websites to use that relate to history and geography topics. If you find some more, please leave a comment with the URL so they can be added in here.
Australian Aborigines
Aboriginal culture – by aborigines, by the didjshop including stories, Australian government portal with many links, many things aboriginal, traditional foods, general links on variety of topics, twelve canoes website,
Albert Namatjira - Artist from Hermannsburg, Aboriginal artist, info from ABC,
Bringing them home – Children’s Guide, the effects, The Stolen Generation of children,
Films or book reviews – Rabbit Proof Fence,
Indigenous Australians at War – many links and stories,
Land rights – Native Title, Mabo website,
Sally Morgan – info from ABC, Aboriginal art online, Artist biography, Aboriginal artprints,
The Dreamtime – info for kids, stories of the dreaming,
Timeline of events – essay beginning with dates, last half of page, Wikipedia article with links, another wikipedia article, great timeline for 20th century, Australian Story ABC timeline, Australian History by each decade,
YouTube videos - culture with didgeridoo music, Aboriginal version of Zorba the Greek Dance on YouTube, Kevin Rudd Says Sorry, member of the stolen generation,
Movie clips – Australian Screen clips of movies,
Primary sources – National archives indigenous records, other archive records to check especially photo databases, arts and dance picture trails, find images at Picture Australia but check out the FAQS,
Sustainability
- Footprint calculator – what are you leaving behind?
- Ecological footprint – different impacts on the environment
June 30th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
Some Aboriginal cultural history stories – I love this resource!
http://www.12canoes.com.au/
July 12th, 2010 at 10:06 am
the link Albert Namatjira – Biography and paintings “cannot be found” fix please.
Adriana