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Reading Between the Lines: How to Audit Your Service's Resources for Cultural Authenticity

Every week, educators ask us the same question: "How do I know if this resource is authentic?"

It's a fair question Walk into any educational supplier, browse online or search for "Aboriginal resources" and you'll be met with hundreds of products featuring dot paintings, boomerangs, native animals and earthy colour palettes.

Every week, educators ask us the same question: "How do I know if this resource is authentic?"

It's a fair question Walk into any educational supplier, browse online or search for "Aboriginal resources" and you'll be met with hundreds of products featuring dot paintings, boomerangs, native animals and earthy colour palettes.

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The Coloniser Lie: ‘Civilisation’ Arrived in 1788. Busting the ‘Nothing’ Achieved Myth

The version of Australian history most of us grew up with started in 1770 with a bloke and a boat, and everything before that got waved away as a footnote about spears and dot paintings.

When a Senator says "they achieved nothing," and “they were primitive compared to what the settlers that came out here from England” it slots neatly into a gap that was left empty on purpose.

The version of Australian history most of us grew up with started in 1770 with a bloke and a boat, and everything before that got waved away as a footnote about spears and dot paintings.

When a Senator says "they achieved nothing," and “they were primitive compared to what the settlers that came out here from England” it slots neatly into a gap that was left empty on purpose.

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