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This was a Round Table exercise: "Formulate a question related to the impact of culture, cultural identity and linguistic background on the education of students from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds. With this question as a focus, review research, websites, professional literature ...

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Re c on c i l i a t i o n–Wh a t Rol eCa naT e a c he rPl a y ? At its heart, reconciliation is about strengthening relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous peoples, for the benefit of all Australians. (Reconciliation Australia, 2020) Re c o n c i l i a t i o n–AT e a c h e r ’ sPo s s i b i l i t i e s T e a c h e r sh a v et h ep o t e n t i a lt op l a ya ni mp o r t a n tr o l ei nRe c o n c i l i a t i o n .Wec a na c tf o rRe c o n c i l i a t i o n t h r o u g ho u rp e r s o n a l b e h a v i o u r , t h r o u g ht h ewa yweu s et h ec u r r i c u l u mr e s o u r c e sa v a i l a b l et ou s ,a n d t h r o u g ht h ewa ywec o n t r i b u t et oc o mmu n i t ya c t i o nf o rRe c o n c i l i a t i o n( wh e t h e ro u rc o mmu n i t yi sa s s ma l l a sac l a s s r o o mo ra sl a r g ea sac i t y ) . Weh a v ea v a i l a b l et ou san u mb e r o f r e s o u r c e so nwh i c hwe c a nd r a w;a n dweh a v eag r o wt hmi n d s e t ,s ot h a twec a nb ea l wa y se x t e n d i n go u r s e l v e si np u r s u i to f t h i si mp o r t a n t s o c i a l j u s t i c ee n d e a v o u r . Wh a t i sRe c o n c i l i a t i o n ? T h el i n kb e t we e nRe c o n c i l i a t i o na n ds o c i a lj u s t i c eh a sl o n gb e e na c k n o wl e d g e da l t h o u g hi mp e r f e c t l y a d d r e s s e d( Mc Mi l l a n&Ri g n e y ,2 0 1 7 ) . Re c o n c i l i a t i o ni sa l s oo n eo f t h ewa y si nwh i c ht h ei g n o r a n c eo f n o n i n d i g e n o u sAu s t r a l i a n sc a nb ea d d r e s s e da si t r e l a t e st ot h ec o n t i n u i n gd i s a d v a n t a g eo f Ab o r i g i n a l a n dT o r r e sSt r a i t I s l a n d e rp e o p l e( T a y l o r&Ha b i b i s , 2 0 2 0 ) . T h eAu s t r a l i a nCu r r i c u l u m St u d i e sAs s o c i a t i o n( ACSA)s t a t e si ni t sSo c i a lJ u s t i c e ,Cu r r i c u l u ma n d Pe d a g o g yPo l i c yt h a t“ t h e r ei sac l e a rr e l a t i o n s h i pb e t we e nt h ei s s u e so fs o c i a lj u s t i c ea n dc u r r i c u l u m ( ACSA, 1 9 9 6 ) . ”I no r d e rt oa c tf o rRe c o n c i l i a t i o n ,t e a c h e r sn e e dt ok n o wa b o u t ,a n dk n o wh o wt ou s e , a sma n yo f t h er e s o u r c e sa n ds t r a t e g i e sa v a i l a b l et ot h e ma sp o s s i b l e . Wea l s on e e dt ok n o wwh a t i t i s wea r ea d d r e s s i n g . Re c o n c i l i a t i o nAu s t r a l i aRe c o g n i s e sfi v ei n t e r r e l a t e dd i me n s i o n so fRe c o n c i l i a t i o n( Re c o n c i l i a t i o n Au s t r a l i a , 2 0 2 0 ) : 1 .Ra c eRe l a t i o n s 2 .Eq u a l i t ya n dEq u i t y 3 .I n s t i t u t i o n a l I n t e g r i t y 4 .Un i t y 5 .Hi s t o r i c a l Ac c e p t a n c e . Al lfi v ed i me n s i o n sc a nb ea d d r e s s e de x p l i c i t l yb yt e a c h e r si nas c h o o ls e t t i n g ,a n da si n d i v i d u a l s ,a s d e t a i l e di nt h ef o l l o wi n gs e c t i o n s . T e a c h e rAc t i o n–Cu r r i c u l u m Re c o n c i l i a t i o nDi me n s i o n s :Ra c eRe l a t i o n s , Eq u a l i t ya n dEq u i t y , Un i t ya n dHi s t o r i c a l Ac c e p t a n c e I nAu s t r a l i a ,e ff o r t sa r eb e i n gma d et oa d d r e s si s s u e so fs o c i a l j u s t i c ewi t h i nt h eCu r r i c u l u mi ne x p l i c i t wa y s .F o re x a mp l e ,t h eAu s t r a l i a nCu r r i c u l u mh a si n c l u d e dAb o r i g i n a la n dT o r r e sSt r a i tI s l a n d e r Hi s t o r i e sa n dCu l t u r e sa so n eo f i t st h r e ec r o s s c u r r i c u l u mp r i o r i t i e s . T h ee x p l i c i t l ys t a t e da i msa r et h a t : 

“ Ab o r i g i n a la n dT o r r e sSt r a i tI s l a n d e rs t u d e n t sa r ea b l et os e et h e ms e l v e s ,t h e i ri d e n t i t i e sa n d t h e i rc u l t u r e sr e fl e c t e di nt h ec u r r i c u l u mo f e a c ho f t h el e a r n i n ga r e a s , c a nf u l l yp a r t i c i p a t ei nt h e c u r r i c u l u ma n dc a nb u i l dt h e i rs e l f e s t e e m; a n d 1

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t h eAb o r i g i n a la n dT o r r e sSt r a i tI s l a n d e rHi s t o r i e sa n dCu l t u r e sc r o s s c u r r i c u l u mp r i o r i t yi s d e s i g n e df o ra l ls t u d e n t st oe n g a g ei nr e c o n c i l i a t i o n ,r e s p e c ta n dr e c o g n i t i o no ft h ewo r l d ’ s o l d e s t c o n t i n u o u sl i v i n gc u l t u r e s( ACARA, 2 0 1 9 ) . ”

I nt h eSc i e n c eCu r r i c u l u m, t h ei n t e n t i o no f t h ec r o s s c u r r i c u l u mp r i o r i t i e sf o rAb o r i g i n a l a n dT o r r e sSt r a i t I s l a n d e rHi s t o r i e sa n dCu l t u r e si sf o rs t u d e n t st ob ea b l et ol e a r na b o u tt h es c i e n t i fi ck n o wl e d g ea n d s k i l l sd e v e l o p e db yAb o r i g i n a l a n dT o r r e sSt r a i t I s l a n d e rPe o p l e so v e rmi l l e n n i a . Th es c i e n c ec u r r i c u l u m e l a b o r a t i o n si n c l u d ec o mp r e h e n s i v eb a c k g r o u n di n f o r ma t i o n ,t oe n h a n c et h ee a s ea n ds u c c e s so f i n c o r p o r a t i n gr e c o g n i t i o n , r e s p e c t a n dr e c o n c i l i a t i o ni n t ot h ec l a s s r o o ma n dt h es c h o o l c o mmu n i t y . Th e y a r eu n d e r p i n n e db yac o n c e p t u a lf r a me wo r kt h a th i g h l i g h t st h ei n t e r c o n n e c t e d n e s so fc o u n t r y / p l a c e , c u l t u r ea n dp e o p l e .Un f o r t u n a t e l y ,t h e s ee l a b o r a t i o n sa r en o tma n d a t o r y .T h i sme a n st h a t ,i fat e a c h e r o rt e a mo rs c h o o lc u r r i c u l u md e v e l o p me n tl e a d e rc h o o s en o tt oe n g a g ewi t ht h e s ee l a b o r a t i o n s ,t h e i r p o t e n t i a l i sn o t u t i l i s e da n do p p o r t u n i t i e sf o rr e c o g n i t i o n , r e s p e c t a n dr e c o n c i l i a t i o na r emi s s e d . h t t p s : / / v i c t o r i a n c u r r i c u l u m. v c a a . v i c . e d u . a u / )a l s o T h eVi c t o r i a nCu r r i c u l u mF o u n d a t i o n 1 0We bSi t e( i n c l u d e sl e a r n i n ga b o u t Ab o r i g i n a l a n dT o r r e sSt r a i t I s l a n d e rHi s t o r y , Cu l t u r ea n dL a n g u a g ei ni t st h r e e c r o s s c u r r i c u l u mp r i o r i t i e s .Th eVi c t o r i a nCu r r i c u l u ma n dAs s e s s me n tAu t h o r i t y( VCAA)h a sma p p e d t h e s ep r i o r i t i e so n t ot h eVi c t o r i a nCu r r i c u l u ma n dt h e r ei sac o r r e s p o n d i n gd o c u me n tf o re a c hc r o s s c u r r i c u l u mp r i o r i t y . T h eVi c t o r i a nCu r r i c u l u mf o rSc i e n c eF o u n d a t i o n 1 0i n c l u d e st woe l a b o r a t i o n s( b o t h i nY e a r7a n d8 )f o rAb o r i g i n a la n dT o r r e sSt r a i tI s l a n d e rHi s t o r y ,Cu l t u r ea n dL a n g u a g ea c r o s st h e e n t i r eF 1 0Cu r r i c u l u m. Th i sc o mp a r e st o9 5i nt h eAu s t r a l i a nCu r r i c u l u mf o rY e a r s7 1 0 . F u r t h e r mo r e , i f y o uv i s i tt h eCr o s s Cu r r i c u l u mRe s o u r c e sp a g eo ft h eVCAAWe bSi t e( VCAA,n . d ) ,t h ee i g h tt o p i c s l i s t e dt h e r ed on o t i n c l u d eAb o r i g i n a l a n dT o r r e sSt r a i g h t I s l a n d e rHi s t o r y , Cu l t u r ea n dL a n g u a g e . F o r t u n a t e l y ,t h e r ea r eo r g a n i s a t i o n swi t h i nVi c t o r i at h a tma k ea v a i l a b l ec u r r i c u l u mr e s o u r c e sa n d a s s i s t a n c et h a t e n a b l et e a c h e r st oa c t f o rRe c o n c i l i a t i o n . T h e s eo r g a n i s a t i o n sa n dr e s o u r c e si n c l u d e : 

Re c o n c i l i a t i o nAu s t r a l i a ’ sNa r r a g u n n a wa l i :Re c o n c i l i a t i o ni nEd u c a t i o ns e r v i c e ,wh i c ho ff e r s c u r r i c u l u mr e s o u r c e s , p r o f e s s i o n a l d e v e l o p me n t ma t e r i a l sa n do p p o r t u n i t i e s , a no n l i n ep l a t f o r m, a n df a c i l i t a t i o no fRe c o n c i l i a t i o nAc t i o nPl a n s( RAPs ) .Ev e ni fas c h o o ld o e s n ’ tc h o o s et o d e v e l o paRAP ,t h e r ea r es t i l la c t i v i t i e st h a tt e a c h e r sc a nu n d e r t a k ei no r d e rt oa c tf o r Re c o n c i l i a t i o n . Th e s ei n c l u d e : o u n d e r s t a n d i n ga n de mb e d d i n gAb o r i g i n a la n dT o r r e sSt r a i tI s l a n d e rHi s t o r i e sa n d Cu l t u r e si nt h ed e v e l o p me n t o f u n i t s , l e s s o np l a n sa n dr e s o u r c e sa c r o s sa l l y e a rl e v e l s ; a n d o e n s u r i n gt h a tAb o r i g i n a l a n dT o r r e sSt r a i tI s l a n d e rh i s t o r i e s , c u l t u r e sa n dc o n t r i b u t i o n s a r ei n c o r p o r a t e di n t oCu r r i c u l u mp l a n n i n g , d e v e l o p me n t a n da s s e s s me n t .

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Re c o n c i l i a t i o nVi c t o r i awo r k sc l o s e l ywi t ht h eNa r r a g u n n a wa l i t e a ma n dp r o mo t e st h e Na r r a g u n n a wa l i p l a t f o r mi nVi c t o r i a . T h e ya l s oa l i g nt h e i rwo r kwi t hMa r r u n g: t h eVi c t o r i a n Go v e r n me n t ’ sAb o r i g i n a l Ed u c a t i o nPl a n2 0 1 6 – 2 0 2 6( DET , 2 0 1 6 ) .

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Vi c t o r i a nAb o r i g i n a l Ed u c a t i o nAs s o c i a t i o n , I n c o r p o r a t e d( V AEAI )p r o v i d e sa c c e s st or e s o u r c e s t h a t a r ep a r t i c u l a r l yu s e f u l f o rp r o v i d i n gi n s i g h t i n t oKo o r i ep e r s p e c t i v e s . I t a l s oe n a b l e s t e a c h e r st oc o n n e c t wi t hL o c a l Ab o r i g i n a l Ed u c a t i o nCo n s u l t a t i v eGr o u p s( L AECGs ) , wh i c hc a n p r o v i d eav a l u a b l es o u r c eo f e x p e r t i s e , i n s i g h t a n ds u p p o r t .

T e a c h e rAc t i o n–F a mi l y Sc h o o l Pa r t n e r s h i p s Re c o n c i l i a t i o nDi me n s i o n s :Ra c eRe l a t i o n s , Eq u a l i t ya n dEq u i t y , I n s t i t u t i o n a l I n t e g r i t y , Un i t ya n d Hi s t o r i c a l Ac c e p t a n c e

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T e a c h e r sc a nc o n t r i b u t ea c t i v e l ya n de x p l i c i t l yt ot h eb u i l d i n go f p o s i t i v er e l a t i o n s h i p sb e t we e ns c h o o l s a n df a mi l i e s . Sc h o o l r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e sc o n s i s t e n t wi t hMa r r u n g : Ab o r i g i n a l Ed u c a t i o nPl a n2 0 1 6–2 0 2 6 a r el a i do u t i nt h eDe p a r t me n t o f Ed u c a t i o na n dT r a i n i n g ’ sKo o r i eEd u c a t i o nPo l i c y( DET , 2 0 2 0 ) . “ Sc h o o l sa r ee x p e c t e dt o: 

wo r ki np a r t n e r s h i pwi t ht h el o c a l Ko o r i ec o mmu n i t yt od e v e l o pp l a c e b a s e da p p r o a c h e st o i mp r o v i n gs t u d e n t o u t c o me s ;

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e n s u r ea l l Ko o r i es t u d e n t sh a v ea ni n d i v i d u a l e d u c a t i o np l a n( I EP) ;

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v i e ws u c c e s sf o rt h e i rKo o r i es t u d e n t sa sc o r eb u s i n e s s . ”

I np a r t i c u l a r , t e a c h e r sc a nc o n t r i b u t eb yh a v i n gh i g he x p e c t a t i o n sa n di n d i v i d u a l i s e dl e a r n i n gf o rKo o r i e s t u d e n t s( t h r o u g hd i ff e r e n t i a t i o na n do t h e rs t r a t e g i e s ) . T h e yc a na l s oc o n t r i b u t et ot h ed e v e l o p me n t a n d i mp l e me n t a t i o no f a nI EP . T e a c h e r sc a na l s ou s et h eI EPa same a n so f i n i t i a t i n ga n dma i n t a i n i n g p o s i t i v ec o n t a c t wi t hs t u d e n t s ’ f a mi l i e s . T h e Vi c t o r i a n Ab o r i g i n a lEd u c a t i o n As s o c i a t i o n ,I n c o r p o r a t e d( V AEAI ) ,d e v e l o p e d Ma r r u n gi n p a r t n e r s h i pwi t ht h eVi c t o r i a nDe p a r t me n to fEd u c a t i o na n dT r a i n i n g .V AEAIr e p r e s e n t st h eKo o r i e Co mmu n i t ya tt h el o c a l ,s t a t ea n dn a t i o n a ll e v e l s .I ti si n v o l v e di ne d u c a t i o na n dt r a i n i n ga d v o c a c y , s t r a t e g y ,p o l i c yd e v e l o p me n t ,a n dp r o g r a mmi n g .VAEAIwo r k sa c r o s se i g h tr e g i o n s ,t h r o u g hL o c a l Ab o r i g i n a lEd u c a t i o nCo n s u l t a t i v eGr o u p s( L AECGs )wi t h i ne a c hr e g i o n .Me mb e r s h i po fa nL AECGi s o p e nt oa l l me mb e r so ft h eKo o r i eCo mmu n i t yi nt h e i rr e s p e c t i v el o c a l i t i e s .T e a c h e r sa n ds c h o o l sc a n p l a yar o l ei nl i n k i n gAb o r i g i n a l a n dT o r r e sSt r a i t I s l a n d e rs t u d e n t sa n df a mi l i e swi t ht h e i rL AECG. Th e y c a na l s od r a wo nt h ee x p e r t i s eo f L AECGs . T e a c h e rAc t i o n–Co mmu n i t y Sc h o o l Pa r t n e r s h i p s Re c o n c i l i a t i o nDi me n s i o n s :Ra c eRe l a t i o n s , Eq u a l i t ya n dEq u i t y , I n s t i t u t i o n a l I n t e g r i t y , Un i t ya n d Hi s t o r i c a l Ac c e p t a n c e As we l la ss u p p o r t i n gt e a c h e r s wi t hc u r r i c u l u m r e s o u r c e sa n dp r o f e s s i o n a ld e v e l o p me n t , Na r r a g u n n a wa l is u p p o r t ss c h o o l sa n dt h e i rs t a ffa n dwi d e rc o mmu n i t i e st h r o u g ht h ed e v e l o p me n ta n d e x e c u t i o no fRe c o n c i l i a t i o nAc t i o nPl a n s( RAPs ) .T h e s ea r ef o r ma lc o mmi t me n t st oRe c o n c i l i a t i o n .A s c h o o lc a nd e v e l o paRAPt or e g i s t e re x i s t i n gi n i t i a t i v e so rt ob e g i nt oa c tf o rRe c o n c i l i a t i o n .ARAP i n c l u d e sas e to ft h r e ec a t e g o r i e so fa c t i o nr e l a t i n gt or e l a t i o n s h i p s ,t or e s p e c ta n dt oo p p o r t u n i t i e s . T h e s ea c t i o n sa r ei mp l e me n t e di nt h ec l a s s r o o m,a r o u n dt h es c h o o l ,a n dwi t ht h ec o mmu n i t y ,a s f o l l o ws : Re l a t i ons hi ps

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Re c o n c i l i a t i o nVi c t o r i aa l s owo r k st of a c i l i t a t ec o n n e c t i o n sb e t we e ns c h o o l sa n dl o c a l Re c o n c i l i a t i o n g r o u p sa n dn e t wo r k s . Th ea i mi st h a t s c h o o l swi l l h a v er e l a t i o n s h i p so f r e s p e c t , r e c o g n i t i o na n dt r u s t wi t hAb o r i g i n a l a n dT o r r e sSt r a i t I s l a n d e rp e o p l ea n do r g a n i s a t i o n s , i n c l u d i n gt h e i ro wns t a ffa n d s t u d e n t sa n dt h e i rf a mi l i e s . Re c o n c i l i a t i onVi c t o r i aa d v oc a t e sf o ras y s t e mi ca p p r o a c ha n dh a s d e v e l o p e dr e s o u r c e sf o re d u c a t o r sa n do t h e rs c h o o l s t a ff ,b o t hi nt e r mso fc u r r i c u l u ma n d p r o f e s s i o n a ld e v e l o p me n t . T e a c h e rAc t i o n–Co mmu n i t yMe mb e r s h i p Re c o n c i l i a t i o nDi me n s i o n s :Ra c eRe l a t i o n s , Eq u a l i t ya n dEq u i t y , Un i t ya n dHi s t o r i c a l Ac c e p t a n c e Asme mb e r so f t h ec o mmu n i t y , n o n i n d i g e n o u st e a c h e r sc a nt a k es t e p st ob ec u l t u r a l l ys e n s i t i v e , c u l t u r a l l ys u p p o r t i v ea n da l l i e dwi t hAb o r i g i n a l a n dT o r r e sSt r a i t I s l a n d e rp e o p l e . T h i sc a ni n c l u d e g e t t i n gi n v o l v e di naL o c a l Re c o n c i l i a t i o nGr o u p( L RG) . L RGs“ p r o mo t ec u l t u r a l a wa r e n e s s , u n d er s t a n d i n g ,a n de d u c a t i o ni nt h e i rl o c al c o mmu n i t i e s( Re c o n c i l i a t i o nVi c t o r i a ,n . d . ) .Man yo f t h e mwo r kwi t hs c h o o l s . Asp r o f e s s i o n a l s , wec a nt a k es t e p st od e v e l o po u rk n o wl e d g ea n ds k i l l s , s ot h a t a c t i n gi ns u p p o r t o f Re c o g n i t i o n , Re s p e c t a n dRe c o n c i l i a t i o nb e c o me ss e c o n dn a t u r e . On er e s o u r c et h a t p r o v i d e sag r e a t s t a r t f o rt h i si sRe s p e c t , Re l a t i o n s h i p s , Re c o n c i l i a t i o n, a ni n i t i a t i v es p o n s o r e db yt h eAu s t r a l i a nI n s t i t u t e f o rT e a c h i n ga n dSc h o o l L e a d e r s h i p( AI T SL ) . I t p r o v i d e se d u c a t i o na n dr e s o u r c e sf o rp r e s e r v i c e t e a c h e r ss p e c i fi c a l l ya b o u t Ab o r i g i n a l a n dT o r r e sSt r a i t I s l a n d e re d u c a t i o n . An o t h e rs o u r c eo f t r a i n i n ga n de d u c a t i o ni st h eKo o r i eHe r i t a g eT r u s t , wh i c hp r o v i d e ss e r v i c e sa i me da t b u i l d i n gt h ec a p a c i t yo f i n d i v i d u a l sa n do r g a n i s a t i o n si nAb o r i g i n a l Cu l t u r a l Co mp e t e n c ya n dAb o r i g i n a l Cu l t u r a l Sa f e t yi nt h eWo r k p l a c e . Asi n d i v i d u a l sa n dp r o f e s s i o n a l s , wec a na l s ol e a r nf r o mI n d i g e n o u so r g a n i s a t i o n ss u c ha sL a n d Co u n c i l s , Cu l t u r a l Ce n t r e s , T r a d i t i o n a l L a n d o wn e rGr o u p s . Re s o u r c e s Ko o r i eHe r i t a g eT r u s t | h t t p s : / / k o o r i e h e r i t a g e t r u s t . c o m. a u / Se r v i c e si n c l u d eEx h i b i t i o n s , Pu b l i cPr o g r a msa n dEv e n t sa n dCu l t u r a l Ed u c a t i o n . h t t p s : / / www. n a r r a g u n n a wa l i . o r g . a u / Na r r a g u n n a wa l i –Re c o n c i l i a t i o ni nEd u c a t i o n| On eo f t h es e r v i c e sp r o v i d e db yNa r r a u n n a wa l i i sas e r i e so f We b i n a r s ,Re c o n c i l i a t i o ni nEd u c a t i o n . Re c o n c i l i a t i o nAu s t r a l i a| h t t p s : / / www. r e c o n c i l i a t i o n . o r g . a u / Re c o n c i l i a t i o nAu s t r a l i ai st h en a t i o n a l b o d yf o rRe c o n c i l i a t i o n . I t sf o c u si so nb u i l d i n g“ r e l a t i o n s h i p s , r e s p e c t a n dt r u s t b e t we e nt h ewi d e rAu s t r a l i a nc o mmu n i t ya n dAb o r i g i n a l a n dT o r r e sSt r a i t I s l a n d e r p e o p l e s( Re c o n c i l i a t i o nAu s t r a l i a , n . d . ) . ” Re c o n c i l i a t i o nVi c t o r i a| h t t p : / / www. r e c o n c i l i a t i o n v i c . o r g . a u / Re c o n c i l i a t i o nVi c t o r i ai sp a r t o f t h eNa t i o n a l Re c o n c i l i a t i o nNe t wo r k . I t p r o mo t e sr e c o n c i l i a t i o na c r o s s t h eSt a t e . t t p s : / / www. v a e a i . o r g . a u / Vi c t o r i a nAb o r i g i n a l Ed u c a t i o nAs s o c i a t i o n , I n c o r p o r a t e d( V AEAI )|h Re f e r e n c e s ACARA. (2019). Australian Curriculum: Science Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures cross-curriculum priority [Ebook]. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2021, from https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/media/5157/ccptbi-7-10.pdf.

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