Teaching The Australian Wars: A conversation with Rachel Perkins and Culture is Life

In this webinar, we talk to Director Rachel Perkins, and Culture is Life General Manager – Programs, Thara Brown about the award-winning documentary series The Australian Wars and accompanying education resources.

In recognition of the documentary’s immense educational value, Blackfella Films and SBS Learn have collaborated with Culture is Life, to publish curriculum-aligned education resources about the Frontier Wars.  You will learn about The Australian Wars education resources, how they are aligned to the Australian Curriculum and provide learning opportunities for students in Years 9-12. 

The webinar will make connections between First Nations oral histories as a fundamental part of Australia’s reconciliation journey, and in reconciliation in education.

Be sure to watch The Australian Wars documentary series before attending the webinar: https://www.theaustralianwars.com/

You are encouraged to engage with the Narragunnawali Teaching About the Australian Wars professional learning resource after the webinar: https://www.narragunnawali.org.au/professional-learning/130/teaching-about-the-australian-wars

If you have included The Australian Wars series or the Culture is Life Education Resources in your teaching and learning experiences, you're encouraged to share valuable feedback, example activities and reflections with the Culture is Life team: https://portal.folktale.io/stories/invite?id=invite-jUkH3d36Eg