Guides: Library support for teaching & learning: Teaching Indigenous content

Teaching Indigenous content

Embedding Indigenous Knowledge in your curriculum

The Review of Higher Education Access and Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (2012) details the importance of:

including Indigenous Knowledge in the curriculum
meeting the needs of Aboriginal students and communities
including Indigenous perspectives in research
increasing knowledge of contemporary issues that affect Aboriginal people.

Consult these frameworks for guidance on ethically including Indigenous content in your curriculum:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
This curated list of Articles on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health is to assist teaching staff and students in identifying relevant and culturally safe articles written from an Indigenous perspective.
Guidelines for Ethical Research in Australian Indigenous Studies
The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) provides the Guidelines for Ethical Research in Australian Indigenous Studies (GERAIS) to ensure that research with and about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples follows an ethical process of meaningful engagement.
Indigenous teaching at Australian universities
An outcome of a Teaching Fellowship awarded by the Australian Learning & Teaching Council (ALTC), this website provides teaching exemplars and workshops for staff teaching indigenous content into the curriculum
NSW Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG)
An organisation providing advice on education and training, representing the Aboriginal community viewpoint.

Jindaola

The Jindaola program is a methodological approach to embedding Indigenous knowledge and perspectives into the UOW curriculum. It was developed by Learning, Teaching & Curriculum in consultation with local Elders and Knowledge Holders.