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Hip hop stories

Traditional Indigenous languages are characterised by storytelling, music and dance. At Yuendamu in the Northern Territory a group of young Indigenous people are using hip hop to tell their stories.

Focus Questions
1] !] $] %] )] *] +] Retell the story in your o n ords. "hy is storytelling important for Indigenous cultures# "hat is the Indigenous community in Yuendamu using to tell their stories# "hat is the "a&a&irri 'esti(al# "hy are they trying to &eep traditional Indigenous languages ali(e# Ho many Indigenous languages are there# "hy is it important for young Indigenous people to ha(e the opportunity to e,press themsel(es# -] .ome people belie(e that hip hop is American and doesn/t ha(e much to do ith Indigenous culture. 0o you agree# 1,plain your ans er. 2] "hy do you thin& young Indigenous people identify ith hip hop# 13] 4redict hat might happen if Indigenous storytelling doesn/t continue#

EPISODE 17 24TH JU E 2!!" Learning Area Society and En#iron$ent

Key learning Students %i&& de#e&o' a dee'er understandin( o) Indi(enous *i' *o' $usic as a %ay o) continuin( cu&ture and &an(ua(e+

Modern day corroboree .tudents ill be e,ploring hat hip hop music is, ho it has influenced Indigenous Australians and hy it/s important for them to be able to tell their story. 5egin ith a partner brainstorm as&ing students to rite do n hat they &no about hip hop music and ho Indigenous people are using it to tell stories. 'rom the brainstorming session, as& students to record any 6uestions they ha(e or topics they ould li&e to &no more about. .ome possible topics for in6uiry include7
'ind out more about the elements of hip hop 8 beat bo,ing, 9:ing or rapping, and brea&dancing. :hoose an Indigenous hip hop artist and create a profile of them. "hat elements of hip hop are they using# "hat stories are they telling# :ompare Australian hip hop to American hip hop. "hat are the similarities and differences#

As& students to present the findings of their topic;s for in6uiry ith the rest of the class. .ome ays to present information include7
0e(elop a (ideo or 4o er4oint slide presentation <i(e an oral presentation =se ords and rhythm to present the topic :onduct an inter(ie ;radio program

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,e)&ectin( on &earnin( "hat do you understand more clearly from this in6uiry# "hat are some things you ould do the same in your ne,t in6uiry, and hat are some things your might do differently# Furt*er in#esti(ations
:reate a rap that reflects your o n identity or tells a story.

0esign a poster ad(ertising an Indigenous Hip Hop artist.

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Indi(enous &an(ua(es
1. !. $. "hat ere the main issues in the 5tN story# "hat is bilingual education# Ho many hours a day does the <o(ernment ant schools to teach in 1nglish# %. "hy did the <o(ernment ma&e the changes# ). "hat do Indigenous elders thin& about the changes# *. 0escribe the connection bet een language and culture for Indigenous people. +. "hat do some teachers thin& about the changes# -. 0o you agree ith the changes# 1,plain your ans er. 2. Ho ould you feel if most of your classes ere taught in a language you &ne little about# 13. Ho did this story ma&e you feel#

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Discrimination What is discrimination? What discrimination did women face until the 1960s? How were Indigenous Australians discriminated against in the ast? What was the "White Australia #olic$ and what was it tr$ing to achie%e? When did the 'o%ernment introduce anti(discrimination laws? What ha ened to a grou of A)original girls at an Alice * rings hostel recentl$? +. Wh$ do the A)original girls thin, the$ were as,ed to lea%e? -. What did the hostel manager sa$ ha ened? 9. .o $ou )elie%e that the$ were discriminated against? Wh$ or wh$ not? 10. What do $ou thin, should ha en ne/t? htt 011www.a)c.net.au1news1stories1200-103112121-+&2+.htm
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Stolen Generations 1. What was the main oint of this stor$? 2. Wh$ do $ou thin, the Indigenous children ta,en from their families are ,nown as the 3stolen4 generations? 3. It was 'o%ernment olic$ that Indigenous children )e remo%ed. Wh$ do $ou thin, the$ thought this was necessar$? !. 35he$ thought the$ were doing the right thing.4 How has social olic$ changed? &. What does the sentence 3a gross %iolation of human rights4 mean? 6. What is assimilation? +. Imagine )eing ta,en awa$ from $our famil$. How does it ma,e $ou feel? Government Apology 1. Wh$ do $ou thin, the current go%ernment has chosen to a ologise? 2. .escri)e how Indigenous eo le ma$ ha%e felt when the #rime 6inister was a ologising. 3. Wh$ is it considered one of the most im ortant s eeches in Australian histor$? !. Its )een descri)ed as an im ortant art of the healing rocess. .iscuss. &. .o $ou thin, itll hel the reconciliation rocess? Wh$ or wh$ not? 6. *hould the *tolen 'enerations recei%e com ensation? +. 5he go%ernment has stated there will )e no com ensation fund. .iscuss. -. Is it e%er too late to sa$ sorr$? 9. 5here was 7)i( artisan su ort for the a olog$. What does this mean?
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Retell the story in your o n ords. Ho are some Indigenous students being encouraged to attend school# 0escribe the 'ootball Academy# "hat is a mentor# "hy are mentors important in this program# Ho does the program support Indigenous students# In your o n ords, retell 0ono(an/s story. Ho has the program been positi(e for 0ono(an# "hy is it important for students to attend school regularly# "hat else could be done to support Indigenous students attend school#

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