Exhibition
Living In Culture
Years 7 to 8
Learn about the daily practices of First Peoples from pre-colonisation to now.
See the Cultural, community, and agricultural practices of the First Peoples of south-eastern Australia.
Students will experience
- The Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre using a self-guided booklet designed to encourage deep listening and collaboration.
- Cultural belongings and their accompanying stories.
- Extensive primary sources through both physical and multimedia modes.
- First Peoples’ voices.
Students will learn
- The importance of place and Culture to First Peoples.
- How sustainable farming methods are used throughout the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape.
- The importance of possum skin cloaks and how government policy attempted to eradicate this Cultural practice.
- The diversity of First Peoples across Australia and south-eastern Victoria.
Students will be provided
- With a booklet to guide their journey through the exhibition. Use this booklet back in the classroom to extend learning and reflect on the visit.
- Teachers should follow the journey on the map included in the booklet.
- Students will NOT require any pens or pencils. No writing implements are permitted in Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre.
Students will need
- Before visiting Bunjilaka, students should watch the Bunjilaka Introduction video.
Other key information
- Teachers may want to watch the videos from the Bunjilaka website, in particular First Peoples Creation Cinema and Representing Diversity.
- Students will NOT require any pens or pencils. No writing implements are permitted in Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre.
Additional learning activities
- Using the Bunjilaka Introduction Video, discuss the meaning of Wominjeka and the significance of Bunjil and Waa to the people of the Kulin nations.
- As a class, discuss your purpose for visiting Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural centre and make a ‘know, want to know, learnt’ chart. Reflect on this after your visit.
- Research the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape, how it was formed, its Cultural significance, and the eel farming practices used in this region.
Watch How to read a possum skin cloak and use this to generate a discussion about the importance of continuing Cultural practices.
Availability
Terms 1–4, Monday to Friday
Duration: 30 minutes
Student information
Years 7 to 8
Maximum 30 students
Bookings
$8 per student + education service fee
Call 13 11 02 or submit an online booking request
Exhibition
Self-guided exhibition visit with provided activity
Victorian Curriculum Links
History: Levels 7 and 8
Overview
- development and features of early societies, such as the development of technologies, agriculture, trade, social groups, religious beliefs and laws (VC2HH8K02)
- Investigation: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' knowledge and understandings (Deep Time to the modern era)
- the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ knowledge and understanding of the creation of Country and Place and people in oral accounts, stories and artworks (VC2HH8K06)
- significant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ beliefs and values that shaped, and continue to shape, everyday life, such as the relationships with Country and Place, land, trade, technologies and stories (VC2HH8K09)
Historical questions
- develop and use historical questions to inform historical investigations (VC2HH8S01)
Causes and consequences
- explain the causes and consequences of significant events, individuals, ideas and developments and their contribution to continuity and change (VC2HH8S08)
Geography: Levels 7 and 8
Water in the world
- the environmental, economic, cultural, spiritual and aesthetic uses and value of water, including for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and peoples of the Asia region (VC2HG8K02)
Landforms and landscapes
- the spiritual, aesthetic and cultural value of landscapes and landforms for people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (VC2HG8K13)
- the human causes of landform change and ways of managing it, including a study of a local landform (VC2HG8K15)
Communicating
- create and present explanations and responses, using geographical knowledge, concepts and methods, and referring to sources (VC2HG8S07)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
Country and Place
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of Australia maintain a deep connection to, and responsibility for, Country and Place and have holistic values and belief systems that are connected to the land, sea, sky and waterways. VC2CCPACP1
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ ways of life reflect unique ways of being, knowing, thinking and doing. VC2CCPAC2
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people belong to the world’s oldest continuous cultures. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples demonstrate resilience in the maintenance, practice and revitalisation of culture despite the many historic and enduring impacts of colonisation, and they continue to celebrate and share the past, present and future manifestations of their cultures. VC2CCPAC3
Accessibility
Please view our accessibility page for general information. Contact our team on 13 11 02 or email us at [email protected] to discuss how we can support your visit.
Museums Victoria Learning Access Fund
The Museums Victoria Learning Access Fund aims to enhance access to our museums (Melbourne Museum, Scienceworks and Immigration Museum), programs and events by offering free or subsidised education programs for eligible schools. Find out more about the fund.
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