aboriginal and torres strait islanders way of knowing

Question 1

first nations ways of knowing

Answer 1

• learning is relational and interconnected, taking place in community, where family and kin learn from eachother
• learning is not broken into subjects, instead connections between concepts are highlighted and understood

Question 2

country

Answer 2

connection to land, culture, ancestors, seasons ect

Question 3

first nations systems of knowledge

Answer 3

knowledge is based on interconnected social, physical, and spiritual understandings.
- are developed by communities working together and sharing traditions and knowledge
- consist of information that is relevant to survive
- informed by spiritual, cultural and ancestral knowlege
- consist of information that. is interconnected
- are patterned/created on country/tradional lands

Question 4

multimodal system of learning

Answer 4

uses a variety of methods to learn
- story sharing
- learning maps
- non verbal (dance)
- symbols and images (artwork)
- land links (seasons)
- non-linear (outside square)
- deconstruct/reconstruct (breaking down concept)
- community links (connection)

Question 5

learning embedded in relationships

Answer 5

relationships between concepts
- relationships between learner and teacher
- relationships between individuals, families and communities
- relationships between all of the above and country

LCCC

Question 6

sung narratives

Answer 6

stories that share important cultural, ecological, and survival information through the use of singing, harmony, and rhythm that helps enhance encoding, retrieval and transferring of vital cultural information

ESC SaHaR

Question 7

song lines

Answer 7

Multimodal performances conducted as a community travels through Country that record journeys, link important sites, and describe ways to live, care for, and nurture Country.
When songlines are sung individuals can walk through landscape and retrieve info linked to land.
use rhythm and narrative to enchance encoding

Question 8

oral traditions

Answer 8

practices in which knowledge, stories and customs are preserved and shared through spoken word and movement

Question 9

written traditions

Answer 9

practices in which knowledge, stories, and customs are preserved and shared through writing and reading