Topic: Explore the way in which the narrative speaks to the contemporary issues Equality, racism and privilege in one of the episode TV documentary series First Australians: the untold story of Australia, Linking the past with the present and the Future

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Assignment
A written review: Linking the Past with the Present and Future

Task
The seven-episode TV documentary series First Australians: The untold story of Australia (directed by Rachel Perkins and Beck Cole and produced by Darren Dale and Rachel Perkins, 2008) is an important resource for this course. The series can be easily accessed on-line through this link: http://unimelb.kanopystreaming.com.ezp.lib.unimelb.edu.au/node/88560

It is recommended that you watch the seven episodes of the series. The episodes chronicle the birth of contemporary Australia from the perspective of its First Peoples. The documentary gives an historical account of the experiences of aboriginal Australians across the continent.

For this assignment you are expected to choose one episode from the series and explore the way in which the narrative speaks to the contemporary issues Equality, racism and privilege

Use relevant literature to develop your argument.

Assessment
Your essay will be assessed on
? Your ability to frame an argument and to mount a coherent and sustained argument
? Your ability to analyse the episode in the light of relevant literature and website material
? Your understanding of the context in which the episode took place
? Your ability to articulate the significance of this episode for contemporary and/or future practice and/or policy
? Clarity of expression
? The overall quality of presentation – including correct grammar, spelling, and citation of references.

References
(Please put the page numbers in the essay)

Bender, Kimberly; Negi, Nalini & Dawnovise Fowler (2010) Exploring the relationship between self-awareness and student commitment and understanding of culturally responsive social work practice, J of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work, Vol 19 No 1, pp 34-53
Briskman, Linda (2014) Social Work with Indigenous Communities: A Human Rights Approach, (2nd Ed) The Federation Press, Ch 5 (Racism in Australian Society)

*Cowlishaw, Gillian (2006) Cultures of complaint: an ethnography of rural racial rivalry, Journal of Sociology, Vol 42 No 4, pp 429-445

*Furlong, Mark & Wright, James (2011) Promoting ‘Critical Awareness’ and critiquing ‘cultural competence: Towards Disrupting Received Professional Knowledges, Australian Social Work, Vol 64 No1, pp 38-54

*Herring, Sigrid et al (2013) The Intersection of Trauma, Racism, and Cultural Competence in Effective Work with Aboriginal People: Waiting for Trust, Australian Social Work, Vol 66 No 1, pp 104-117

Muller, Lorraine (2014) A Theory for Indigenous Australian Health and Human Service Work, Allen & Unwin, Ch 7 (Racism)

*Walter, Maggie; Taylor, Sandra & Habibis, Daphne (2011) How white is social work in Australia? Australian Social Work, Vol 64 No1, pp 6-19

*Zufferey, Carol (2012) Reflections of a white Australian social worker, International Social Work Vol 56 No 5, pp 659-673

Further Reading -Books

Broome, Richard & Manning, Corinne (2006) A Man of All Tribes: The Life of Alick Jackomos, Australian Institute of ATSI Studies

Martin, Karen (2008) Please Knock Before you Enter, Post Pressed, Teneriffe

MCallan, Fiona (2013) Speaking –Writing With: Aboriginalk and Settler Interrelations, Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Moriarty, Ros (2011) Listening to Country, Allen & Unwin

Pease, Bob (20100 Undoing Privilege: Unearned Advantage in a Divided World, Zed Books

Reynolds, Henry (1998) This Whispering in our Hearts, Allen & Unwin

Bennett, Bindi; Sue Green; Stephanie Gilbert & Dawn Bessarab eds (2013) Our Voices: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Work, Palgrave Macmillan

Briskman, Linda (2014) Social Work with Indigenous Communities: A Human Rights Approach, (2nd Ed) The Federation Press

Eckermann, Anne-Katrin et al (2012)Binan Goonj: Bridging Cultures in Aboriginal Health (3rd ed) Elsevier
Eidelson, Meyer (2014) Melbourne Dreaming, 2nd ed Aboriginal Studies Press
Muller, Lorraine (2014) A Theory for Indigenous Australian Health and Human Service Work, Allen & Unwin
The Little Red Yellow Black Book (2012) 3rd ed Aboriginal Studies Press
Required Viewing
First Australians TV documentary series, dir. Rachel Perkins and Beck Cole (2008)

Recommended Journals
Aboriginal History
Aboriginal Policy Studies
Australian Aboriginal Studies
First Peoples Child and Family Review

Recommended Websites
Aboriginal Culture http://www.aboriginalculture.com.au/index.shtml

Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org.au/indigenous-rights/
ATSI Healing Foundation http://healingfoundation.org.au/

Aust. Govt. Dept. of Prime Minister & Cabinet. Indigenous Affairs
http://www.dpmc.gov.au/indigenous_affairs/index.cfm
http://indigenous.gov.au/changes-to-the-delivery-of-indigenous-programmes/

Aust. Govt. Dept. of Prime Minister & Cabinet. Indigenous Advisory Council https://www.dpmc.gov.au/indigenous_affairs/indigenous_advisory_council/index.cfm

Australian Indigenous Health InfoNet http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/

Australian Human Rights Commission ATSI Social Justice http://www.humanrights.gov.au/our-work/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-social-justice

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
http://50years.aiatsis.gov.au/

Creative Spirits http://www.creativespirits.info/

Creating Cultural Empathy and Challenging Attitudes through Indigenous Narratives http://altc-betterhealth.ecu.edu.au/index.php

Cultural Survival http://www.culturalsurvival.org/about

Indigenous Affairs http://www.indigenous.gov.au/

Indigenous Allied Health Australia http://www.indigenousalliedhealth.com.au/

Indigenous Justice Clearing House http://www.indigenousjustice.gov.au/index.html

National Coalition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Workers Association Inc. (NCATSISWA) http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/key-resources/organisations?oid=270
National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee http://www.naidoc.org.au/
National Congress of Australia’s First People http://nationalcongress.com.au/
National Museum of Australia. Collaborating for Indigenous Rights http://indigenousrights.net.au/default.asp
National Gallery of Victoria: Indigenous Art Communities in Australia
http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/ngvschools/TraditionAndTransformation/

Recognise http://www.recognise.org.au/

Reconciliation Australia http://www.reconciliation.org.au/

Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC) http://www.snaicc.org.au/index.cfm
Second International Indigenous Voices in Social Work Conference http://www.iivsw2013.com/index.html
The Little Red Yellow Black Book http://lryb.aiatsis.gov.au/
Treaty Republic http://treatyrepublic.net/
United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) http://undesadspd.org/IndigenousPeoples.aspx
United Nations World Conference on Indigenous Peoples http://wcip2014.org/
The Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) http://www.vacca.org/
Victorian Govt. Dept of Premier and Cabinet. Office of Aboriginal Affairs (OAAV)
http://dpc.vic.gov.au/index.php/aboriginal-affairs/aboriginal-affairs-overview?utm_source=DPC+Front+Page&utm_medium=Front+Page+Banner+Ads&utm_term=Aug-Dec+2013&utm_campaign=OAAV
Working with Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islanders and their Communities http://www.workingwithatsi.info/index.htm
Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Aust) http://wgar.wordpress.com/
Yarra Healing http://www.yarrahealing.catholic.edu.au/education-centres/index.cfm?loadref=25
Yothu Yindi Foundation http://www.yyf.com.au/

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