Learning Outcomes
- Describes Aboriginal Peoples’ obligations to Country, Culture and Community HS2-ACH-01
- Describes Aboriginal Knowledges and Practices that care for Country and the importance of Aboriginal Languages revival HS3-ACH-01
- Creates written texts to communicate ideas and understanding about people, places and events of the past and the present HS3-CWT-01
- Describes and explains effects of British colonisation in Australia HT2-4
- Applies skills of historical inquiry and communication HT2-5
- Describes and explains different experiences of people living in Australia over time HT3-2
Parliament of NSW Message Stick
Watch the video to hear about the significance of the message stick in the Legislative Council and the ceremony which took place to present it to Parliament after the Bill was passed.
STUDENT QUESTIONS
- What is a message stick?
- When as it first used and how?
- What is its significance in the Parliament of NSW today?
Read more about the message stick here
Did you know that a message stick is a form of communication between Aboriginal nations, clans and language groups, used to pass on or share a message from one community to another?
Now it’s your turn to design your own message stick below and write a message in support of reconciliation.
