The document examines the connection between Aboriginal spiritual identity and the land. It discusses how the land is integral to Aboriginal peoples' spirituality and sense of identity. Students watch two videos about the relationship between Aboriginal peoples and the land, discussing how the land is crucial to their spirituality and identities. They are then split into groups to discuss issues raised in the videos using discussion cards. Finally, students create an informational leaflet on how the land shapes Aboriginal history, spirituality, and sense of identity.

1. How does the land connect to Aboriginal spiritual
identities?
23 June 2014
Learning
Objective
: To examine the connection between Aboriginal spiritual identity
and the land.
Extension: Can anyone really own a piece of land? Why?
Starter
Activity
With a partner,
write down
everything you
know about this
image:

2. Stimulus Analysis
Extension:
Can a society exist if it has no land?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0sWIVR1hXw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28-xzP8mRwU
While we watch the two videos, think about the following questions:
1) What does the land mean to the people we hear speaking?
2) How does the land connect to Aboriginal Peoples’ spirituality?
3) What role does the land play in the different peoples’ identities?

3. Group Discussion
Extension: Identify one thing said
during the course of our discussion
which you find particularly
interesting
We are going to work in groups of four to discuss the various issues raised
by the two videos we just watched.
Each group will receive a pack of six cards.
You should select one card at random. This will be your first discussion.
I will tell you when it is time to move on and select another card.
Each group should appoint a question-chooser, a discussion leader and a
note-taker.

4. Group Leaflet Design
Extension:
What are the hallmarks of good
design? Why?
‘Aboriginal Peoples, The Land and Spiritual Identity’
Your task is to create a leaflet based on this title. You
should aim to include sections on:
- Aboriginal history
- Aboriginal attitudes towards the land
- Aboriginal spiritual ideas and how these connect
to the land.
- An analysis of the impact all this has on
Aboriginal Peoples’ identity.

5. Reviewing Our Learning
Work in pairs.
Create a thirty-second sales pitch
for today’s learning which could be
used in a promotional video for the
school.

6. What makes the land such an
important part of Aboriginal
Peoples’ identity?
How did white settlers in Australia
damage Aboriginal Peoples’
relationship with the land?
How should Aboriginal relationships
to the land be respected today?
In what ways does Aboriginal
thinking about the land differ from
other ways of thinking?
Why is spirituality an important part
of identity for many people?
How might Aboriginal Peoples’
views about the land influence their
action and thoughts?