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The Importance of Local Aboriginal History in School Curriculum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2015

John Ramsland
John Ramsland*
Affiliation:
University of Newcastle, NSW
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I would like to focus on the history and culture of the Aboriginal people in the Manning Valley of New South Wales to show how material that is localised in nature can be used in a school program of studies. Such material helps to reveal the local or regional nature of Aboriginal culture, as well as aspects that are related to the whole of Australia. The common factors of Aboriginal culture have tended to have been over emphasised in the past and little mention has been made of the local or regional scene.

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Research Article
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The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , Volume 17 , Issue 2 , May 1989 , pp. 13 - 22
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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