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Behind The News explains how and why the Closing the Gap campaign is attempting to improve the health of Indigenous Australians, and reduce other forms of inequality.

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This clip highlights the importance to Indigenous families of celebrating NAIDOC and can be used to look at how families commemo

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Following the death of Indigenous leader and social justice campaigner Dr Evelyn Scott, Jackie Huggins remembers her mentor as a woman of courage and grace.

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Tanay is a taekwondo champion in her division and the first female Indigenous Australian to have this sort of success. She wants to pave the way for other Indigenous Australians so they know they can do whatever they set their mind to. She uses the lessons and principles of taekwondo to remind her to stand up for what's right and speak out against racism.

Personal and social capability

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In The Final Quarter, The Marngrook Footy Show discusses whether it is fair that Adam Goodes is being booed for receiving unfair free kicks. Stan Grant and Goode’s mother defend Goodes and make a call for people to consider how he is feeling. Despite this, booing continues, much to the frustration of AFL Coaches, one coach makes the statement “It’s bullying at best, racism at its worst”. Discussion point: Do you agree with the coach’s statement? Why or why not?

History

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Intercultural understanding

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The program looks at some of the detail of life in the Eora nation. People of the Eora nation lived in the areas where white settlement in Australia began. We see how there were many different Aboriginal nations in Australia. Each Aboriginal country knew where its borders were and there were strict rules about entering another country.

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Test your knowledge of Aboriginal art and artists in this clip from Australia's first indigenous art game show, Faboriginal. Do you know the mystery artist who worked around the Kimberley and started painting in the 1980s?

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Behind The News shares the Indigenous student Jasirah Bin Hitam's reconciliation trust exercise, where she stood blindfolded on a beach inviting strangers to hug her to counter reported distrust of Aboriginals.

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Tanay is an Australian champion in Taekwondo. She hopes she can be a role model to other Indigenous children, give them confidence to tackle racism and to show them that with determination you can achieve your highest goals.

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In 1830 a 300kmlong line of colonists sets out to trap Aboriginal people in one corner of the island, but fails. George Augustus Robinson negotiates with 300 mainland Indigenous Tasmanians to relocate them to Flinders Island.

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We see a team of rangers who protect Australia's remote outback land. Checking on croc eggs, protecting Indigenous artwork found on rocks, and caring for the environment in general are all in a day's work. Passing on this knowledge to junior rangers gives a sense of pride and the knowledge that the land will be in good hands in the future.

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*May contain images of people who have passed* Landline looks at the west arnhem land fire abatement program. Scientists have come together with Indigenous land owners to burn early in the season to reduce bushfires later on as part of the Warddeken land management. By burning to prevent larger fires, they are earning carbon credits. A further side benefit has been the discovery and, in turn, preservation, of thousands of examples of precious aboriginal rock art in the region, which is about th

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Can you imagine leaving your home for a long period of time even to do something that's really cool A lot of Indigenous Australians who join the AFL end up going back home after a short time because having to leave everything behind and get used to a new culture and way of living can be difficult. Hear their stories and find out what's being done to make the transition a little smoother.

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The Mabo family head north to Murray Island, but discover their travel request refused, denying father and son the traditional rite of passage before death. Back home, Eddie explains the injustice to Henry and Noel but is shocked to learn that the government claims ownership over Indigenous land. Eddie discusses the situation with Bonita and thinks of his father. While presenting a lecture, Eddie tells a petulant student that the staking of a Union Jack cannot undo 16 generations of cultural k

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Last weekend thousands of Aussies headed to North East Arnhem Land for the Garma festival. It's an annual celebration of Yolngu and other Indigenous cultures and an important forum for talking about the issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. As usual, there were plenty of young Australians at Garma and we asked some of them to show us around and tell us why the festival is important to them.At this year's Garma Festival there was a lot of talk about constitutional recog

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Dub Leffler reads his poignant, beautiful book Once There Was a Boy. What kind of bird is his house in the shape of? Describe the boy's home. Would you like to live on a beach by yourself? (Pause at 19mins20sec) What do you think is in the box under the boy's bed? How did the boy feel when his heart broke? What makes you feel happy in your heart? How can you make your friends feel happy in their hearts? Would you like to try the indigenous berry that tastes like chocolate?

Health and PE

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Explores the question of how diabetes can be prevented in Indigenous communities and the issues around diet, obesity, physical activity, poor living conditions and low socioeconomic status.

News and current affairs

Civics and citizenship

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A special look at the case for constitutional recognition and an Indigenous voice to Parliament with Senator Patrick Dodson, Noel Pearson, Jacinta Price and Patricia Turner.