“In our learning the curriculum goes side by side- we learn science, the environment, land management, health, medicine, food and how to save game for the next generation… we learn all these things together.”
“At least 50% ... or up to 90% of time children need to learn on country.”
Where?
What Indigenous women said they would like to different in 5 years time:
Language taught in schools. From young to year 12.
A balance of English and Indigenous language… in classrooms and out of class rooms.
Children going onto country to learn.... not only in school
“At least 50%... or up to 90% of time children need to learn on country”
School must be meaningful… all the way to high school.
“In our learning the curriculum goes side by side- we learn science, the environment, land management, health, medicine, food and how to save ame for the enxt generation… we learn all these things together”
"Our education is out here in the bush.”
We want to do two way learning… and be recognised for our knowledge..
Qualifications on site… not go away.
To be somebody… so we can make the future happy.
Proper wages aid in schools for Aboriginal Teacher Aides.
Learning, doing, sharing
A resolution from the Bush meeting participants
This response was gathered at the Mingalgala Bush meeting held from the 9th to the 13th of July 2007
In response to recent events we the women of the Fitzroy Valley………………
We wish to respond with our views of what needs to be changed and what will help to prevent child abuse, family and domestic violence and sexual asault in the Fitzroy Valley.
We want to make it clear that we have been requesting support to address the underlying causes to prevent these issues over many years.
We believe that the underlying causes have not been adequetly addressed and that we have consistnely not been listened too.
This statement calls upon the Premier and government to respond urgently to our requests. We wish to work in a strong partnership and we are ready and able to begin this process.
A number of issues were identified by all women at the bush meeeting.
Further recommendations from the meeting will be forwarded to the Government for consideration and action within one month.
Funded by the Local Answers initiative under the Commonwealth's Stronger Families & Communities Strategy Programme HREC 0602998 - University of Melbourne Human Research Ethics Committee
