Recommendations

The Yulang Effect recommends the following resources for both teachers and students to enjoy and learn from. All resources are created by or with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

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Listen ∼ podcasts, music

Read ∼ books for children and adults

Use ∼ classroom decor, activities, games/toys

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Watch

The Final Quarter

1 hour 15 minutes

'The Final Quarter' is a powerful documentary that delves into the final years of AFL legend Adam Goodes' career, highlighting the racism he faced on and off the field.

Read

Young Dark Emu: A Truer History

Bruce Pascoe

A thought-provoking non-fiction book for students in Year 5 and above that explores the accounts of early European settlers and debate the "hunter-gatherer" label of Aboriginal Australians.

Read

Welcome to Country

Aunty Joy Murphy & Lisa Kennedy

This book is an expansive and generous Welcome to Country from a most respected Wurundjeri Elder, Aunty Joy Murphy.

Use

Yulunga - Traditional Indigenous Games

Australian Sports Commission

'YulungaTraditional Indigenous Games' is a selection of games and activities played in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander societies across Australia.

Read

Wandihnu and the Old Dugong

Elizabeth and Wandihnu Wymarra, Benjamin Hodges

A contemporary story about a young girl who has grown up in the city and who is about to return to Badu Island in the Torres Strait to stay with her aka (grandmother).