Genine Hook
Genine Hook emphasises the need for comprehensive First Nations history education in Victoria, calls for more funding for First Nations educators, and suggests promoting First Peoples' history through film, art, and sporting events.
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Some local from Year-10 local history subject and Bruce Pascoe’s work.
I was very lucky to have one teacher that developed a local history subject that explored First Nations history of Gippsland. Learning local First Peoples history should not be luck, we should embed this in all levels of schooling. I don’t remember any other learning from my 13 years at school. I studied Australian Indigenous Studies as a major for my Arts degree at Monash University.
First Nations history is embedded in the curriculum already, so teachers must develop lesson plans and embed this teaching. I would also like to see more funding for First Nations educators to also lead this work.
Through their family history – I have a convict ancestor and family ‘settled’ in the Portland area and am reflecting on stolen lands and the Convincing Ground. We must also vote for governments who take truth-telling and treaty seriously, who fund it and endorse the process.
Through their family history – I have a convict ancestor and family ‘settled’ in the Portland area and am reflecting on stolen lands and the Convincing Ground. We must also vote for governments who take truth-telling and treaty seriously, who fund it and endorse the process.
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