Essential Question

How are First Nations Peoples modernising Dreaming stories in a contemporary context?

Warning — First Nations teachers and students are advised that this curriculum resource may contain images, voices or names of deceased people.

Unit details

Y10 English
Lesson Time: 40 minutes
Lessons: 16
Duration: 4 weeks

Australian Curriculum
Star Icon

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures cross-curriculum priority.

Unit overview

In this unit, students will:

  • explore both ancestral and contemporary renditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Dreaming stories
  • engage with one of the oldest living cultures on Earth
  • deepen their understanding of what it is to be Australian
  • further the goal of reconciling the colonial wounds that have significantly impacted First Nations Peoples.