Indigenous Knowledge and Education: Reflecting Using 5Rs

Indigenous knowledge and education
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Indigenous knowledge and education reflecting using 5Rs
1. Reporting
Throughout my education, learning experiences have been very unique towards my
awareness of Indigenous people in Australia. My personal vistas have been drastically influenced
throughout my semester. The unit has widely aided in increasing my awareness of the indigenous
population in the country, immoral battles in their past and cultural practices (Barnhardt, 2014).
The unit has completely opened new modes of understanding of the life of indigenous
population different from what I used to comprehend there before. The controversy state
covering indigenous population topic in the country has played a big role in growing my
ambition towards the research on the topic. As a teacher and an educator, I found it interesting to
know the background and history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. To clearly
comprehend about these indigenous people I have acquired knowledge from lectures, tutorial
activities, readings, and online material and activities (Altman and Fogarty, 2010).
From the research, the Australian aboriginal culture involves various practices and
ceremonies centered on a belief in the Dreamtime. Veneration for the land and oral traditions are
greatly emphasized by the indigenous population. From my studies, I have come to know how
various practices have contributed to technology innovations. For example, the indigenous
people’s music has led to the innovation of very unique instruments. Also, several styles of the
indigenous art have developed in modern eras the watercolor painting of Albert Namatjira.
Generally, aboriginal art is the most known and recognizable Australian art globally (Ford,
2013).
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2. Responding
My response to this unit of indigenous people is completely different from what I had in
my thoughts initially. My emotions and feelings have been triggered significantly throughout the
duration I have been in my studies and research. From my comprehension what have mercifully
touched me is coming to know horrific dimensions, indigenous kids are put through. Children are
taken away from their families specifically because of their indigenous background and the
mistreatment they went through activated my concerns toward bringing a remedy to the problem
(Rigney, 2017).
Another activity that wholly triggered my feeling is the indigenous families lied to their
children. The innocent children were cheated that they were sent off to gain education of which
they were sent off to be slaves of wealthy Caucasian families (Agrawal, 2014). This made me
feel as if I have been injected with false information concerning the history of the state I dwell
in. generally, some of the dramatic activities that the children were exposed to completely
triggered outrage as it proved that the children were not put in a humanist household and were
limited to a better support system (Michie, 2014).
Many other activities have given me an insight into the individual experiences the
indigenous people went through. All crazy activities sounded serial to me to an extent that I
could not grasp on to the reality that such horrific action was exposed to the Australian
indigenous population.
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