Read about the One True Name Fallacy and how it shaped the names Yugambeh, Minyangbal and Bundjalung, then think critically about names.
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What students do
- Read about Tindale and the Yugambeh, Minyangbal and Bundjalung names
- Think critically about names and identity
Australian Curriculum
- Year levels
- Years 9 and 10
- Learning areas
- EnglishHistory
- A_TSIC1Diverse languages and cultural expressions, and the right to maintain and control themCulture
- A_TSIP1Two distinct First Nations Peoples, each made up of many nationsPeople
Suggested links to version 9.0 of the Australian Curriculum cross-curriculum priorities: First Nations histories and cultures. Summaries are in our own words; see ACARA for the full organising ideas.
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