4th lesson

Task 4 - Week 4 
By now, you would have some understanding of the topics we have discussed in our theme for this webquest, 'Indigenous Australia'. It should be clear to you by now that the Aboriginal people have endured many injustices. The idea of 'reconciliation' has been previously mentioned. Today we shall look at a couple of videos. One of these videos have a former Prime Minister of Australia giving a speech. The other lists some facts about Aboriginal health. Today we reflect upon not only on what has been said by our former Prime Minister but also on what reconciliation would possibly look like.

Process - Follow each step in order. 
Step 1. Watch this first clip HERE. You will need to download the WMV format video. After watching, have a  discussion with your group for a few minutes about this video.
Some points you may wish to use for discussion:
- What were the main points former Prime Minister Rudd raised?
- Do you remember when this happened only a few years ago? Do you think this had an effect on the mind sets of Australians?
- Do you think this speech is all that is required for true reconciliation to take place?
- What do you think about the words former Prime Minister Rudd made in the speech about a 'new page being written' and ''new solutions to enduring problems''?

Step 2. Watch the video below. After watching, have another discussion with your group.
Some points you may wish to use for discussion:
- What were some of the current issues and statistics relating to Aboriginal health?
- What were the statistics regarding Aboriginal unemployment and average weekly incomes compared to non Indigenous Australians?
- Have you heard of the 'Close the Gap' campaign before? What do you think it is about?
- In endeavoring to close the gap on some of the health issues, many Indigenous health workers are being trained up so they can be of service to their own people. Could this be seen as ''new solutions to enduring problems''? How does this approach compare with the government just sending in some non Indigenous health workers into Aboriginal communities?


Step 4. After finishing your discussion in your group, we shall come together as a whole class and listen to each group make their presentation as conducted in previous weeks.

Step 5. As a whole class, we shall finish off this unit for some discussion and reflection about what we have learned during this unit of study.

Step 6. For homework, be sure to make your final post on your blog. A guide to your 4th post can be seen HERE.