Wadjela
learning
Useful websites
Here are some websites to explore for teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives.
Educational websites for teaching Aboriginal perspectives and Aboriginal students
Noongar websites
Noongar Culture
https://www.noongarculture.org.au/
Developed by SWALSC, included an overview of history, culture, protocols language etc.
Noongar Boodjar Language Centre
https://noongarboodjar.com.au/
Includes language resources and products to purchase
Maya Keniny
Includes children’s songs translated into Noongar, dances, birds etc.
Keny Jenna
https://kenyjenna.wixsite.com/my-site
Written from the Noongar perspective this is an intense and beautifully presented historical account of colonisation/invasion on Noongar boodja
Noongarpedia
https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wp/nys/Keny_mia
Bite sized information about Noongar culture, history and people. Some pages haven’t been updated in a while but it has a big range of information.
Noongar Boodjar Plants and Animals
https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/noongar/
Noongar profiles of plants, birds and animals.
Carrolup Story
This website tells the story and includes the paintings by Noongar children who were living on a mission at Carrolup and encouraged to paint by their teacher.
Birds of Country
Noongar pronunciations of 11 common birds on Noongar Country.
Website from other Aboriginal Countries from across Australia
The Living Knowledge Place
https://www.thelivingknowledgeplace.com.au/
Developed by Firesticks an organisation bringing cultural burning back to revitalise and heal Country.
My Grandmother's Lingo
https://www.sbs.com.au/mygrandmotherslingo/
An animated interactive story about language community and revitalisation of culture and language.
The Orb
https://www.theorb.tas.gov.au/
Information and cultural resources for teachers about Aboriginal Tasmanians knowledge and cultures.