EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES 

Present Tense People book is suitable for Upper Secondary or University students. It is best used in a supportive, safe educational environment where the issues raised in the book can be discussed or debated. Its intention is to teach Australian history through stories that use First Nations voices and primary colonial sources to set the narrative in a historical context. 

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The following  resources accompany the book:

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                  Questions for discussion/essays/assignments/tutorials        

                  Video resources                                         

                  Reflective Journal Questions for each chapter 

                  Extensive reference list for further research 

                  Australian Curriculum Links 

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For Educators:

Readers are advised that this book shares the stories and names of deceased First Nations peoples. 

Some stories contain sensitive content that may trigger those who have previously experienced a related trauma, such as references to suicide in Koort, Indiya and Warranany’s stories; police brutality, drug and alcohol use, self-harming and sexual abuse in Indiya and Warranany’s story.

Some stories use explicit language and colonial violence that may upset or offend some people. The language of the invaders and racially-based language has also been used in its historical context.

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