The Karajarri community is located in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Karajarri people have chosen to share one of their traditional stories. The Danger Seed is a Dreaming story that tells about the seed of the lirrinngkirn tree. The story is traditionally told in Karajarri language and has been presented in English for Sharing Our Stories.
This is the lap book version for shared clasroom learning.
Key features:
- Developed to be integrated into existing SOSE/HSIE/Humanities (strands/units on culture and beliefs) and English units of work
- Covers a diverse range of Indigenous communities
- Could have multiple uses in a literacy session, e.g. shared reading, comprehension, promotion of critical literacy skills
- Genre studies - traditional tales and oral histories/storytelling; provides opportunities for students to explore recounts and narratives
- Culturally relevant for Indigenous students
- Includes supportive teaching notes for educators who are not confident in teaching Indigenous studies