Following the launch of our new education resources ‘The Australian Wars’ and 'Teaching First Nations Knowledges & Perspectives: A Guide to Creating Safe Learning Environments', we invite all teachers to register for our upcoming professional development opportunity ‘Teaching The Australian Wars & First Nations Perspectives & Knowledges' Webinar.

We at Culture is Life are committed to ensuring the truth of First People’s history is told, heard and known by every Australian, which is why we are so passionate about our work in education and supporting teachers and staff in their huge role and relationships with their students.

Event Details

Date: Wednesday 9th November 2022

Time: 5:30 pm - 6:30pm (AEDT)

Place: Online Event

*An event link will be sent to your email on the day of the event.

The Resources

'Teaching First Nations Knowledges & Perspectives: A Guide to Creating Safe Learning Environments' Education Resource

Culture is Life’s education projects include curriculum resource development, social impact campaigns and teacher training. All materials are developed by a collective of First Nations educators and young people to inspire teachers to creatively embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, peoples and cultures in their classrooms.

We hope that this guide offers some guidance to support you in feeling more confident and competent in your teaching and helps to create safe learning environments for all young people.

'The Australian Wars' Education Resources

The story of Australia’s longest and perhaps most defining war has been kept silent – until now. Over three parts, this ground-breaking documentary series gives voice to the story of The Australian Wars – the battles fought on home soil, as the colonial frontier pushed forward, and First Nations peoples resisted.

Culture is Life have produced extensive curriculum aligned resources for levels 10-12, freely accessible on our website! Classroom ready short clips with aligned resources for Levels 9-12 can be accessed also on SBS Learn including essential Cultural Considerations for teachers before delivering in the classroom.

Our Panel

Rachel Perkins

Director and Host of The Australian Wars

“The series has been an epic undertaking that has taken years to bring to fruition. My hope is that it is welcomed by Australian audiences and that it contributes to resetting the relationship with First Nations peoples and our nation."

Belinda Duarte

CEO at Culture Is Life

Belinda is Wotjobaluk and Dja Dja Wurrung descendant with Polish and Celtic heritage. As an accomplished leader in elite sport, social equity and First Nations communities, Belinda is CEO of Culture is Life, an organisation which is dedicated to Aboriginal-led solutions for the prevention of First Peoples youth suicide.

Thara Brown

Education Manager at Culture Is Life

Thara Brown is a proud Koori woman born on Wurundjeri Country in Kinglake. She is a proud descendant of her Aboriginal/Irish mother, from Yorta Yorta Country in Barmah Victoria, and her child migrant father from Malta.

Thara is leading Aboriginal led educational and impact initiatives in the hope to revitalise Australia’s connection and value of First Nations people, perspectives and knowledges in our educational settings and broader communities for a more informed and safer world.

Shelley Ware

Education Lead at Culture Is Life

Shelley Ware is a proud Yankunytjatjara and Wirangu woman from Adelaide, South Australia, who currently lives in Melbourne. For the past two decades, Shelley has worked in the media as a radio and television presenter on both local and national AFL show.

Shelley has co-written national curriculum for the NAIDOC committee and Culture is Life. She is a teacher with 25 years classroom experience and is passionate about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture being embedded into our national curriculum.

Our Partners

Special thanks to our partners for 'The Australian Wars' resources, Blackfella Films and Shark Island Foundation.