Making Artefacts Video Program
Bring Aboriginal history to life as students explore traditional artefacts and learn through hands-on cultural making and storytelling
$500 (1 year Subscription)
The Preservation of Ancient Methods and Customs
Our Wandana Making Artefacts Video Program shares our Vision to authentically connect with and be guided by our Aboriginal Elders to share culture in a respectful and culturally appropriate manner. To honour their traditions and to support the preservation of these ancient methods and customs.
What you will learn
Making Artefacts Video Program with 30 video lessons on how our traditional artifacts are made, used and supporting stories. Designed to support our physical Artefacts Education Kit or as a stand-alone informative lesson for the classroom.
The strongest cultural framing for artefact programs always follows this flow:
Purpose → Knowledge → Story → Respect → Responsibility
Key Features
- Step-by-step guided making
- Cultural storytelling connection
- Curriculum alignment
- Flexible delivery
- Hands-on engagement
Syllabus, Lesson Guides & Teachers Notes Included
- Syllabus topic
- Selected syllabus content
- Teaching/learning/guiding inquiry questions
- Key Terminology
- Aboriginal Weapons and Tools
Key Cultural Learning Points:
✔ Understanding the Purpose of Traditional Tools and Artefacts
Students learn that Aboriginal artefacts were carefully designed for daily life, survival, ceremony, and connection to Country.
✔ Respecting Cultural Knowledge and Traditional Skills
Students are introduced to the knowledge and skills passed down through generations, showing the importance of learning respectfully.
✔ Connecting Artefacts to Storytelling and Culture
Each artefact carries stories and cultural meaning, helping students understand how knowledge was shared and remembered.
✔ Recognising Sustainable Use of Natural Resources
Students explore how natural materials were used thoughtfully, demonstrating respect for the land and sustainable practices.
✔ Valuing Aboriginal Knowledge as Living and Continuing
Students learn that Aboriginal knowledge systems are living traditions that continue to be practiced and shared today.
Your Benefits
Centre or School Benfits
“Engages students in meaningful hands-on cultural learning while building understanding and respect for Aboriginal knowledge”.
- Engages students through hands-on cultural learning
- Builds respect and understanding of Aboriginal knowledge
- Simple for teachers to use and deliver
- Flexible resource with long-term value
- Supports curriculum and cultural learning goals
Teacher Benefits
- Simple, step-by-step cultural lesson delivery
- Builds confidence in teaching Aboriginal perspectives
- Curriculum-aligned and classroom-ready
- Reduces teacher planning time
- Increases student engagement through hands-on learning
- Simple, step-by-step cultural lesson delivery
- Builds confidence in teaching Aboriginal perspectives
- Curriculum-aligned and classroom-ready
- Reduces teacher planning time
- Increases student engagement through hands-on learning
Course Inclusions
Guided by Aboriginal Elders
A culturally respectful video program created in collaboration with Aboriginal Elders, sharing authentic knowledge about traditional artefacts and their significance.
Learn How Artefacts Are Made & Used
Watch artefacts being created and explained, including materials, techniques, and traditional purposes.
Builds Educator Confidence
Supports educators to teach about artefacts accurately and respectfully.
Sample Lesson
Course Lessons
01 Welcome to Country & Smoking Ceremony
02 Yidaki-Didgeridoo
03 A Coolomon
04 A Returning Boomerang
05 Clapsticks
06 A Spear
07 An Emu Caller
08 A Fire Stick
09 Digging Stick
10 A Stone Axe
11 A Hunting Boomerang
12 A Message Stick
13 A Nulla Nulla
14 A Shield
15 A Woomera
16 Clubs
17 A Yarning Stick
18 A Bullroarer
19 Emu Eggs
20 Dilly Bag
21 A Wooden Bush Knife
22 Kangaroo Skin
23 Possum Skin
24 Ochre
25 Crocodile Eggs
26 Echidna Quills
27 Shark’s Teeth
28 Cuttlefish Bone
29 Emu Feathers
30 Resin
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