Abstract
Indigenous perspectives are still not fully included within our collective understanding of Australian history, particularly in the classroom. This essay examines the present state of Aboriginal history in Australian school curriculums, arguing that a comprehensive acknowledgement by all major institutions of the nation’s past atrocities is imperative to meaningful progress towards reconciliation. KeywordsAboriginal history; reconciliation; history wars
Highlights
Australia’s colonial past is fraught with violence, oppression and dispossession
This essay will analyse the role of Aboriginal history in promoting reconciliation, firstly by considering how Indigenous perspectives are still not fully included within our collective understanding of Australian history, in the classroom
It is argued that reconciliation is only truly possible when all Australians and major institutions acknowledge and repair the wrongs of our past to ensure they are not repeated in the future
Summary
Australia’s colonial past is fraught with violence, oppression and dispossession. While we cannot change our history, we cannot hide from it either, as the wrongs of our past continue to impact current generations of Indigenous Australians. This essay will analyse the role of Aboriginal history in promoting reconciliation, firstly by considering how Indigenous perspectives are still not fully included within our collective understanding of Australian history, in the classroom.
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