As a result of this, this assignments task is to carry out independent research by identifying one location on Kaurna Country that has pre or post colonial significance (or both) to Kaurna people and then answer the following question:
Question:
Discuss how Kaurna cultural knowledge is presented and embodied in your chosen location despite colonial impacts?
Essay Brief :
For this assignment, you will need to think critically about something that is perhaps taken for granted – Kaurna Country. This assignment will require you to do independent research and learn more about Kaurna people, Country and culture. This is an independent assignment, and you will need to choose one place or location that is of significance to Kaurna people/culture. You will need to consider what the concept of ‘Country’ means from an Indigenous/Kaurna worldview. What you choose, can be of either pre or post colonial significance (or both) and can be located anywhere in Kaurna Country.
Some examples of what can be chosen are: a buildingLinks to an external site., a muralLinks to an external site., or in the ‘natural environment’ such as tree(sLinks to an external site.), waterway(sLinks to an external site.), a ‘park’Links to an external site., ‘the hills’Links to an external site., or ‘the sky’Links to an external site..
Once you have chosen your example, you will need to explore the what, why, when, where, who and how. For example – what it is, why it is significant, why you chose it, where it is located, when did it become significant (e.g is it a more recent cultural place due to colonisation), is it something that is widely known about etc. You will also need to think about initial, current, or ongoing colonial issues that have an impact on your example (if applicable), and how your example fits within the cultural landscape.
Some things to consider:
– You must be culturally respectful and tread lightly when going to places that are of cultural significance.
– If applicable, you may want to include some photos/images – these need to be referenced as per Harvard referencing style.
– When engaging with/getting your information from a source – you need to acknowledge this with references.
– You need to be objective in your writing – e.g no ‘I’, ‘me’ or ‘my’.
References : Your essay needs to include at least four course readings and the rest that you find yourself – that is 8 sources being a minimum. References must be academic; books and peer-reviewed papers are the safest option. If using online sources make sure they are scholarly; do not use Wikipedia or similar sites as references. In-text references (excluding stand-alone quotes) are counted in the word count.
The course books are:
The little red yellow black book : an introduction to Indigenous Australia
Foundations : Art, Religion and the Dreaming
Arlathirnda ngurkarnda ityirnda : being-knowing doing : de-colonising indigenous tertiary education / Veronica Arbon. / Ch 5, Know From Where Ngurka Intyara-rnda, pp 93-103
First Knowledges Astronomy : Sky Country
Eurocentrism, Modern Knowledges, and the “Natural” Order of Global Capital
Whitening Race: Essays in Social and Cultural Criticism
Authors: Aileen Moreton-Robinson
First Knowledges Plants : Past, Present and Future
First Knowledges Songlines : The Power and Promise by Margo Neale and Lynne Kelly
Working Two Way, by Michelle Johnston & Simon Forrest
Referencing : Harvard(Australian) Referencing style must be used. The Library’s Referencing support webpage is a useful resource and has guides on how to reference according to Harvard.
Word count : 10% over or under is taken into consideration
Word limit: 2000 words
