YEAR 9 ENGLISH – DOCUMENTARY STUDY
In My Blood It Runs
INTRODUCTION
This guide has been created to support a Year 9 English study of the documentary In My Blood It Runs.
Acknowledgement of Country: The Filmmakers and project partners would like to pay respects to the Arrernte and Garrwa peoples of Mpartwe and Borroloola where this film has been made, and also to the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the Lands on which this film is being screened and/or studied. These Lands always have been, and always will, be Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Lands.
In My Blood It Runs was made on Arrernte Country. Felicity Hayes, Senior Traditional Owner of Mparntwe, is the Executive Producer of the film and
she offered the film team ongoing support, security and permission to respectfully make this film on Arrernte Country.
Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the film may contain images and voices of deceased persons.
Created by: Ms Bright | Last updated: October 10, 2022
DOCUMENTARY TRAILER
Ten-year-old Dujuan is a child-healer, a good hunter and speaks three languages. As he shares his wisdom of history and the complex world around him we see his spark and intelligence. Yet Dujuan is ‘failing’ in school and facing increasing scrutiny from welfare and the police.
The Documentary
ONLINE NEWS & MEDIA ARTICLES
Dujuan’s full speech
“I am cheeky, but no kid should be in jail. This is why I addressed the UN at just 12 years old.”
‘Stop jailing 10-year-olds’: Indigenous boy addresses UN on Australia’s youth detention laws
The Imagination Declaration of the Youth Forum read at Garma 2019
Read the full transcript of a powerful statement read on behalf of the Garma festival’s youth forum.
‘Great shame on our society’: Push to raise age of criminal responsibility (theage.com.au)
WEBSITES
Convention on the Rights of the Child | OHCHR
The convention specifies that “The child shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of the child’s choice.”
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples | Australian Human Rights Commission
The Declaration is the most comprehensive international instrument on the rights of Indigenous peoples.
It establishes a universal framework of minimum standards for the survival, dignity and well-being of the Indigenous peoples of the world and it elaborates on existing human rights standards and fundamental freedoms as they apply to Indigenous peoples.
Uluru Statement From the Heart
The Uluru Statement is an invitation from First Nations Peoples issued to all Australians on 27 May 2017. It calls for legal and structural reforms to reshape the relationship between First Nations Peoples and the Australian population. Link to the statement in PDF format.
Truth-telling report 2018
Narragunnawali – Recognise and Respect Rights
Wider Reading & Viewing
RELATED NEWS ARTICLES
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RELATED WEBSITES
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (aiatsis.gov.au)
National Indigenous Youth Education Coalition
Our Land Our Languages
On Monday 17 September 2012, the Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs tabled its report on the inquiry into language learning in Indigenous communities entitled Our Land Our Languages.
Children’s Ground (childrensground.org.au)
Raise The Age
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