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Source 7.51. Brittle spear extract from Living history (Gurry, 1987, p. 106).
9.10.3 Discourses of contemporary representations.
Part of the unit in Living history (Gurry, 1987) presents as an anomaly to the common
discourses of Indigenous Australians included in textbooks during this era in two specific
ways. First, through the inclusion of an Indigenous Australian in a contemporary context and
second the representation of a female Indigenous Australian. By far the majority of
representations of Indigenous Australians are of Indigenous men in a traditional environment,
or a traditional pose (see, for example, Lawrence et al., 1986; Department of Education,
1988a). Investigation 3 is framed by a photograph of a recent PhD graduate, Wendy Beck,
walking in academic graduation dress through her field of study. The research of this
Indigenous woman introduces the topic of types of food Indigenous Australians eat, in order
to respond to a specific inquiry (see Source 7.52).
Source 7.52. “Investigation 3” activity extract from Living history (Gurry, 1987, p.
107).
Source 7.53, an extract from Evidence 1 of Investigation 3, includes information regarding
the continuity of Indigenous people’s connections to the land.
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