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Spirituality is shown through many avenues such as paintings, storytelling, music and dance. Each a way of connecting through nature, paying respect to ancestral creators, showing the close relationship the Noongar people have with the spiritual beings associated with the land.

The Noongars people spiritual connection relates to their beliefs and customs of creation, life, death and spirits of the earth. The spiritual connection not only guides the way of understanding, navigating and how to use the land but also influences cultural practices. It is the belief that everything is connected, the past, the present, the people, the land, the sea and all of its plants and animals; it is holistic and all-encompassing. Welcome to Country ceremonies are an acknowledgement and recognition of the rights of the Noongar Peoples to Noongar Land.

This acknowledgement pays respect to the traditional custodians, ancestors and continuing cultural, spiritual and religious practices of Noongar people. The Noongar people are the traditional owners of the south-west of Western Australia. They have an admirable connection to the land, one that if all people had would create a long, sustainable outlook for our country. I think we have a long way to go before this can be achieved but by acknowledging and following the guidance and examples set by the Noongar people there may be a glimmer of hope in our futures.

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Geography emphasises the relationships people have with place and their interconnection with the environments in which they live. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures priority provides the opportunity for students to develop a deeper understanding of these concepts by investigating the thousands of years of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander connection to land, water and sky and the knowledge and practices that developed as a result of these experiences.

Students will examine the effects of European colonisation on people and environments. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures priority also contributes to an understanding of spatial inequalities in human welfare, sustainable development and human rights. Geography also enables students to learn that there are different ways of thinking about and interacting with the environment.

In including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge and practices, and engaging with communities and local and regional environments, students develop a wide range of critical and creative thinking skills.

It acknowledges that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have long-standing scientific knowledge traditions.

Students will have opportunities to learn that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have developed knowledge about the world through observation, using all the senses; through prediction and hypothesis; through testing trial and error ; and through making generalisations within specific contexts.

These scientific methods have been practised and transmitted from one generation to the next. Students will develop an understanding that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have particular ways of knowing the world and continue to be innovative in providing significant contributions to development in science.

They will investigate examples of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander science and the ways traditional knowledge and western scientific knowledge can be complementary. It provides opportunities for students to appreciate that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander societies have sophisticated applications of mathematical concepts.

Students will explore connections between representations of number and pattern and how they relate to aspects of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. They will investigate time, place, relationships and measurement concepts in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander contexts.