Living Black: For Our Elders

NAIDOC Week teacher resources using iconic interviews from NITV’s Living Black, the longest-running Indigenous current affairs program in Australia. These resources are inspired by the National NAIDOC Week 2023 theme: For Our Elders. This resource celebrates the important role of Elders to First Nations peoples and to the wider Australian community. It highlights the significance of Elders in sharing knowledges and cultures for present and future generations.

In this resource you will find:

• Seven short clips specifically selected for school classroom use, accompanied by discussion questions and activities;
• Definitions and elaborations on First Nations terminology and usage;
• PDF Worksheets for each accompanying video in English, as well as Simplied Chinese and Arabic;
• Individual, pair and collaborative activities for the classroom; and
• Extension activities.

Join SBS and NITV in celebrating 2023 National NAIDOC Week and  this year’s theme ‘For our Elders’. Stream the full collection of NAIDOC Week programming, available now on SBS On Demand.

SBS Learn provides free Australian Curriculum aligned digital learning resources for teachers and educators. We create a wide range of printable and downloadable lesson plans for students.

We recommend you pre-screen the full-length episode before using in class. Head to SBS On Demand for personal viewing. For classroom viewing of whole episodes, please visit ClickView: Living Black – Season 24: Episode 2 The Woman of Cook Cynthia Lui, Season 26 Episode 13 Heritage Victory, or your school’s resource centre (for example Wingaru, Informit etc).