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Dear Mr. O’Brien,

I’m writing to you to show that we should include more indigenous games and more indigenous units into the schooling curriculum. So, we receive a greater understanding of the people and tribes who were here before us, the Jagera and Turrbal people. We should learn more from the because they were the traditional custodians of the land and were here for thousands of years before us (Blackmore, 2019). They were the caretakers of the land.

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Participating in traditional indigenous games opens a wide variety of learning opportunities. Including awareness for aboriginal people, learning more about how they lived before we got here, their appreciation of the land, and to get a greater understanding of their beliefs and daily struggles. It also teaches us some origins of the games that we love to play including AFL, cricket, and in some sense rugby (Sport Australia, 2008). Not only do we learn about different sports and origins, but we gather and receive knowledge about lives.

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Participating in traditional indigenous games promotes diversity and social inclusion because it raises awareness and support for the people who were here before us. It also shows that we care for our country, by not neglecting the people who helped and raised this country into the fabulous healthy state that is today. It impacts us by including Indigenous Australians in various sports and activities, meaning that we can learn so much about their culture allowing us to be more respectful and conscious about their beliefs and teachings. It also makes them feel good, by being included it opens so many more doors and paths for them to follow, introducing them to new careers, new places, and new experiences.

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By participating and learning about traditional indigenous games, it allows us to understand what everything was made out of, what part of the environment did they rely on to play this game, and what kind of skills did they have to play the game? By interacting and learning with other indigenous Australians it helps us create greater knowledge and a greater understanding of our country and what parts of it we need to survive, play games, and develop skills of our own.

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In conclusion, adding more indigenous units to the curriculum will help us develop life skills, helps us respect the country in which we rely upon to live, and learn about the ways of indigenous Australians. If we all take a bit of time to learn about the traditional custodians of the land and how they used to use it, we will develop a greater understanding a care for our country, Australia.

Yours Sincerely,

Dominic Jones