Useful resources
Museum resources
Download Teacher Notes for Dandiiri Maiwar (132 KB) 
for activities for before, during and after your visit to the exhibition, curriculum links, and a framework for developing a unit of work.
Download Student Notes for Dandiiri Maiwar (364 KB) for age appropriate information for students including a glossary of terms.
Dandiiri Maiwar Celebrations – Trail
Years Prep - 3
Self guided program
Explore Dandiiri Maiwar and the theme of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander celebrations. The trail provides some extra ideas, pathways and questions you and your students may like to explore.
Dandiiri Maiwar Celebrations trail (54 KB) .
Duration: allow 30 minutes – 1 hour to follow the trail and explore the centre.
Cost: Free
Beginning our journey through the circles - worksheet
Years 4 - 9
A student worksheet to facilitate student exploration of Dandiiri Maiwar.
Beginning our journey through the circles worksheet (85 KB) .
Duration: allow 30 minutes - 1 hour to follow the trail and explore the centre.
Cost: Free
Aboriginal Cultures and Torres Strait Islander Cultures Kits
Queensland Museum Loans has developed resource kits aligned to Dandiiri Maiwar.
Kits contains a selection of artefacts, objects, stories and other resources, with task cards linked to a broad range of KLAs including History, Science, Technology, and The Arts.
Aboriginal Cultures Kits
There are three kits about Aboriginal cultures on the themes of Land, Language and Lore.
- Language (Early childhood to lower primary)
- Land (Lower to mid-primary)
- Lore (Middle school)
Torres Strait Islander Kits
There are three kits for use in primary and middle school about Torres Strait Islander cultures aligned to Dandiiri Maiwar themes:
- Bipo Taim,
- Ailan Kastom, and
- Torres Strait Islander Resilience.
Visit Queensland Museum Loans for information on borrowing Loans Kits and other resources.
Teacher reference
Beckett, J. (1987) Torres Strait Islanders Custom and Colonialism. Cambridge University Press: Sydney.
Engaging Queenslanders: Introduction to working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. (2005) Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy, Department of Communities: Queensland.
Hall, R. (1997) The Black Diggers Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders in the Second World War. Aboriginal Studies Press: Canberra
Isaacs, J. (1987) Bush Food Aboriginal Food and Herbal Medicine. Lansdowne Publishing P/L: Sydney.
Low, T. (1990) Bush Medicine A Pharmacopoeia of Natural Remedies. Angus & Robertson: Sydney.
Wilson, L. (1993) Kerkar Lu Contemporary Artefacts of the Torres Strait Islanders. Department of Education: Queensland.
Websites
Australian Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission
For human rights resources and activities.
Civics and Citizenship Education
(Australian Government)
This website contains resources, information, activities and links for teachers, students and parents involved in civics and citizenship education.
Making Multicultural Australia
For multicultural studies including Aboriginal perspectives and Torres Strait Islander perspectives with a Queensland focus.
Queensland Indigenous Education Consultative Body
Racism. No Way
Anti-racism education for Australian schools.
Torres Shire Council: About Torres Strait
Torres Strait Regional Authority
(Australian Government)
Values Education
(Australian Government)
For information on values education for Australian schools.
The Aboriginal History of the Princess Alexandra Hospital Site
Article by historian and writer, Dr Ros Kidd.
