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The curriculum and the traditional teaching roles are made manifest
in this incipient mode of theorizing.

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(iii) Teacher education

The traditional teaching role in the Aboriginal world is well
known. The problem is how to adapt this role to the evolving model
of the ’world’. The people must theorize about this adaptation.

The Aboriginal people have always been teachers
and have for thousands of years taught their people
how to live the Aboriginal way. Nowadays they
are learning new things to pass on to their students
(Mikurrunya,6.4.81:15).

The community is adamant that teacher training takes place within
the community. Several of the men attended a meeting in Perth to
discuss this problem.

Jacob Oberdoo told the meeting that Aboriginals
had always been teachers and would continue to
teach the things necessary for the Aboriginal way
of living. He also said that it was important
for Aboriginal teachers to also learn how to teach
reading and writing (Mikurrunya, 27.2.81:7).

ʌt a meeting of the Nomads Charitable and Education Foundation, later
in the year, discussions took place on this issue with a further
underlining of its importance.

The Foundation heard reports from Crow Yougarla
representing the Strelley School Board, Ditch Williams
representing Camp 61, Ginger Nganawila representing
Kulkarriya and John Bucknall, the Foundation's
Education Co-ordinator.

Plans for 1982 school year were discussed and particular
reference was made to the development of the Marmgu
Teacher Education Programme and the further growth
of the Vernacular Literacy Programme (Mikurrunya
8.10.81:2).

The programme was still the object of concern in 1982:

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