Community Archaeology and Oral Tradition: Commemorating and teaching cultural awareness on Mua Island, Torres Strait

Liam M. Brady; Bruno David; Louise Manas; The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education

doi:10.1017/S1326011100003689

Authors

Liam M. Brady School of Geography and Environmental Science
Bruno David School of Geography and Environmental Science
Louise Manas Kubin State School
The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1017/S1326011100003689

Abstract

Education is about learning. But it is not always about teaching. Nor is it always held in formal educational settings. Here we present an example from Mua Island in Torres Strait, where cultural knowledge was recently communicated and passed down to the younger generation through community participation rather than through formal educational institutions. The role that community research and ceremonies play in customary learning is here brought out through recent commemoration of the legendary hero Goba on Mua Island.

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