A guided cultural learning experience exploring traditional tools, knowledge, and connection to Country.
This workshop introduces participants to the cultural significance of traditional spears within Aboriginal communities. Spears have long been used for hunting, fishing, and survival, but also represent knowledge systems, responsibility, and connection to land and waterways.
Participants learn about traditional materials, regional variations, and the skills involved in crafting tools for specific purposes. Guided by an Aboriginal facilitator, the session explores how tools were made using deep environmental knowledge and sustainable practices.
Where appropriate, participants engage in a hands-on component using safe, age-appropriate materials to understand construction methods and cultural context. The workshop encourages reflection on how traditional technologies reflect ingenuity, care for Country, and intergenerational learning.
Suitable for:
Develop understanding of the cultural and practical role of spears in Aboriginal life
Learn about traditional materials and sustainable resource use
Explore regional variation in tool design
Recognise the connection between environment, knowledge, and technology
Build cultural awareness and respectful engagement with Aboriginal practices
Humanities and Social Sciences
Design and Technologies
Science (materials, sustainability)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures (Cross-curriculum Priority)
Standard 1: Know students and how they learn
Standard 2: Know the content and how to teach it
Early Years (30mins) – $500 up to 40 participants
Single Session (1 hr) – $800 – up to 150 participants
Half-day (up to 3 workshops) – $3400 – up to 200 participants
Full-day (up to 5 programs) – $6600 – up to 300 participants
Outdoor space preferred, or large indoor area.
Tables required for demonstration and safe materials handling.
All workshop materials supplied unless otherwise discussed.
ducators are encouraged to brief students on respectful listening and cultural learning prior to the session.
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All workshops are delivered by Aboriginal facilitators and grounded in cultural integrity, respect, and lived knowledge. We do not recreate sacred practices or ceremonies. Learning is shared through storytelling, discussion, and experience in culturally safe and appropriate ways.
Travel fees may apply depending on location.
All workshops outside the Northern Rivers NSW – South East QLD area may incurr travel fees.Â
These will be on your invoice if applied.Â
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These sessions are customised to your setting and can include a comination of workshops and may include travel considerations.
