Changes to vehicle access 25 Jul – Nov 2022
Our vehicle entrance will be reduced to one lane from 25 July until the end of November 2022, due to the construction of a new set of traffic lights outside Te Papa.
Changes to vehicle access 25 Jul – Nov 2022
Our vehicle entrance will be reduced to one lane from 25 July until the end of November 2022, due to the construction of a new set of traffic lights outside Te Papa.
Examine local histories in your own context, considering the ways in which dominant narratives can be addressed.
We are looking at the ways in which local histories are communicated in our area and whether we might be able to use art as a vehicle for new ideas.
Through these activities, learners will:
Reihana uses digital storytelling to tell new truths. Many other New Zealand artists are also interested in questioning past events, decolonising the narrative, and balancing the power. Seeking to redress past or current understandings requires us to examine the ways in which history is being created and transmitted.
In this activity, learners examine their local histories, and the experiences that inform that history.
In this activity, learners consider their local context, and the opportunities that might exist to use art to re-imagine history.
Reflective questionsHow have you been able to find out about the story of the land on which your school stands? How is history communicated in local artefacts such as street names, statues, parks, and plaques? Whose history is told through these? What does this reflect to us? In what ways could we approach this differently? What state does the land under your feet yearn to return to? Who from te taiao is now missing from our local worlds? What does the local natural world need to thrive once more?
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