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Suitable for children and adults of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, Yulunga can be used in schools around Australia as an educational resource and as a guide to inclusive, structured sport within communities.
The Yulunga: Traditional Indigenous Games resource was developed to provide all Australians with a greater understanding and appreciation of Indigenous culture — the way it was many thousands of years ago and still is today.
The Yulunga: Traditional Indigenous Games can be used as skill games or lead-up games in physical education lessons or in specific sport practice sessions. Each activity card provides the following information about the activity: Bands of learning (F-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12) Background; Description; Equipment; Variations; Safety; Teaching tips
This was a ball game played by the Kabi Kabi people of south Queensland. The game was played with a ball made of kangaroo skin, which was called a buroinjin. The ball, which was smaller than a soccer ball, was sewn with tendons and stuffed with grass. Teams from different groups played against each other. The game was often played until sunset.
This version of a chasing-and-tagging game originates in the Aurukun Aboriginal community and has been popular and played for as long as most can remember. This game has been frequently played around the streets, in the school at break time and before physical education lessons as a fun warm-up activity.
Game play and basic rules • The player who will roll the target ball stands 5–10 metres to one side of the playing area, away from the throwing marker, and about 10 metres or more in front of the other players. Background Bowling-ball or disc games were played by Aboriginal boys and men in all parts of Australia. A piece
One of the favourite games of the Aboriginal people in parts of Victoria was a game of football. There were a few variations of the game and the one outlined here was observed in the 1840s. The ball was about the size of an orange, and was made of possum skin, with the fur side outwards. It was filled with pounded charcoal and was tied
The Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people had many water and diving games, which were often indulged in at any convenient creek, waterhole or at the beach. In various parts of Australia, contests in diving, floating, remaining beneath the water, and many other aquatic activities, were undertaken.
the men, especially in their spear-throwing games. The game of boorna jokee was the throwing of blunted spears at a human target. In this manner a player perfected skills in spear throwing and spear dodging. In displays of skill some men could expertly dodge three spears thrown together. They would use their shield or woomera to deflect the
Island and how it was similar to a game they played. This is an adapted game loosely based on the essential components of traditional spear fishing. Language The game is named jumpinpin after a meeting place for Aboriginal people on Stradbroke Island. It is also the name of a part of an edible root. It is now used