In the worldwide movement to reddress racial inequity, it is incumbent on us to re-examine our views in the classroom space. This Conversation article focuses on the lack of confidence teachers have in teaching indigenous perspectives.

The Australian government has allocated tens of millions of dollars to commemorate the anniversary of Cook’s voyage to the South Pacific and Australia in 1770. Though several events have now been suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, others will take place online.

This could also be an opportunity for teachers to disrupt the same white-washed versions of colonisation (brave, heroic and necessary) taught in Australian schools for centuries.

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