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WorksheetsIndigenous Storytelling
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
It is courteous if you find an Australian Aboriginal story you wish to tell to always...
keep the story a secret
ask permission from the source before sharing it.
only tell the story word for word
share the story with as many people as possible.
Through stories Aboriginals taught children...
important lessons to protect them.
ceremonies to prepare boys who are about to enter manhood.
which berries are safe to eat
All of the above
When telling a story the storyteller would...
explain the meaning of the story as they told it.
see who understood the story making them the clan leaders
give no explanation into the meaning of the story.
try to be as animated as possible.
Interestingly Women were in charge of telling boys stories about becoming a man.
True
False
Oral storytelling traditions include the use of..
song/dance
art/ craft and storytelling
giving instructions/ directions
All of the above
Which is not a way that Indigenous Australians share and pass on stories?
body art
painting on rock or bark
through sign
message stick
Historically storytelling was more common...
during the summer months when it was too hot to hunt.
in the winter when the hunting & gathering slowed.
In the evening- under the cover of dark
in the morning before going hunting.
Certain stories are protected & only told to select audiences & never written down.
True
False
Why is it rude to ask qs when being told a story according to traditional Indigenous Culture?
questions imply disbelief.
questions imply you are not listening properly.
you must wait until the end before asking qs.
the storyteller will not have any answers.
It is Ironic to write a blog post about oral traditions because...
the internet is evil.
Indigenous people don't share stories by writing them down
blog posts share information with non Indigenous people
blog posts are obsolete.
