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Improving the Educational Opportunities of Aboriginal Children: The Koonibba Experience

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2015

J. Schluter
J. Schluter*
Affiliation:
Koonibba Aboriginal School, Koonibba, via Ceduna, South Australia
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Koonibba is a non-traditional Aboriginal settlement 40 kilometres west of Ceduna. It began as a Lutheran mission in 1901, when Aboriginal people from several areas were gathered together at the foot of Koonibba Hill to live as a community. The mission operated until 1964, when the Lutheran Church officially ceased administrative control and various government departments took over. An Education Department school began then. Now approximately 100 adults and 35 children live at Koonibba. None of them are traditionally from this area, but all identify as being part of the Koonibba Community.

Kangaroo, sleepy lizard and other local native animals form a significant part of the Koonibba people’s diet but they have retained few other traditional skills.

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Research Article
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The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , Volume 13 , Issue 4 , September 1985 , pp. 16 - 24
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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