I. What can the ‘Greatest Show On Earth’ reveal to us …...I. What can the ‘Greatest Show On Earth’ reveal to us about the roots of injustices experienced by the Bwgcolmanpeople?

I. Whatcanthe‘GreatestShowOnEarth’revealtousabouttherootsofinjusticesexperiencedbythe Bwgcolman people?

PalmIslandersareknownasthe'Bwgcolman People',meaning'manytribes,onepeople'.It'sanacknowledgementthatPalmIslandersshareahistorywithoverfortydifferentclans.

Source:http://www.piac.com.au/)

Source(image):Byme(pfctdayelise (说什么?))(ScreenshotfromNASA'sWorldWind program.)[Publicdomain],viaWikimediaCommons)

FirstStrategy:ThinkPuzzleExplorehttp:www.visiblethinkingpz.org

1. Whatdoyouthink youknowaboutthefilm ‘GreatestShowonEarth’?

2. Watchthefilmtrailer.Whatquestionsorpuzzles doyouhave?

• LinktoFilmTrailer(2:23mins)

https://youtu.be/AXCTMGYUg9A

3.Whatdoesthefilmmakeyouwanttoexplore?

Source(image):Originaluploader wasDaderot atEnglishWikipedia(Originaltext:CopyrightbyTheStrobridge Lith.Co.,Cincinnati- NewYork.)(c1895.)[Publicdomain],viaWikimediaCommons

SecondStrategy:Claim/Support/Questionhttp:www.visiblethinkingpz.org

1. Makeaclaimaboutwhatyouseeintheimage.

2. Identifysupportforyourclaim.

3. Askaquestionrelatedtoyourclaim.

Source:http://nationalunitygovernment.org

ThirdStrategy:Perceive/Know/CareAbouthttp:www.visiblethinkingpz.org

August1882thecircusimpresarioP.T.Barnumcalledforexamplesof"alltheuncivilizedracesinexistence.”ShowmanR.A.CunninghamshippedtwogroupsofAustralianAboriginestotheUnitedStates.Theyweredisplayedas"cannibals”incircuses,dimemuseums,fairgrounds,andothershowplacesinAmericaandEuropeandexaminedandphotographedbyanthropologists.

Source:http://nationalunitygovernment.org/

1.WhatmightTamboperceive/feelabouthissituation?

2.WhatmightTamboknowaboutorbelieve?

3.WhatmightTambocareabout?

Linkstothe‘CircusPerformers’story

• HistoryofPalmIslandhttps://www.qld.gov.au/atsi/cultural-awareness-heritage-arts/community-histories-palm-island

• AboriginalSlavescartedthroughoutUSAandEuropeas'CircusPerformers'http://nationalunitygovernment.org/content/aboriginal-circus-performers-carted-through-usa-and-europe

• ThestrangetaleofAboriginalcircusperformershttp://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/history-culture/2012/06/the-strange-tale-of-aboriginal-circus-performers

• Ngapartji Ngapartji:Inturninturn:Ego-histoire,EuropeandIndigenousAustraliahttp://press-files.anu.edu.au/downloads/press/p301021/html/ch05.xhtml?referer=326&page=12