UsMob - Teacher's Information

UsMob uses online characters and friendships to spark an exchange of culture, creativity and experience between non-Indigenous and Indigenous young people.

UsMob encourages sensible and accurate discussion about Indigenous and non-Indigenous issues without a focus on 'educational' or curriculum-based outcomes.

UsMob enhances the uptake of digital and interactive media based technologies in classrooms through compelling weekly webisodes and content rich material.

UsMob inspires young indigenous people to use the web and develop skills in new media technologies.

UsMob is an online environment that is sensitive to authoring biases and is therefore culturally relevant to Indigenous audiences.

UsMob provides real training and employment opportunities for Indigenous youth in the ongoing maintenance of the site.

UsMob also features an online forum for discussing cross-cultural issues.

Charlie
Until now, Charlie has learnt everything he needs to know from his Grandfather and his school. But things are changing. He and his best friend Harry are no longer boys, yet still not men. Will Charlie follow in the traditional footsteps of his Grandfather, will he stay in school, or will Harry lead him down a path filled with trouble?

Harry
Moving from house to house. Living from day to day. Harry has big dreams but even bigger problems. Without family or certainty about his culture, can Harry keep pushing both black and white laws and avoid the consequences?

Jacquita
A perennial optimist, Jacquita will not be bowed by her life-circumstances, instead imagining a future filled with hope. But as loyalty to her older sister Della places increasing strain on her own life, can she look after her own future and keep Della from trouble?

Della
Desperately missing her mother and feeling lost between two cultures, Della is angry, tough, and intensely vulnerable. Will she self-destruct or can her family and her culture repair her fractured spirit?

Episode 1: Kwatye (Water)
Aboriginal kids don't get lost in the desert without any water... do they?
Fact Sheet: Finding Water in Desert
Fact Sheet: Different Foods in Arrernte Country

Episode 2: Money Day
Teased about her hearing aid at school, Della has to decide whose voice she will listen to.
Fact Sheet: Indigenous Languages in Australia
Fact Sheet: Deafness in Indigenous Communities

Episode 3: Ure (Fire)
When Harry burns a tree on someone else's land, is it just nature that he is messing with?
Fact Sheet: Traditional Healing
Fact Sheet: Lhere Mparntwe

Episode 4: Wrong Skin
In a battle for the same boy, sisters Jacquita and Della must decide whether to follow their hearts or their traditional law.
Fact Sheet: Skin Names

Episode 5: Pmere Amekemeke (Sacred Sites)
10, 9, 8, 7... As their childhood days disappear and the non-Aboriginal world seems to be closing in, will Charlie and Harry's friendship survive?
Fact Sheet: Traditional Stories
Fact Sheet: Sacred Sites

Episode 6: Sniffer
Alienated by her family and friends, Della turns to petrol sniffing and leaves her sister with a difficult decision.
Fact Sheet: Petrol Sniffing
Fact Sheet: Arrernte Culture I

Episode 7: Iwerre Atherrame (Two Paths)
No longer a boy but still not a man. Can Harry keep pushing both black and white laws and avoid the consequences?
Fact Sheet: Arrernte Culture II

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