Advertisement Each morning the prep children at Reservoir East Primary School begin their school day with an acknowledgement of the land and why itâs important to care for it in the way that Aboriginal people have done for many centuries. The routine is one way the school embeds Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture, one of the curriculumâs three âcross-curriculum prioritiesâ, in its teaching. Reservoir East Primary School prep teacher Alinta Williams with students. Credit:Justin McManus A review of Australiaâs curriculum released last week found numerous concerns with how that history and culture is taught, including a lack of âtruth-tellingâ about First Nationsâ experiences since the arrival of Europeans, and a failure âto recognise that they experienced colonisation as an invasion and dispossession of land, sea and skyâ.