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• • Complete the 5 stages of awareness-raising activities in the online Share our Pride journey that was developed by Reconciliation Australia. This provides an introduction to the perspectives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples about their diverse cultures and our shared history.

• • Go to the Wyndham Council website for local information and check the links on that page, including the Rivers to Recognition – Aboriginal Education Resource Directory that can guide you about where and how to research further information in relation to your assignment topic.

• • Visit the Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre and its website to learn about the rich diversity of Aboriginal people, their histories, culture and politics in Victoria.

• • Explore the collection of stories spanning from traditional to contemporary life, of land and spirit, art and artefacts of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Culture Victoria website. Make sure to follow the link to the Missions Voices website to learn about this era of Victoria’s history from Aboriginal perspectives.

• • Explore Bonmarart Leewik (Strong Ancestors) – a Victoria University online resource that brings together stories of significant Aboriginal people, places and events in Melbourne’s Western region. These leaders in key political movements of the 20th century created political or social entities that persist today.

• • Visit the Koorie Heritage Trust at Federation Square and its website

Have a look at jobs board the and also send an enquiry through a form on the contact page

• • Sign up to the Reconciliation Australia Narrangalawalli Reconciliation in Education program that supports all schools and early learning services in Australia to foster a higher level of knowledge and pride in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, cultures and contributions. Narragunnawali’s online platform is free to access and provides practical ways to introduce meaningful reconciliation initiatives in the classroom, around the school and with the community. Through the Narragunnawali platform, schools and early learning services can develop a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), and teachers and educators can access professional learning and curriculum resources to support the implementation of reconciliation initiatives.

• • Reconciliation Victoria promotes participation in the Narrangalawalli program in its work with schools and Early Learning Services to build understanding and promote a holistic and collaborative approach to reconciliation. To learn more about how to get started on Narragunnawali and how Reconciliation Victoria can support your school and early learning service’s journey in reconciliation, contact education@reconciliationvic.org.au

• • The Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Inc. (VAEAI) provides a wealth of Resources including a Koorie Education Calendar, a Koorie Perspectives in STEM guide and Aboriginal Early Childhood Cultural Protocols. Explore their website and sign up for the regular Koorie Perspectives in Curriculum Bulletin. You can also contact the Melbourne Metro Wurreker Broker for further advice and support.

• • Book a visit to Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre with your students and browse activities in its Schools Program and Resources. Subscribe to the MV Teachers Network.

• • Yarn Strong Sista is an Aboriginal Education Consultancy that offers a range of services including visits to Early Childhood environments to facilitate storytelling and arts workshops with children, hosting Professional Development training for Educators, facilitating arts experiences and face-painting at festivals and events, and providing First Nations designed resources and educational tools.

• • The Department of Education and Training has developed the Marrung strategy to ensure that all Koorie Victorians achieve their learning aspirations. Koorie Engagement Support Officers (KESO) are area based professionals who are members of the local Aboriginal community. KESOs provide advice to schools about culturally inclusive learning environments, co-ordination of services to support engagement and improved outcomes for Koorie children and young people. They support students and families through transitions across all learning stages where appropriate: into early years, primary, secondary and further education.

• • Possum Skin Pedagogy – a Guide for Early Childhood Practitioners was developed by Sue Atkinson. This document was funded by the Warrawong Foundation and produced with the assistance of Action on Aboriginal Perspectives in Early Childhood and fka Children’s Services, Melbourne.

Aboriginal Victoria provides advice about acknowledging Country and respecting Traditional Owners.

• • A Welcome to Country is conducted by senior representatives from a Traditional Owner organisation that has been formally recognised by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council as having authority to represent the Traditional Owners of that specific Country.
  • An Acknowledgement of Country is a statement of recognition of the Traditional Owners of the specific land on which we gather at a particular time. It is also an opportunity to acknowledge all Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Peoples of the lands now known as Australia. An Acknowledgement of Country can be done by anyone and by multiple people attending the meeting or gathering.

Learn more about Aboriginal Victoria’s guidelines about when a specific Acknowledgement, or request for a Welcome to Country, is not recommended in areas where formal recognition has not occurred as it may:

• • • privilege one group’s interests in Country over other groups
    • pre-empt the outcomes of formal recognition processes
    • lead to disputes between groups who have an interest in or association with Country

Explore the ONLINE MAP that allows you to find out who the formally recognised Traditional Owners are for any area or address.

Remember that it is the Traditional Owners who should be acknowledged, rather than the corporation representing the Traditional Owners.