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Sharing some of Australia’s historical truths from a personal narrative, and listening to those truths, potentially for the first time, is equally as confronting and more often than not uncomfortable. Too much has been left out of text books and out of conversations. We take a look at a series of articles that explore the concept of truth-telling in different parts of the country.

Reconciliation Australia and the Narragunnawali team have designed a suite of free resources to help navigate through this year's National Reconciliation Week 2019 theme Grounded in Truth: Walk Together with Courage.

In this article, we interviewed three Koorie Education Support Officers (KESOs) who are using their personal family stories to engage teachers and students in some of the local true histories of our nation.

A collaborative demonstration of relationship building in a year-long project that linked non-Indigenous educators and community members, with local Aboriginal community members and children.

The Narragunnawali closed Facebook group is a place where members stay up-to-date with the latest from Reconciliation Australia, the Narragunnawali team, reconciliation within the education space, and to interact and share content with fellow group members from the Narragunnawali community.

On 27 March 2019, The Healing Foundation is launching a new resource kit for teachers and students to educate young people about the Stolen Generations and make it easy for school communities to start the conversation in a safe and age appropriate way.

Meet one of the judges of the Narragunnawali Awards 2019, Narungga man from the York Peninsula, Professor Peter Buckskin! For over 40 years Professor Buckskin's passion has been the pursuit of educational excellence for Aboriginal peoples. He is currently the Dean of Aboriginal Engagement and Strategic Projects at the University of South Australia.

Learn about new features and tools for your RAP and Working Group.

Since being a Finalist in the Narragunnawali Awards 2017, Middle Park Primary School have built and strengthened relationships with local Elders and community members. Boonwurrung language is now being respectfully embedded into their curriculum.

Through engaging with a short film stimulus, staff and RAP Working Group members reflect on the relationship between reconciliation and education (learning, unlearning and relearning alike).

An evoking performance of The Rabbits won Wakakirri's National Story of the Year and Reconciliation Award, showcasing the power of historical truth-telling and reconciliation through dance.

We look some of the media coverage around #ISitWithHarper, which highlights the importance of young people having a voice in reconciliation conversations. We also look at recent discussions around truth-telling, as well as debates sparked by the newly released curriculum elaborations to support teachers to incorporate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives into the science curriculum.

Aunty Rona Scherer is a MaMu-Yalanji woman from Far North Queensland. In this interview, Aunty Rona talks about how schools and early learning services that are genuinely engaged in reconciliation are "creating that holistic, safe environment that goes from the classroom to home."

Momentum is increasing with treaty negotiations and social landscapes shifting toward a more positive future for Australia. And it is women who are leading the charge.

Geraldine is a Bangerang/Wiradjuri woman who has devoted her career to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education in Victoria and across Australia. She is the current President of the Victorian Aboriginal Education Association (VAEAI) and the Deputy Chairperson of the Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC).