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Education, schools and early learning services around the country play important roles in how we move forward into the brave space of reconciliation. With challenging days and conversations ahead, this report provides great insights to where you next most powerful step may be.

One of Narragunnawali’s longest standing team members, we sat down with Bigambul woman, Esma and spoke all things reconciliation in education, Narragunnawali Awards and what have been some of her favourite things to see since working for Reconciliation Australia.

The winners of the Narragunnawali Awards 2019 Early Learning category share what they have been up to since receiving the award and what it meant for them and their community to have their hard work recognised at the national level.

Applications for the Narragunnawali Awards 2021 are open until midnight on Friday 30 April! Your school or early learning service could be nationally recognised for your reconciliation in education initiatives, rewarded with a $10,000 cash prize as well as media and promotional opportunities.

An important and challenging time of year for many reasons, this article showcases some resources and conversations to help us move into the brave space when thinking about 26 January and everything the date brings to the surface for your school or early learning service community.

The findings of Reconciliation Australia’s newly released 2020 Australian Reconciliation Barometer have far-reaching implications for fostering reconciliation in education. Read the 2020 Barometer to find out where we are on our reconciliation journey.

Always Was. Always Will Be—the theme for NAIDOC Week 2020 has resonated with many. We delve into the importance of Country and the power of actively listening to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples striving for change.

We’re doing things a little differently for the Narragunnawali Awards 2021. You can now nominate a school or early learning service doing great things for reconciliation and encourage them to apply for a Narragunnawali Award 2021 in February next year.

Reconciliation stories take many shapes. We hear from Wesley College about just how important building and maintaining relationships with your local community can be, and the value of reconciliation in shaping future generations of Elders.

We hear from Liza Hamilton – Deputy Principal Instructional Leader Aboriginal Students – about what winning the Narragunnawali Awards 2019 school category meant for Maclean High School and the local community; and learn about some of the exciting reconciliation projects they’ve implemented in 2020.

National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia. Here are some resources to support engagement with NRW in 2020.

Some of many examples of media features that meaningfully reflect this year’s National Reconciliation Week theme, In this together.

A story of how reconciliation action planning is helping bring the St Alipius Parish School community together, and bring about positive change.

This article proudly explores the 2020 National Reconciliation Week theme, In this together, through a conversation with Minang Ngadju educator, Roni Forrest.

Congratulations to the winners of the Narragunnawali Awards 2019 – Maclean High School and Forbes Preschool! This article shines a spotlight on their achievements and exceptional commitment to reconciliation. We also share a short film with highlights from the Narragunnawali Awards finalists workshop and presentation event at the National Arboretum on Ngunnawal Country.