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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. 

To support your school or early learning service to acknowledge and celebrate great work initiatives around reconciliation, as well as the challenges, successes and achievements, take a look at the Reconciliation Awards RAP Action. This resource not only helps recognise contributions to progressing reconciliation in your school or early learning services, but is a great way to strengthen relationships within your community.

We are excited to introduce the newest member of the Narragunnawali team, Alanna Raymond. Alanna has spent the past six years as a primary teacher at Queanbeyan Public School, who were winners of the Narragunnawali Awards 2017. "One of the proudest moments of my career was representing our school at the Narragunnawali Awards 2017, and accepting our award on behalf of all the passionate individuals who have worked together over many years".

In October, Reconciliation Australia was delighted to receive the 2019 United Nations (UN) Day Honour. As our CEO, Karen Mundine said, “This honour rightfully belongs to all who have been part of the Reconciliation Australia family over the past 20 years." Congratulations also go to those who took part in Reconciliation NSW's Schools Reconciliation Challenge and to the winners of Wakakirri's National Reconciliation Story Award – read more about these initiatives and get involved in 2020!

Zoe is a Bundjalung woman currently working with the Narragunnawali team. In this article, we chat about her experiences with working in rural and remote communities around the country using technologies with Aboriginal and torres Strait Islander sciences and cultures.

Learn about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives, philosophies and practices pertaining to caring for Country/place, consider First Nations perspectives as part of broader sustainability plans, policies and practices, and physically demonstrate respect for the environment where your school or early learning service is situated.

This article looks at how a school in Sydney's Eastern suburbs took responsibility for caring for an endangered native plant - The Eastern Banksia Scrub, and the importance of looking to local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for expanding knowledges and learnings across the school.

With questions being asked around the world about climate change, rising tides and what we can do about it, this article looks at different Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural practices or caring for Country, and highlights the importance of Country for everyone.

This year's Finalists for the Narragunnawali Awards have been announced!

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.