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Meet the six finalists for the 2021 Narragunnawali Awards, selected by our judging panel for doing great things for reconciliation in their communities. The winners will be announced at the Australian Reconciliation Convention.

The judging panel of the Narragunnawali Awards 2021 – Geraldine Atkinson, Sharon Davis and Professor Peter Buckskin – have decided the finalists for the 2021 awards.

The Australian Curriculum is currently under review. A key part of the review is to strengthen existing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures cross-curriculum priority. Educational communities are encouraged to learn about the review of, and proposed revisions to, the Australian Curriculum, and how these can support a stronger future of reconciliation in education.

Meet the artist behind the NRW 2021 Poster artwork ‘Action’. Warumungu/Wombaya descendant Jessica Johnson speaks to her art, challenges she has faced as an Aboriginal woman, and where the onus of reconciliation really lies.

This article asks readers the questions of how we as individuals, can use national and international dialogues of truth, justice and reconciliation to enact positive change in our own communities.

This year’s NRW theme is asking you to call out tokenism and to get more ‘comfortable in the uncomfortable.’ Celebrating 20 years of Reconciliation Australia, it’s time for all of us to move from ‘safe to brave’. The Narragunnawali NRW resources are here to support your ideas around taking positive action.

The Narragunnawali team are excited to officially launch a new three-part webinar series that provides an introduction to the concept and context of reconciliation in Australia, explores the importance of using respectful and inclusive language, and provides advice on how to take practical and informed action towards reconciliation in education and more!

Recognising the unique challenges education services experienced through COVID-19, the team at Coromandel Valley Kindergarten share how they had to get creative and think outside the box continuing reconciliation activities in lockdown, in the service, and safely with the local community and organisations.

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 new Reconciliation Barometer report has far-reaching implications for the role education plays in the reconciliation movement. Understand where we are doing well – and where we need to do better.

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.