News

With a large audience to draw upon, media outlets, as well as individuals, through social media, have the power to raise awareness and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories and cultures. Use these links to prompt reflective discussion about representation and the media. 

Aboriginal Studies teacher, David Browne talks to us about the importance of "Aboriginal education in both senses – in the widest set of opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in education as possible, and in bringing the value and relevance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures into the consciousness of non-Indigenous Australians. "

The development of St John’s Grammar School’s Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) is a powerful example of a movement that has been driven by students in the role as Reconciliation Ambassadors, with valuable input and guidance from knowledgeable and supportive adults in the wider school community.

Throughout the month of July, SBS/NITV premiered a powerful suite of documentary films as part of its You Are Here series. You Are Here captures key moments in time, and explores the invaluable place of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, in shaping Australia’s history right through to the present day.

Reconciliation Australia is excited to have launched its updated Narragunnawali platform! The updated Narragunnawali platform has a range of new resources and features.

Reconciliation Australia is proud to have launched the inaugural Narragunnawali Awards, recognising reconciliation excellence in the education sector.

With new apps, websites, language competitions and programs emerging around the country, the urgency and energy for learning about Australia’s First Languages is clear. This is reflected in increasing media coverage celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages and the stories of people learning and supporting the continuation of these languages.

Priscilla Singer and Daisy Henry tell the Narragunnawali team about their work with students at Indulkana Anangu School in the APY lands in South Australia.

My Grandmother’s Lingo is an online resource that uses voice-activated gaming technology to connect users with the story of Angelina Joshua, a passionate and determined young Aboriginal woman from East Arnhem Land’s remote Ngukurr community.

The Parkes community is increasingly recognised for its revitalisation of Wiradjuri language. Most schools in Parkes have a Wiradjuri Language Program, with around 1000 students and children learning First Language words for objects and people in the world around them.

Briony Franklin is a non-Indigenous Year 1 teacher with a passion for learning and teaching about Kaurna language, the language of the Traditional Owners of the Adelaide Plains of South Australia.

A team in Kununurra, WA, adapted a language nest model to surround the children of Kununurra in the local, critically endangered Miriwoong language in daily or weekly sessions.

Issue 4 of Narragunnawali News celebrates the importance and resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages and the role schools and early learning services play in supporting the maintenance, revitalisation and revival of First Languages.

The Narragunnawali team has teamed up with Cool Australia to create new teaching resources designed to support inquiry into the histories and cultures of Australia’s First Peoples.

There have been many challenges internationally and close to home in the last few months, but there have also been stories of success and triumph that should be celebrated.