These films are for use when engaging with the First Nations Voices in Education professional learning resource. You can find the biographies for each First Nations education champion in the resource.
Developed by Reconciliation Australia in partnership with Gilimbaa Creative Agency, engage with the overview film above, and following individual films to learn more.
Dr Kaye Price
Born and raised in Tasmania, and driven from a young age by a desire to challenge racism in education and provide culturally relevant teaching, Dr Kaye Price had a long and distinguished career in teaching and education policy.
Professor Peter Buckskin
A Narungga man from the Yorke Peninsula, Professor Peter Buckskin has blazed the trail of educational excellence for First Nations People in schools and universities and federal Departments for over 40 years.
Aunty Geraldine Atkinson
Bangerang/Wiradjuri woman Aunty Geraldine Atkinson is a teacher and leading advocate for First Nations culture and education. She combines her direct experience of what works in community with her extensive policy knowledge to change education systems in Victoria and nationally.
Ned David
Ned David is a Kulkalaig - a Traditional Owner from the Central Islands in the Torres Strait - and Chair of the Torres Strait Islanders Regional Education Council who was instrumental in the founding of Tagai State College and in facilitating access to early years learning in the Torres Strait.
Aunty Denise Proud
Born on Wakka Wakka Country, and with connections to the Koa and Kuku-Yalanji Peoples, Aunty Denise Proud started her career teaching kindergarten and has since taught everywhere from universities to prisons, always placing culture at the heart of education.