Toomelah at the NFSA
National Film and Sound Archive of Australia 1 McCoy Circuit, Acton, ACT, AustraliaA powerful feature from award-winning First Nations director Ivan Sen.
Every year workplaces, schools, early learning services, community groups, reconciliation groups, and people right across the country host a whole range of activities and events during National Reconciliation Week (NRW).
Check out the events below and see how you can mark NRW at an event near you.
The dates for NRW are the same each year; 27 May to 3 June.
Please note: the events posted below are not the responsibility of Reconciliation Australia. If you have any questions regarding an event, please contact the organisers.
A powerful feature from award-winning First Nations director Ivan Sen.
Join us in the studio Reconciliation Week for a special screening of Satellite Boy (2012).
The extraordinary story of Yolŋu elder Rev Dr Djiniyini Gondarra OAM.
With a post film discussion with filmmaker and guests
Watch the remarkable film The Last Daughter and join Murnong FPGP for a community discussion on reconciliation themes.
Central Victorian Indigenous Film Festival 2024
As Reconciliation Week comes to a close, join us for a screening of the documentary Always Was, Always Will be.
The extraordinary story of Yolŋu elder Rev Dr Djiniyini Gondarra OAM.
Post film Truth Telling discussion with filmmaker and guests
Join a free community screening of The Last Daughter at the Riddoch Arts and Cultural Centre
Deep Time View of Australia’s Epic History: A new full-dome show.
Join a free community screening of The Last Daughter at the Riddoch Arts and Cultural Centre
Join us for this charity screening of The Last Daughter, with special guest Brenda Matthews
Activities include a Weaving workshop and screening of documentary series Rebel with a Cause
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Paul Girrawah House has multiple First Nation ancestries from the South-East Canberra region, including the Ngambri-Ngurmal (Walgalu), Pajong (Gundungurra), Wallabollooa (Ngunnawal) and Erambie/Brungle (Wiradyuri) family groups.
Paul acknowledges his diverse First Nation history, he particularly identifies as a descendant of Onyong aka Jindoomang from Weereewaa (Lake George) and Henry ‘Black Harry’ Williams from Namadgi who were both multilingual, essentially Walgalu-Ngunnawal-Wiradjuri speaking warriors and Ngunnawal–Wallaballooa man William Lane aka ‘Billy the Bull’ - Murrjinille.
Paul was born at the old Canberra hospital in the centre of his ancestral country and strongly acknowledges his First Nation matriarch ancestors, in particular his mother Dr Aunty Matilda House-Williams and grandmother, Ms Pearl Simpson-Wedge.
Paul completed a Bachelor of Community Management from Macquarie University, and Graduate Certificate in Wiradjuri Language, Culture and Heritage and Management from CSU.
Paul provided the Welcome to Country for the 47th Opening of Federal Parliament in 2022. Paul is Board Director, Ngambri Local Aboriginal Land Council, Member Indigenous Reference Group, National Museum of Australia and Australian Government Voice Referendum Engagement Group.
Paul works on country with the ANU, First Nations Portfolio as a Senior Community Engagement Officer
Reconciliation Australia acknowledges Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples should be aware that this website contains images or names of people who have passed away.
