The Brolga Dance Academy at World Square
680 World Square 680 George Street, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaEmbark on a cultural journey with The Brolga Dance Academy!
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.
Embark on a cultural journey with The Brolga Dance Academy!
Spend an evening with Indigenous violinist Eric Avery in the heritage Macquarie Watchtower
Walk between Tempe House (Wolli Creek Station) and Girrahween Park (Bardwell Park Station)
Join us this National Reconciliation Week and come play some traditional Indigenous games that all the family can enjoy.
Cruise around Sydney Harbour with Tribal Warrior and learn about the local people. Light lunch, tea and coffee included.
This Reconciliation Week we're holding a Great Book Swap to support the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF).
Join us in the studio Reconciliation Week for a special screening of Satellite Boy (2012).
Join us for a Community Walk on Country at Kingscliff to mark Reconciliation Week.
A day to commemorate the successful 1967 referendum with a joyous celebration of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander culture
Guest speaker: Dr Georgia Durmush is a Senior lecturer in Sociology and Youth Work in the School of Social Sciences at Western Sydney University.
Join us this Reconciliation Week and learn about Aboriginal history and a bushfood tasting with Koori Kinnections.
See (and purchase!) works by First Nations artists Jason Douglas and Trevor Eastwood.
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 may contain images or names of people who have since passed away.
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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.
