Organising An Event For National Reconciliation Week
01/05/2024
Whether it’s your first time hosting a National Reconciliation Week event, or your fifth, get some pointers about what makes a good one.
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Whether it’s your first time hosting a National Reconciliation Week event, or your fifth, get some pointers about what makes a good one.
From online events to films, book club, colouring-in, and learning something, here are some ways you can be #InThisTogether2020.
This edition focusses on National Reconciliation Week 2017 (NRW), as well as our Narragunnawali: Reconciliation in Schools and Early Learning program, and shares data from the recently measured Reconciliation Action Plan program.
a time to explore how we as individuals and as a community can contribute to achieving reconciliation.
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Cross-cultural learning and engagement with Noongar language at Winterfold School has led to a unique relationship with the local Italian community.
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Join us this Reconciliation Week and learn about the local Indigenous history with a walk down to Brown’s Waterhole.
Download and use the #NRW2024 resources at home, work or school and get ready for National Reconciliation Week 2024! Show your support this National Reconciliation Week – 27 May to
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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.
