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Reflecting on First Nations’ stories for Reconcilliation Week
This Reconciliation Week, Australians are urged to take meaningful action towards reconciliation to the theme, More than a word. Reconciliation takes action.
The week, which takes place from 27 May – 3 June, encourages us all to reflect on the achievements of First Nations Australians, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who have served in defence of our nation.
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Minister for Defence Personnel Darren Chester said Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people had served in every war, conflict and peacekeeping operation that has seen Australian participation over the last 100 years.
Published May 27, 2021
After the conversations around the systemic injustice towards our First Nations Australians, events need to do a much better job at recognising and spotlighting our Indigenous creatives. Cut to this year’s Afterpay Australian Fashion Week which is not only being held on the same week as National Reconciliation Week but opens with the event’s first welcome to country performance by First Nations designer
Grace Lillian Lee.
“Our practices and native landscapes have served as a great source of inspiration. Our people and our land continue to contribute to the growth and development of this nation,” Lee said in a statement.
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