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Jarjums Connect Group children learning how to use fire sticks
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Connecting First Nations children with Country and culture

“Jarjums Connect Group was established for all children, carers, families, staff, First Nations Elders and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members to come together and immerse themselves in the sharing of First Nations history, cultural knowledge and a variety of cultural practices,” says Anglicare’s Lalania Tusa

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Reconciliation: relationships and respect

As part of our series on Reconciliation Action Plan achievements, the St Hilda’s School Chaplain shares how the school is embedding Indigenous culture and Reconciliation themes in their curriculum in novel ways, actively fostering relationships of respect between the whole school community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and implementing students’ Reconciliation suggestions