National Reconciliation Week

National Reconciliation Week (27 May - 3 June) is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.

Updated April 22, 2024
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Our race for reconciliation
Heiss, Anita
Mel Gordon loves running, and watching Seinfeld, but mostly she loves Cathy Freeman. It's 2000 and the Olympics are going to be held in Australia. In a year of surprises, Mel finds out that Cathy Freeman is coming to talk to her school. And her family is heading to Sydney! It becomes an...
Sister girl : reflections on tiddaism, identity and reconciliation
Huggins, Jackie
The pieces in this seminal collection represent almost four decades of writing by historian and activist Jackie Huggins. These essays, speeches and interviews combine both the public and the personal in a bold trajectory tracing one Murri woman's journey towards self-discovery and human...
My people
Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Oodgeroo's writing is often a provocative and passionate plea forjustice. My People is a collection of poetry and prose and areminder of Oodgeroo's contributionto indigenous culture and thejourney to reconciliation.
Listen
Smith, Duncan
Listen. And you will hear the voices of Ancestors. Speaking to us. Guiding us. Leading us on the path to knowledge of culture, of Country. To reconciliation. Listen. Listen encourages the...
Statements from the soul : the moral case for the Uluru Statement from the Heart
Morris, Shireen
'Statements from the Soul sets the standard for conversations not just about the Voice, but the value and urgency of true reconciliation.' -Celina Ribeiro, The Guardian In this ground-breaking collection of essays, diverse religious leaders and thinkers come together to advocate...
Truth-telling : history, sovereignty and the Uluru Statement
Reynolds, Henry
If we are to take seriously the need for telling the truth about our history, we must start at first principles. What if the sovereignty of the First Nations was recognised by European international law in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries? What if the audacious British annexation of a whole...
Finding the Heart of the nation : the journey of the Uluru statement towards voice, treaty and truth
Mayor, Thomas
This is a book for all Australians. Since the Uluru Statement from the Heart was formed in 2017, Thomas Mayo has travelled around the country to promote its vision of a better future for Indigenous Australians. He's visited communities big and small, often with the Uluru Statement...
Speaking my mind : common sense answers for Australia
Mundine, Nyunggai Warren
After undergoing heart surgery in 2012 and facing his own mortality, Warren Mundine realised he might not get another chance to say what he thought. By that time he had already delivered dozens of speeches and written numerous newspaper articles but he began to write and speak more frequently and...
The little red yellow black book : an introduction to indigenous Australia
Originally published in 1994, The Little Red Yellow Black Book has established itself as the perfect starting point for those who want to learn about the rich cultures and histories of Australias First Peoples. Written from an Indigenous perspective, this highly illustrated and accessible...
Sorry and beyond : healing the stolen generations
Butler, Brian
Brian Butlers grandmother was taken from her family in 1910. She was 12 years old. Twenty years later her daughter, Brians mother, was taken. Thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families, like Brian Butlers, have been coping with the trauma of child removal for more than a century....
Reaching through time : finding my family's stories
Bostock, Shauna
The powerful story of a Bundjalung woman's journey to uncover her family history.
The Voice to Parliament handbook : all the detail you need
Mayo, Thomas
The Voice to Parliament Handbook is an easy-to-follow guide for the millions of Australians who have expressed support for the Uluru Statement from the Heart, but want to better understand what a Voice to Parliament actually means. 'We...
Return to Uluru
McKenna, Mark
When Mark McKenna set out to write a history of the centre of Australia, he had no idea what he would discover. One event in 1934 - the shooting at Uluru of Aboriginal man Yokunnuna by white policeman Bill McKinnon, and subsequent Commonwealth inquiry - stood out as a mirror of racial politics in...

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