WALGA hosted the annual Aboriginal Engagement and Reconciliation Forum on 22 September, this year themed ‘Doyntj Doyntj – Come Together’.
A total of 230 attendees from Local and State Government, and partner organisations, attended for a day of learning and celebration of the positive work occurring between Local Governments and their Aboriginal communities.
The program featured Danjoo Koorliny, Reconciliation WA’s recently launched RAP Ready forum and showcases from Local Government on youth engagement, traineeships and employment, cultural safety, truth telling, place names and traditional landcare.
The presentations and videos from the day can be found below:
- Program
- Walking together towards 2029 and beyond (Danjoo Koorliny Leaders)
- Let's talk about racism (Leanne Woods, Marlee Kickett and Barbara Freeman, City of Cockburn)
- The Path of Pain – the real story of the Bernier and Dorre Island Histories (Dr Jade Pervan and Kathleen Musulin, Lock Hospital Working Group; Deb Wilkes, Shire of Carnarvon)
- Walking with fire (Dr Wayne Webb, Undalup Association)
- Wadandi ranger program (Dr Wayne Webb, Undalup Association)
- Aboriginal Tourism Academy: a business mentoring opportunity for Local
Governments (Robert Taylor, WAITOC and Tijah Colleran, City of Perth)
- Aboriginal Tourism Acacemy video (Robert Taylor, WAITOC and Tijah Colleran, City of Perth)
- Gathering Noongar water knowledge for the urban Djarlgarro Beeliar catchment (Gail Barrow,
Sharon Wood-Kenney and Cristina Ramalho, UWA)
- Engaging with long term purpose and programs that address systematic disadvantage in local communities (Shahna Rind, Department of Communities)
- ALGA Closing the Gap Implementation Plan (Susie Moir, WALGA)
- Storylines Digital Archive: connecting communities, revitalising culture, creating opportunity
(Elizabeth Spencer and Denien Toomath, State Library of WA)