Reconciliation Week is very important. Real reconciliation has never been achieved in Australia and this week there has been another incident of unjustified ill treatment of a young Aboriginal youth by Police in NSW. It is shocking that there have been over 400 deaths in custody since the Royal Commission into those deaths was completed in 1991. There is still much injustice and racism in our society.

Many people are working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to achieve equality and justice and to improve relationships. The Bush Heritage organization encourages this. Indigenous and non-indigenous people are working together listening to each other and sharing knowledge about the environment. Here is a message from the Bush Heritage website during Reconciliation Week.

More organizations should be working together especially our Government and our Justice system.

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The motto this year for NAIDOC week is 'Because of her we can' Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women have always been inspirational leaders in their communities.

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Literacy provides children with future choice. Choice around jobs, wellbeing and health. Our End of Year Financial Appeal is aiming to make a positive difference where it is needed the most:

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As a storyteller, I sometimes adapt a story that I’ve read or heard, changing the details but keeping the basic concept. The Honey Hunters,(ISBN 9 780744 531602) written In 1992, is a traditional African story about hunting for honey, published by Walker Books.

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The Garma Festival , held every August in Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, is a big cultural festival to which thousands of people flock.

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NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee. It now takes place over a week instead of one day and celebrates the achievements of Australia's Indigenous people. This year the theme is Our Languages matter.

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