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2011 Events - National Reconciliation Week

This year marks the 14th anniversary of National Reconciliation Week and the theme is 'Reconciliation: Let's see it through!'

Reconciliation Week offers an opportunity for all Australians to focus on reconciliation and celebrate the rich culture and history of Indigenous Australians. It is a time to reflect on achievements so far and to renew commitments to reconciliation by exploring ways to help create a better future for Indigenous Australians.

National Reconciliation Week coincides with 2 significant dates in Australia's history which provide strong symbols of the aspirations for reconciliation. The week begins on 27 May with the anniversary of the 1967 Referendum which removed clauses from the Australian Constitution that discriminated against Indigenous Australians. The week ends with the anniversary of the High Court of Australia's judgement in the Mabo case on 3 June 1992. The decision recognised the Native Title rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and overturned the myth of terra nullius - that the continent was empty of people and the land unowned before European settlement in 1788.

Following are some images of Year 1/2 B who had a visit from David Field, and their class work for National Reconciliation Week.

On Friday, Honey's dad came to our school. he played the didgeridoo.
Did you know that if you put your ear in it you can hear the Earth?
Do you want to her the didgeridoo? You can hear a kangaroo in it.
Everybody liked it in my class, we were very lucky he came. Thank you Mr Field.

By Jamie of 1/2B.