Hidden Histories

The guiding principles to the NQF state   that Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures are valued.   This has not always been the case in this country; even now our first nation’s   people continue to be the subject of much discrimination and injustice. 

This year’s reconciliation week theme of   “In this together “– is now resonating in ways we could not have foreseen   when it was announced last year, but it reminds us whether in a crisis or in   reconciliation we are all #InThisTogether. Together we will be brave and dig   into Australia’s often overlooked or misrepresented past, to find those   aspects that were hidden to us in our schoolings. Using critical theory and   the 8 ways of learning to re-examine the knowledges of our past, we will   examine:

• Timelines

• Government policy

• The silenced stories 

We will challenge stereotyping and bias and   find sensitive and respectful ways to negotiate the tensions that may arise,   in hope we can walk courageously toward reconciliation with our Aboriginal   and Torres Strait Islander peoples and find genuine ways to honour the   world’s oldest living cultures. #InThisTogether.