My artwork ‘Goanna Healing” is about moving around the land as part of a healing cycle, allowing nature to regrow. This representation allows us to learn from the legacy of Aboriginal people as they move throughout the land to take care of it and heal it.. The land at the centre of the artwork represents Wirdajuri land (the land that I come from). The Goana (our Totem) watches over us, protecting the land as the people come together to heal the land that was once hurt. The green in the artwork shows the regrowth of the life that has been healed, where the brown represents the earth in the way it has been currently left. Through engaging in and sharing First Nations culture and legacy, we can learn how to take care of our land as one community.
Reconciliation means…
Reconciliation means to connect, to come together as one and join focus to work together. This doesn’t just mean First Nations people it means everyone; First Nations, Mobs and all Non-Indigenous People, so that we can join together and connect as one. Reconciliation is not just about listening it is an important part of healing as we acknowledge each other.
Artist: April Burns
Many of these resources and activities have been developed in consultation with NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) to ensure that the program meets NSW curriculum outcomes for Stages 3, 4 & 5.
Reconciliation NSW aims to create a reconciled, just and equitable community for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other Australians. We work to inform, support and inspire people to engage in reconciliation.
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