ABORIGINAL CULTURAL AWARENESS AND ENGAGEMENT

Reconciliation

The City is committed to building strong and meaningful relationships with the Noongar community to ensure we reach a place of greater reconciliation and equality within our community. Since May 2017 we have implemented our ‘Reflect’ RAP and begun to work closer with the local Noongar community, as well as many Aboriginal organisations within the City of Vincent.

We have held numerous events and activities to celebrate Noongar culture including the NAIDOC Festival at Hyde Park, the Seven Sisters art installation by Sharyn Egan, a staff Close the Gap morning tea, a lunch hosted by the City for our Rangers and Nyoongar Outreach Services, art classes with Jade Dolman, Noongar Story Time with Bec Garlett and the screening of two Aboriginal films at Backlot Studio during Reconciliation Week.

We have also strengthened our relationships with local Aboriginal organisations including Noongar Radio, the Aboriginal Health Council of WA, Nyoongar Outreach Services as well as Aranmore Catholic College that schools over 60 Aboriginal students. We are currently developing our ‘Innovate’ RAP which will guide us over the coming years in our work with the Aboriginal community, and how we will continue to acknowledge and share Noongar culture, tradition and history with the wider community.

Noongar Words

Source: Noongar Word List from Kaartdijin Noongar - Noongar Knowledge