Gnaala Karla Booja

The Gnaala Karla Booja region encompasses the towns of Capel, Donnybrook, Balingup, Wickepin, Narrogin, Williams, Mundijong, Kwinana, Brookton, Pingelly, Wagin, Harvey, Collie, Pinjarra, Mandurah and Boddington. The approximate size of the Gnaala Karla Boodja region is 30424.531 sq.km

https://www.noongarculture.org.au/gnaala-karla-booja/

The South West Land and Sea Council provide an abundance of material to help people gain knowledge on the history and culture of Noongar peoples.

Understand

• Australia has two distinct Indigenous groups, Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have lived in Australia for tens of thousands of years and experiences can be viewed through historical, social and political lenses.

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities maintain a special connection to and responsibility for Country/Place throughout all of Australia.

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander societies have many Language Groups.

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ ways of life are uniquely expressed through ways of being, knowing, thinking and doing.

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have unique belief systems and are spiritually connected to the land, sea, sky and waterways.

• The broader Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander societies encompass a diversity of nations across Australia.

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have sophisticated family and kinship structures.

• Australia acknowledges the significant contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people locally and globally.

More information available at: https://www.noongarculture.org.au/education/

Get Involved

NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia every year to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC is celebrated not only in Indigenous communities, but by Australians from all walks of life. The week is a great opportunity to participate in a range of activities and to support your local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.

For more information on NAIDOC week please click on the following web address: https://www.naidoc.org.au/about/naidoc-week

Uluru Statement of the Heart

https://ulurustatement.org/campaign-toolkit

As noted on the Uluru Statement website there are three key elements to the reforms suggested in The Uluru Statement.

1. The Constitutional Change

This involves enshrining a First Nations Voice in the Australian Constitution that would empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

2. The Legislative Change

This involves the establishment of a Makarrata Commission. The Makarrata Commission would supervise a process of agreement-making with Australian governments.

3. The Makarrata Commission

The Commission would also oversee a process of truth-telling about Australia’s history and colonisation.