Educators are always looking for appropriate resources that truly reflect the wisdom of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples produced by − or in collaboration with − First Nations peoples. 

Reconciliation Australia’s Narragunnawali: Reconciliation in Education program provides resources for teachers and educators to take action towards reconciliation between non-Indigenous and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and to help build understanding on how to respectfully include First Nations perspectives in learning environments. 

First Nations Voices in Education is the latest professional learning resource produced by Narragunnawali  in collaboration with Gilimbaa  Creative Agency.  

Much more than a collection of ideas, it is a set of films accompanied by an extensive guide shaped by the hard work and actions of five committed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education champions who understand the power of truth-telling and cultural integrity in education. 

The five champions − Aunty Denise Proud, Professor Peter Buckskin, Dr Kaye Price, Aunty Geraldine Atkinson and Ned David − have fought for change in the Australian education system over many decades, leading to some of the policy and curriculum reforms that all learners benefit from today. 

The content in First Nations Voices in Education equips teachers and educators with the knowledge and understanding to appropriately include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives into their work with confidence and respect, creating classrooms where all children and students can learn from the oldest living cultures in the world. 

Mapped against Australian Professional Standards for Teachers, this professional learning resource is designed for facilitated as well as self-guided and self-paced use, whether individually, in small groups, or during all-staff professional development opportunities. 

Education advocate and contributor to the First Nations Voices in Education project Dr Kaye Price said, ‘If you don’t embed those cross-curriculum perspectives into your teaching, then you are really doing the country as a whole a disservice. It’s just paramount that people who live in this country know about the country.’