First Nations News
First Nations News
At the end of the school year the First Nations Committee would like to take this opportunity to thank all staff, students and parents who have been involved in discussing, planning and implementing first nations perspectives into Aitken school life. We are a voluntary group and really appreciate anyone who has taken the time to help out!
We hope to expand further next year and include more student ideas in how we promote awareness of indigenous issues and views across the school.
Our Reconciliation Action Plan for 2024 looks like this:
We encourage anyone in the school community who has any ideas or suggestions based on this to get involved! A call out will be sent early next year.
First Nations in the news
Where does the phrase 'Always Was, Always Will Be' come from?
Have you ever seen someone wearing a t-shirt with the slogan ‘Always was, always will be’? Maybe you’ve heard someone chanting this phrase. You may have seen or heard this more often in the past few months while the referendum was taking place- but do you know why people are using it and where it started?
According to the Australian Museum, the phrase was first used in the 1980s as part of an indigenous land rights movement in New South Wales. This campaign saw the first return of national park land in NSW to traditional elders.
To read more, check out the article link below from NITV.
First Nations Experiences and Opportunities
If you are looking for a unique or cultural experience in Victoria over the summer holidays, head to: https://www.visitvictoria.com/regions/melbourne/see-and-do/aboriginal-victoria to find lots of suggestions of places to eat, exhibitions to see and tours you can do.
