Aboriginal Cultural and Community Virtual Yarns

Webinar Series

The Aboriginal Cultural and Community Yarn webinar series provides teachers with the knowledge and understanding to build a strengths-based approach to engaging with Aboriginal community through developing awareness of cultural protocols that lead to culturally safe two-way partnerships between schools and community. Each session builds knowledge and understanding, providing strategies that participants can implement in their local context.

Join us for this cultural webinar series in partnership with Culture College Aboriginal Corporation and Stuart McMinn to develop a greater understanding of Aboriginal histories and cultures and connecting with community.

NESA Accredited PD

This course will be submitted to NESA to be accredited for 6 hours under the priority area of Aboriginal education and supporting Aboriginal students/children.

Session Dates

Session 1: Tuesday 15 February (3:15pm for 3:30pm – 5:00pm)
Session 2: Tuesday 1 March (3:15pm for 3:30pm – 5:00pm)
Session 3: Tuesday 15 March (3:15pm for 3:30pm – 5:00pm)
Session 4: Tuesday 29 March (3:15pm for 3:30pm – 5:00pm)

Attend all 4 sessions for 6 hours NESA Accredited PD under the priority area of Aboriginal education and supporting Aboriginal students/children.

Attend 1, 2 or 3 sessions for Elective PD.

Session 1: Ngura Ngurang

Ngura Ngurang explores the cultural practices that exist in First Nations society. People often forget that there is 120,000 years of cultural practice before colonialism. Participants will gain an understanding of Kinship and its obligation, importance of ceremonial rites of passage, spirituality, connection to the land, songlines and educational practices.

Tuesday 15 February
3:15pm for 3:30pm – 5:00pm

Session 2: Our History from a First Nations Perspective

Our History from a First Nations Perspective opens a window into the history of what has taken place since 1788 from a First Nations perspective. We will explore some of Australia’s darker history and some of its finer moments regarding racial interactions between First Nations people and migrated Australians.

Tuesday 1 March
3:15pm for 3:30pm – 5:00pm

Session 3: Sacred Spaces

Sacred Spaces introduces the importance of country as a teacher. Often when we think about First Nations peoples’ sacred spaces as cave art and rock engravings only. This view leaves out an important aspect of cultural practice and how cultural stories are embedded in the land – our Mother Earth.

Tuesday 15 March
3:15pm for 3:30pm – 5:00pm

Session 4: Panel of Professionals

Panel of Professionals brings together experienced educators to discuss cultural inclusion, culturally safe frameworks, cultural humility and tie together the previous three sessions. The interactive panel is an opportunity to discuss and explore participants’ thoughts, ask questions and further explore culturally responsive practice in education.

Tuesday 29 March
3:15pm for 3:30pm – 5:00pm