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The week is intended to celebrate the history and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia, and foster reconciliation discussion and activities. [ 5 ] The day before the start of the week, 26 May, is National Sorry Day , first held in Sydney in 1998 and now commemorated annually to honour the Stolen Generations .
In 1996 this grew into National Reconciliation Week (NRW), which provides a focus on reconciliation activities across the country. [7] The Week occurs each year between two highly symbolic dates: 27 May, the anniversary of the 1967 referendum, and 3 June, or Mabo Day, [25] the date that The Mabo decision was made in the High Court of Australia ...
Reconciliation Australia is a non-government, not-for-profit foundation established in January 2001 to promote a continuing national focus for reconciliation between Indigenous (i.e. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people) and non-Indigenous Australians.
The South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council (SWALSC) is the organisation that represents the Noongar people, the Aboriginal Australians of the southwest corner of Western Australia.
At the same time, he made very clear to Johnson with a late-game endorsement that his support hinges on delivering wins for the president’s team and toeing the line on policy and process matters.
John Lennon, left, and Elton John became friends in the 1970s, leading to the reconciliation between Lennon and Yoko Ono. They began spending time together, with John recalling, "We just hung out ...
The fact they broadly represent a microcosm of French society means they have been dubbed Monsieur-Tout-Le-Monde (Mr Everyman). Next week they are due to be sentenced, at the end of a trial that ...
It is an official holiday in the Torres Shire, [1] and occurs during National Reconciliation Week in Australia. [2] [3] The date is the anniversary of the Mabo v Queensland (No 2) decision by the High Court of Australia, which recognised the pre-colonial land interests of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples within Australia's common law.