Truth-telling is a central part of the Victorian Treaty process and core element of the Uluru Statement From the Heart’s call for ‘Voice, Treaty, Truth’. Understanding our history is essential if we want to understand our future. It is essential that local councils engage with truth-telling because identity is so closely linked to place. Your municipality must showcase the deep and rich First Peoples histories and cultures that enrich your community.
The Yoo-rrook Justice Commission is Victoria’s official truth-telling body. The Commission will investigate both the historical and contemporary injustices committed against First Peoples since colonisation. There are many opportunities for council’s work to align with the groundbreaking truth-telling work of the Yoo-rrook Justice Commission.
Hume City Council held a truth-telling session with a Wurundjeri Woi wurrung Elder and members of their Reconciliation Action Plan Working Group that was attended by councillors and directors. Attendees were told about the history of the area from an Aboriginal perspective and the personal stories that were shared meant that attendees could deepen their understanding of the ongoing daily impacts of colonisation, government policies, racism and intergenerational trauma.
Yoo-rrook Justice Commission | First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria
Truth and Justice in Victoria | Aboriginal Victoria
Yoo-rrook Justice Commissioners Announced | Premier of Victoria
Some facts about Truth-telling | The Age
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Victoria, and recognise First Peoples continuing connection to lands, waters and community. We pay our respects to Elders past and present who carry the memories, traditions, cultures and aspirations of First Peoples, and who forge the path ahead for emerging leaders.
We dedicate ourselves to working respectfully with and guided by First Peoples, and to listen and amplify the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in all areas of work
Reconciliation Victoria acknowledges the valuable support we receive from our funding partners.
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