Yarnuping Education

  • Yarnuping Education 11

    Following invastion, the destruction and removal from Country has had a deep and lasting impact on Aboriginal people. The taking of language, song, dances and the loss of family, clan and autonomy has had a deep and lasting impact on Aboriginal people.

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  • Yarnuping Education 10

    Language is an often-researched topic at the Aboriginal Heritage Office (AHO). Many requests come in to provide bush tucker names, names for corporate buildings and rooms, names for parks and reserves, gardens, sporting comps, school buildings, playgrounds and school houses. Yarnuping Education 10 – The Sydney Language  

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  • Yarnuping Education 9

    Sydney Aboriginal women are too often forgotten in the stories of Bennelong and other Sydney men of the late 1700s, early 1800s. ​I wanted to bring them to the fore in this Yarnuping about Saltwater Women. Yarnuping Education 9 – Saltwater Women  

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  • Yarnuping Education 8

    The 1967 referendum occurred after the struggle of many Aboriginal leaders and Aboriginal community members for many years. The following is a brief story about some of these political leaders who supported our community and fought for federal change. Yarnuping Education 8 – Aboriginal Advancement League  

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  • Yarnuping Education 7

    June the 3rd is Mabo Day. Mabo day commemorates the courageous efforts of Eddie Koiki Mabo to overturn the fiction of terra nullius. Yarnuping Education 7 – Mabo day

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  • Yarnuping Education 6

    Reconciliation Week marks significant dates on the Aboriginal Calendar, and begins on the 27th May and concludes on the 3rd June. May 27 and June 3 are important dates in Australia’s history. Yarnuping Education 6 – Reconciliation Week

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  • Yarnuping Education 5

    Sorry Day is a day where we remember the Stolen Generations. Yarnuping Education 5 – Sorry Day 26th May

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