Reconciliation Hub

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The City of Canning has developed a new Reconciliation Strategy 2024-2028 and Implementation Action Plan 2024-25 and we would love to bring you along on the City's Reconciliation journey.

***Nominations are now open for the Canning Reconciliation Action Group! Please see the group's Terms of Reference under Documents on the right hand side and click on the Nomination tab below to express your interest to join the group.

Our Reconciliation Strategy guides how we strengthen relationships with and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in our community for the next four years.

Our Reconciliation Strategy 2024-28:

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Kaya!

The City of Canning has developed a new Reconciliation Strategy 2024-2028 and Implementation Action Plan 2024-25 and we would love to bring you along on the City's Reconciliation journey.

Our Reconciliation Strategy guides how we strengthen relationships with and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in our community for the next four years.

Our Reconciliation Strategy 2024-28:

Introduces our first vision for Reconciliation
Introduces our three focus areas and strategies to guide our reconciliation actions for the next four years
Shares our reconciliation achievements to date

Our Implementation Action Plan 2024-25 introduces our reconciliation actions for July 2024 to June 2025.

Each year we will develop an annual action plan aligned to our Reconciliation Strategy.

Our three key focus areas for Reconciliation Actions are:

Organisational Capability

We will guide cultural engagement through development of internal process and guidelines
We will improve our workforce’s cultural safety, awareness and understanding
We will build our capacity to comply with the new Aboriginal Cultural Heritage legislation
We will develop strong governance practices to enable our reconciliation actions

Celebrate culture and learning

We will mark and celebrate culturally significant dates
With Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, we will deliver community learning opportunities about traditional culture
With Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, we will create culturally welcoming places and spaces
We will support reconciliation activities proposed by the Canning community

Economic empowerment

We will recruit and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
We will increase spend with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses, enabled through our procurement policy
We will strengthen our support for local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses

Backstory

The City of Canning developed and launched its first Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan in 2018. Almost all of our reconciliation actions in this plan were achieved.

The City has recruited more than 30 staff members across our organisation to form three key working groups to progress our reconciliation actions. Our reconciliation work is led by our internal Reconciliation Board and we have employed our first full-time permanent Aboriginal Engagement Officer.

The City has re-formed the Canning Reconciliation Action Group and new members are welcome.

Get Involved

The City welcomes community participation in our Reconciliation events and activities, volunteer participation if you would like to help us and any feedback you'd like to share with us.

Nominations for the Canning Reconciliation Action Group will be opening shortly and we will welcome nominations from Traditional Owners of the Djarlgarro Beelier region and surrounding Canning areas, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents. We also welcome non-Aboriginal residents with a passion for contributing to reconciliation.

Next Steps

The City of Canning will be working on implementing actions within the Action Implementation Plan. We will share project updates and upcoming events below.

We welcome ongoing participation, volunteer involvement and feedback on how we are going.

For any questions or further information please contact community@canning.wa.gov.au or have a a yarn with either Ellie Efijemueh, A/Leader Community Capacity or Chilton Yarran on 1300 422 664.

CALL FOR ENTRIES: NAIDOC Art Exhibition 2024

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Kaya!
The City of Canning invites Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists to submit their artworks in our annual NAIDOC Week Art Exhibition, on display from Saturday 6 July to Sunday 14 July in Riverton Library.
The theme for NAIDOC Week 2024 is ‘Keep the Fires Burning’. Submitting your artworks is free, and artists may offer their artwork for sale during the exhibition.
Artworks representing the NAIDOC Week theme ‘Keep the Fires Burning’ is highly encouraged. We will be accepting artworks from the following categories:
- painting
- drawing
- 3D sculpture / textile
- mixed media
- photography
- digital art
- carving
Please note that artworks are to be no larger than 1.5m x 1.5m and you may submit no more than two pieces. If multiple pieces are submitted, it will be up to the City of Canning to decide what is displayed.
Entry form is available on the right hand side under documents or on the website- https://www.canning.wa.gov.au/reconciliation
Submissions for the exhibition close 5pm, Wednesday 26 June 2024.
We encourage artists to drop their artwork off at Riverton Library, 67 Riley Road, Riverton between Monday 1 July and Wednesday 3 July 9 am -5pm. We can organise for your artwork to be collected if required.
Participating artists and the community are welcome to attend an Opening Morning Tea, 10am - 11am on Tuesday 9 July 2024.
Please contact Chilton Yarran, Aboriginal Engagement Officer on 0401 117 936 or email Chilton.Yarran@canning.wa.gov.au if you would like further information and to organise your artworks to be collected.
Expression of Interest: Artist training opportunity

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The City of Canning is seeking expressions of interest from local Aboriginal run groups or corporations, with particular focus on local arts groups, to learn the skills of exhibition curation and how to hang artworks. This training will be free for participants open to Aboriginal groups running within City of Canning, or close to the area with strong ties to the Canning community.

The training will be run by Professional Arts Management (PAM), who have worked with Indigenous arts workers and communities for many years to deliver professional development opportunities.

There will be huge benefits for participants to this training, including but not limited to:
- Learning the basic skills of curating an exhibition
- Learning how to hang artworks professionally
- Learning how to hang a full exhibition
- Learning how to produce didactic panels for an art exhibition
- Acquiring these skills for personal/professional use ie organising your own exhibitions
- Invitation from the City of Canning to be contracted to assist with the curation and hanging of future exhibitions including the annual NAIDOC Art Exhibition
Training on offer

The training will be over four days- two days in PAM’s Fremantle warehouse and two days at the Riverton Library installing the NAIDOC Art Exhibition 2024. Participants must be able to attend all days to gain the full benefit of the training.

Please email us for further details at community@canning.wa.gov.au
Reconciliation Week: A morning with BKI (Beananing Kwuurt Institute)

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Thursday 30 May 2024

An open invitation to join Beananing Kwuurt Institute onsite for a community morning tea and to paint a banner for reconciliation.
10am – 11.30am
188 Treasure Road, Queens Park
Free to attend. No registration required.
Reconciliation Week Walk

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Sunday 26 May 2024

Sister Kate’s Home Kids Aboriginal Corporation invites the community to walk on country with them. Meeting on the banks of the Djarlgarro Beelier (Canning River) at the Kent Street Weir Park, the morning will feature a smoking ceremony, kep (water) ceremony, performances and sharing of cultural knowledge and walk through the Canning River Regional Park, sharing the importance of caring for country.

10am – 12pm
Kent St Weir Park, Wilson
Free to attend. No registration required.
Dragon Boating Experience on Canning River

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Saturday 9 March City of canning had the opportunity to come together with the Cultural Ambassadors and celebrate 15 cultures from around the world. The day commenced with Noongar Elder Uncle Len Yarran performing a welcome to country followed by a traditional smoking ceremony and Kep (water) ceremony. Uncle Len then spent time yarning about Noongar culture, reconciliation and how every culture can learn from each other.

Cultural ambassadors and family members then took part in a team building session as one of our Cultural Ambassadors is part of Chinese Dragon Boating Club. Participants were able to paddle along the banks of Djarlgarro Beelier and enjoy the natural environment.