Reconciliation Week 2020 Storytime, Songs, Activities - Online Playgroup

Reconciliation Week 2020: In This Together. Sing songs and join in activities celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, and enjoy a picture book about diversity. Click SHOW MORE for resource links:

Games in the video inspired by:
https://www.narragunnawali.org.au/

Download/watch the Marrin Gamu song:
http://marringamu.com.au/marringamu_resources/

More information on local Aboriginal languages via the Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages:
https://www.vaclang.org.au/

Information and resources about Reconciliation Week:
https://www.reconciliation.org.au/national-reconciliation-week/

Building Belonging Toolkit from the Human Rights Commission (download the All My Friends and Me ebook, the Colours of Australia song, and related activities):
https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/education/building-belonging-toolkit-early-childhood-educators-cultural-diversity-and

Information about the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags:
https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/articles/aboriginal-flag

Gambay: Australian First Languages Interactive Map:
https://www.firstlanguages.org.au/news/933-gambay-australian-first-languages-map.html#:~:text=Gambay%20showcases%20over%20780%20languages,their%20languages%20are%20publically%20represented.

SNAICC (Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care) Children's Activity Kit download:
https://www.snaicc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/02516-1.pdf
There are a number of fabulous activities in the above PDF, including some very basic weaving activities for young children. If you'd like to try your hand at something more advanced/traditional, check out this wonderful video tutorial from Tjanpi Desert Weavers:
https://tjanpi.com.au/pages/weaving-tutorial

Little J and Big Cuz: early childhood video episodes and supporting resources integrating Aboriginal stories and perspectives:
https://www.littlejandbigcuz.com.au/watch

Acknowledgement of Country colour-in activity on the Melbourne Museum website. For locals in the HRCC area, write in the blank space the five traditional owner groups--Wotjobaluk, Wergaia, Jupagalk, Jaadwa and Jadawadjali:
https://museumsvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/at-home/play/acknowledgement-of-country-poster/

Gariwerd (Grampians) Creation Story courtesy of Brambuk Cultural Centre:
http://www.brambuk.com.au/assets/pdf/GrampiansNationalParkGariwerdCreationStory.pdf

Colouring pages of Aboriginal art, by artists Olwyn Avery and Helen Price:
https://www.brisbanekids.com.au/aboriginal-colouring-pages/

Budburra Books: An Indigenous Early Literacy Project have provided a lovely kookaburra colouring page and downloadable song here:
https://budburrabooks.com.au/art-fun-stuff/

Racism, No Way: Anti-Prejudice Activities for kinder to grade 2:
https://www.racismnoway.com.au/teaching-resources/anti-prejudice-activities/

For a playlist of HRCC playgroups' Reconciliation Week video, plus the Marrin Gamu song, the Colours of Australia song, 4 videos about local Aboriginal culture and traditions, and finishing with Reconciliation Australia's National Acknowledgement of Country, follow this link:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSdoyKe_mgSZ0m2Ngc7VAOzm_TsNKZJKI