Julie
Julie knows a small amount about the devastating long-term impacts of colonisation on First Peoples, including intergenerational trauma and ongoing racism. They believe early childhood education is starting to embed First Nations history and culture. They advocate for increased learning opportunities, anti-racism campaigns, respectful political dialogue, and a voice to the Victorian Parliament. They suggest listening, acknowledging harm, and supporting treaty, and promoting traditional practices in media and education.
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I know only a small amount about the devasting long term impacts of colonisation on the first peoples. I know there is intergenerational trauma still impacting first people today and I am regularly disgusted at other Australians racism towards first nation peoples. I know this continues to cause harm as does the dispossession of land and country and many people’s inability to acknowledge the true history of colonisation.
I did not go through the Victorian education system. However currently working in early childhood education, I believe we are trying to start children’s learning journey about First Nations history and culture embedded in all their learning.
‘- increased learning opportunities through out the curriculum about First Peoples culture – campaigns about the harm caused by racist words and actions & how others can hold racists to account – politicians and leaders always respectfully talking of and with First Peoples leaders – voice to Victorian Parliament, so First Peoples can influence policy and programs
listening, acknowledging the truth and harm caused and supporting treaty
listening, acknowledging the truth and harm caused and supporting treaty
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