Aboriginal Resources for OzChild Carers and Staff Due to feedback and questions received from new and existing carers about how to keep Koori kids connected to community, country and culture OzChild has developed this Aboriginal Resources Guide. This guide has been prepared to provide all OzChild carers and staff with information about:

What is available in our local area Accessing resources Links to local Aboriginal gathering places Keeping up to date with what is happening in the Aboriginal community What is SNAICC? Learning more about Aboriginal history

Kylie Bell | Aboriginal Cultural Advisor Dhiiyaan Mirri OzChild's Bridging Cultures Unit [email protected] Aboriginal health services Bunurong Health Services in Dandenong Victorian Aboriginal Health Service in Fitzroy Wadja Aboriginal Family Place at the Royal Children's Hospital Health Koori Kids clinic at Monash Health First Peoples Health and Wellbeing in Frankston and Thomastown Star Health in St Kilda All First Nations children, young people and their families should have an Aboriginal health check. All hospitals have an Aboriginal liaison worker.

I would encourage carers if caring for Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander children or young people to attend these Aboriginal health services to maintain connection to the local Aboriginal community.

Aboriginal land councils, Aboriginal cooperatives and Aboriginal gathering places

Kirrip House in Melton I would encourage carers to Google Wurundjeri Tribe Council in Abbotsford these spaces, follow them on social Aboriginal Advancement League in Thornbury channels and attend the events to Dandenong and District Aboriginal Cooperative get to know what is going on in the Casey Aboriginal Gathering Place in Doveton local Koori community, to maintain and strengthen the child or young Willum Warrain Gathering Place in Hastings person's connection to the local Nairm Marr Djambana Gathering Place in Frankston Aboriginal community. Derrimut Weelam Gathering Place in Mordialloc Wathaurung Aboriginal Cooperative in North Geelong Mullum Mullum Indigenous Gathering Place in Ringwood Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation in Frankston Rumbalara Aboriginal Co-operative in Shepparton https://www.facebook.com/100027818361036/posts/591504105120196/?d=n

Acknowledgments Acknowledgement of Country Documentaries and video https://sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/first-australians https://iview.abc.net.au/show/back-roads-dreaming-and-other-stories https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4el00NJ4rM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Vk5b995Z7A https://ulurustatement.org/ https://linkupvictoria.org.au/2016/05/31/national-sorry-day-26-may/ https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/articles/apology-australias-indigenous-peoples https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/indigenous-referendum https://iview.abc.net.au/show/in-concert-together/video/RA2004H001S00 https://news.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/articles/the-legacy-of-paul-keatings-redfern-speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdYmSByzrL8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYvJ6CVuOUk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfS11_Dl6ew https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y1T3JfzRGE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqgrSSz7Htw

Note: Documentaries and videos listed above may not be suitable for children under the age of 10. Viewers may find some of the content to be confronting or upsetting, so please remember self-care, check-in with yourself and your case manager or Kylie Bell if required.

Dreamtime stories and little yarns https://www.aboriginalart.com.au/culture/dreamtime2.html https://youtu.be/jMJ6q6oCzMw https://youtu.be/0y3Ta5xcKV4 https://yarnstrongsista.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWvoTZxvEs8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXDUS1EFzfw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDJrnldb08o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDl5QwAR8DI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDJrnldb08o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j2DiznyA_8&feature=youtu.be https://www.abc.net.au/kidslisten/little-yarns/

The Dreamtime is the Aboriginal understanding of the world, of it's creation, and it's great stories. The Dreamtime is the beginning of knowledge, from which came the laws of existence.

The Dreaming world was the old time of the Ancestor Beings. They emerged from the earth at the time of the creation. Education Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Inc in Northcote Yappera Childrens Centre in Thornbury Worawa Aboriginal College in Healesville Chisholm TAFE Holmesglen TAFE Bush Playgroup at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Cranbrourne Bush Playgroup at Willum Warrain in Hastings Willum Cooper Institute at Monash University in Clayton Ngarara Willim Center at RMIT University in Melbourne Koori Education Support Officer's (KESO) and their coordinator, the Koori Education Coordinator (KEC) sit as a part of the Department of Education and Training Local Aboriginal Education Consultative Group that covers the southern metro region

For more information please contact the local KESO and or their KEC.

I would encourage all carers caring for Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander children to contact VAEAI and or their local KESO to find out how they join their local LAECG group to support and strengthen the child and or young person's connection to the local Aboriginal community.

Government resources https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/koori-services/culturally-sensitive-services https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/individuals/services/centrelink/centrelink- indigenous-call-centre

Movies and papers https://facebook.com/1834928706734533/posts/2952190498341676/?d=n https://amazon.com/White-Australia-Has-Black-History-ebook/dp/B07X1MYCDX https://booktopia.com.au/dark-emu-bruce-pascoe/book/9781921248016.html http://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/people/indigenous/display/30611- wombeetch-puyuum- https://booktopia.com.au/our-home-our-heartbeat-adam- briggs/book/9781760504168.html https://allenandunwin.com/browse/books/childrens/childrens-non-fiction/Welcome- to-My-Country-Laklak-Burarrwanga-Dr-Sarah-Wright-Dr-Sandie-Suchet-Pearson- and-Dr-Kate-Lloyd-9781743313961 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-06/in-my-blood-it-runs-how-to-help- indigenous-kids/12421408 https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/articles/dates-significance https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/wave-hill-walk-off News https://sbs.com.au/nitv/ https://3knd.org.au/ https://koorimail.com/ https://koorieyouthcouncil.org.au/news/media-release-kyc-calls-on-the-victorian- government-to-take-action-and-raise-the-age-of-criminal-responsibility/ Places of significance https://museumsvictoria.com.au/bunjilaka/ http://walkingmaps.com.au/walk/183 https://wurundjericulturaltours.com.au/ https://aboriginalhistoryofyarra.com.au/FitzroyAboriginalHeritageWalkingTrail.pdf https://afl.com.au/sir-doug-nicholls-round https://vaclang.org.au/ https://livingculture.org.au/ https://alltrails.com/parks/australia/victoria/dandenong-police-paddocks-reserve https://koorieheritagetrust.com.au/visit-us/education/guided-walking-tours/ https://balukarts.org.au/ https://wathaurongglass.com.au/ https://www.facebook.com/Aborigines-Advancement-League-Inc-Vic- 104737216256618/ https://walkingmaps.com.au/walk/559

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Websites to access resources https://vacca.org/ https://yarnstrongsista.com/ https://koorieheritagetrust.com.au/ https://snaicc.org.au/