National Reconciliation Week

National Reconciliation Week: Connecting to Country

Date published

30 May 2022

As part of driving our organisational awareness of the history and culture of the lands on which we live and work, we invited RFDS crews to get involved in a special Connecting to Country initiative.

Each year, National Reconciliation Week (27 May – 3 June) celebrates and builds on respectful relationships shared by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians. It’s a time for us to learn about our shared histories, cultures and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation.

In anticipation of this significant week, we encouraged all RFDS Central Operations staff to get involved in a Connecting to Country photo activity as a practical way of acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we work and deliver our services.

Below are the results of our team's creativity in connecting to Traditional Lands and Aboriginal communities!

Connecting to country
Yolngu

Location: Galiwin'ku, NT
Traditional Land: Yolngu

Aputula, Arrernte

Location: Aputula (Finke), NT
Traditional Land: Arrernte

Kokatha

Location: Glendambo, SA
Traditional Land: Kokatha

Arrernte

Location: Alice Springs, NT
Traditional Land: Arrernte

Four corners

Location: Cowarie, SA
Traditional Land: Wangkangurru, Ngamini, Diyari, Dhirari

Antakarinja

Location: Bulgunnia, SA
Traditional Land: Antakarinja

Kaurna

Location: Adelaide, SA
Traditional Land: Kaurna

Anangu

Location: Mutitjulu (Uluru), NT
Traditional Land: Anangu

Larrakia

Location: Darwin, NT
Traditional Land: Larrakia

Nukunu

Location: Port Augusta, SA
Traditional Land: Nukunu

Diyari, Arabunna

Location: Marree, SA
Traditional Land: Diyari, Arabunna

Kiwirrkurra

Location: Kiwirrkurra, WA-NT border
Traditional Land: Pintupi

Ngadjuri

Location: Clare, SA
Traditional Land: Ngadjuri

Yolngu

Location: Gove, NT
Traditional Land: Yolngu

Arrernte

Location: Alice Springs, NT
Traditional Land: Arrernte

Wirangu

Location: Coorabie, SA
Traditional Land: Wirangu

Arrernte

Location: Atitjere (Hart's Range), NT
Traditional Land: Arrernte

Larrakia

Location: Darwin, NT
Traditional Land: Larrakia

Wirangu

Location: Lake Everard, SA
Traditional Land: Wirangu

Yolngu 3

Location: Galiwin'ku, NT
Traditional Land: Yolngu

Arrernte

Location: Alice Springs, NT
Traditional Land: Arrernte

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