Saturday 28 May 2022
Join Marissa Verma from Bindi Bindi Dreaming to learn about native bush foods used for health. Often called 'Bush Tucker' plants and trees, these can be used for more than just food. Many trees and plants are used seasonally as medicine or as a resource to make something. In this session, you will learn simple ways to create a bush tucker garden at home, where to source plants and how to use them for health.
10am - 11am
Online Event.
Free to attend. Register.
Reclaim the Void Rug Weaving Workshops with AAEEWA
Saturday 28 May - Wednesday 1 June
Reclaim the Void was born from Ngalia elders in Leonora, Western Australia, expressing their pain and grief at ‘those gaping mining holes left all over our country’. The idea was conceived to symbolically ‘seal’ one of the holes with an artwork expressing the story of country, through creating woven rag rugs together. Organised by
Australian Assoc. for Environmental Education (WA).
Saturday 28 May 1pm - 4pm
Sunday 29 May 1pm - 4pm
Wednesday 1 June 9.30am - 12pm
Canning River Eco Education Centre (CREEC)
Kent St &, Queens Park Rd, Wilson WA 6107
Free to attend. Register.
Reconciliation Walk
Sunday 29 May 2022
Sister Kate’s Home Kids 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 performance and sharing of cultural knowledge, smoking ceremony and walk through the Canning River Regional Park, sharing the importance of caring for country.
10am – 12pm
Kent St Weir, Wilson WA 6107
Free to attend. No registration required.
Further event details.
Dreamtime Storytelling
Monday 30 May 2022
Betty Garlett will be sharing Dreamtime stories and some traditional artefacts in this unique session to commemorate National Reconciliation Week 2022. This session is suitable for children aged 6-12 years old.
4pm - 5pm
Riverton Library, 67 Riley Road, Riverton, WA 6148
Free to attend. Register.
'Be Brave, Make Change' Storytime
Tuesday 31 May and Friday 3 June
Stories at Canning Libraries. Join us as we read, sing and share these special National Reconciliation Week sessions!
Recommended for children aged 3-5 years.
Tuesday 31 May 9.30am - 10.30am
Riverton Library, 67 Riley Road, Riverton, WA 6148
Free to attend.
Register.
Friday 3 June 10am - 11am
Willetton Library, 39 Burrendah Blvd, Willetton WA 6155
Free to attend.
Register.
Reconciliation Memoirs with Fred Chaney
Tuesday 31 May 2022
The Hon Fred Chaney AO’s commitment to social justice, and his belief in the equal value of all people, has driven a long and passionate career in advancing the reconciliation movement in Australia. Join this online session being organised by Reconciliation WA.
5.30pm - 7pm
Online Event.
Free to attend. Register.
Learn about
Whadjuk Noongar country, where the City of Canning is situated, and the City's
Reconciliation Action Plan.
For more information about reconciliation, visit the
Reconciliation Australia website.
