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Each year in Yarra we come together to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, cultures and achievements during NAIDOC Week. This year, we’re also supporting our community to engage with the path to Treaty in Victoria.

NAIDOC stands for ³Ô¹ÏÍøÕ¾ Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee. Its origins can be traced to the emergence of Aboriginal groups in the 1920′s which sought to increase awareness in the wider community of the status and treatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.

In May, Yarra Councillors and staff met with distinguished Aboriginal leaders to discuss the Treaty process in Victoria. The panel included Wurundjeri Elder Uncle Andrew Gardner, Ngarra Murray (Co-Chair of the First Peoples Assembly), Terry Garwood (Deputy Secretary of First Peoples State Relations), and Travis Lovett (Yoorrook Justice Commissioner).

The panel urged the community to familiarise themselves with the , , , and the role of the .

is led by the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria – an independent and democratically elected body to represent Traditional Owners of Country and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Victoria.

How can the Yarra community engage with Treaty in Victoria?

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