Currents – hand painted pot, pink and white

Artwork story: Currents is a representation of the shift in learning, rediscovering culture, thinking and knowing through First Nations lens. I have worked in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education for over 12 years across several schools on Ngunnawal Country and have supported and observed overdue change in how Educators approach learning about and through First Nations cultures and our shared history. I hear talk about our identity and our knowledges in present tense, I see respect for our cultures through the lens of our stories and I feel a shift in attitudes and confidence in First Nations perspectives and knowledges highlighted in everyday learning. The currents of change are flowing, the ripple effect is reaching further than before, and with this, my own knowledge and connection to my culture and my identity grows stronger every day.