Reconciliation and NAIDOC

NAIDOC Week celebrates reconciliation and our evolving culture of inclusiveness. Reconciliation means recognising the achievements and uniqueness of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It's about strengthening relationships, fostering respect and increasing opportunities.

Queensland Government Reconciliation Action Plan
The Queensland Government Reconciliation Action Plan 2009-2012 (RAP) was launched on 23 June 2009. Find out more about some of the actions and activities implemented under the RAP.

Reconciliation Action Plan promotional materials
Free RAP promotional materials, including bookmarks,postcards and stickers, are available to support community organisations and schools to promote the Queensland Government's commitment to reconciliation. To get your free promotional materials, search for 'reconciliation' in the  Queensland Government Bookshop.

Reconciliation: practical and symbolic elements

Reconciliation has both symbolic and practical elements.

Symbolic efforts towards reconciliation include:

• positive attitudes
• a spirit of goodwill
• mutual respect and recognition of the effects of white settlement on Australia's first people
• National Apology to the Stolen Generations

Practical efforts include:

• Queenslanders supporting and promoting the great things that are happening in urban, rural and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities throughout the state
• the Queensland Government working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to reduce the differences in life outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Queenslanders ('Closing the Gap')
• Queensland Government Reconciliation Action Plan 2009-2012 (RAP) - this first whole-of-government RAP in Australia sets out a committed and coordinated approach to reconciliation for all Queensland Government agencies

More information

Find out more about reconciliation and how you can play your part at:

• Reconciliation Australia
• Reconciliation Queensland Incorporated