National Reconciliation Week to focus on truth telling

Senator Nova Peris receives an Aboriginal blessing at Parliament House in Canberra, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. (AAP Image/Daniel Munoz) NO ARCHIVING

Nova Peris became the first Aboriginal woman to enter the Australian federal parliament as a Labor senator Source: (AAP Image/Daniel Munoz)

It's a week dedicated to reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. National Reconciliation Week is celebrated across Australia each year between 27 May and 3 June. This year the focus is on truth telling and what role it can play in reconciliation.



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