Date	Time	Event	Venue	Details
Sun	12 noon & 2 pm	Yidaki Didg & dance performance	Indigenous Australians, Australian Museum	Details: 9320 6000
Mar-Aug		Consultative meetings with Aboriginal communities by State Records Archivist – Aboriginal Liaison to identify how State Records can improve services to indigenous peoples interested in accessing these and other records	Sydney; Newcastle; Wollongong; Inverell; Dubbo; Lismore; Broken Hill	Details: Aboriginalliaison@records.nsw.gov.au
5-12 May		NAISDA 25th Anniversary celebrations incls. cultural dance performances; dance classes; Youth Dance Forum; awards and celebration dinner; visual arts exhibition		Details: 9252 0199 Www.naisda.com.au
Mon May 7	12.30 – 2 pm	AIATSIS Seminar Series "Limits & Possibilities of a treaty process in Australia"Speaker: Prof. Larissa Behrendt "Treaty foundations and traps: some Canadian comparisons."	Macintosh Room, AIATSIS, Lawson Crescent, Acton Peninsula, Canberra	Details: 02 6246 1111 http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/rsrch/seminars.htm
Mon May 7	7.15 pm	Manly Warringah Pittwater Aboriginal Support Group Information Night – "Video "Serpent and Cross": a film which looks at Christianity and Aboriginal spirituality followed by discussion	Angophora Room, Nelson Heather Senior Citizens Centre, cnr Pittwater & Jackson Roads, North Narrabeen	Details: 9913 7940
Mon May 7or 10		Press Conference re Reparations Tribunal
Tue May 8	7-9 pm	Building Bridges (IX) Reconciliation through Understanding 8/5 Les Bursill "Indigenous cultures in NSW(1)"	Eastern Suburbs Evening College, Adult Education Centre, 98 Bondi Road, Bondi Junction	Cost: $105 Course arranged by ESORA Details: 93877400
Wed May 9-Sun 3 Jun		Sydney Opera House Message Sticks: a Celebration of contemporary indigenous culture	Sydney Opera House	Details: 9250 7777 Events free but registration essential
Wed 9 May	6 pm	Opening (1) "true! "-a Message Stick exhibition of photo media presenting an Aboriginal response to white documentation of Aboriginal people (2) "At last the Peter Mac show" – a solo exhibition by Peter McKenzie	Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative Ltd., 191 Parramatta Road, Annandale Gallery 2 Gallery 1	Details: 95602541
Wed May 9	6 pm	Opening of exhibition "Genius of Place: the work of Kathleen Petyarre. The Artist and Christine Nicholls will discuss the works on display in the context of indigenous Australian art	MCA level 4 Galleries	Cost: $5 c $2.50 Bookings essential Details: 9250 8462
Thu 10 May	4.30 pm	School Closures Rally	Department of Education & Training, 35 Bridge St	Details: noreennavin@yahoo.com
Thu May 10	7-9 pm	Science in the Pub: Mob with no wheel. Panellists: Nick Rasmussen; John Lennis; Terry Widders Compere Alf Conlon	Harlequin Inn, 152 Harris St., Pyrmont	Details: 9427 6747
Fri 11 May	2.30 pm	Christine Nicholls will discuss copyright and authorship in relation to Kathleen Petyarre’s work	MCA Level 4 Galleries	Details: 9250 8462
11 –12 May		National Indigenous Youth Careers Forum	Powerhouse Museum	Details: 9252 0199
11-12 May	11 am & 1 pm	Cultural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Dance Performances	Powerhouse Museum	Details: 9252 0199 www.naisda.com.au
Fri 11 May		NAISDA Silver Jubilee Celebration Dinner	Le Meridien Hotel	Cost: $30 (3 course meal & entertainment) Details: 9252 0199
Sat 12 May	9-5	"Steps for Reconciliation": a workshop for reconciliation on destiny and self determination Sponsored by Australians for Reconciliation (ACT) Inc.	Forestry House, Banks St., Yarralumla	Details: 02 62965428 Workshop free – refreshments and lunch provided
Sat 12 May	1 pm	Ian North will explore Kathleen Petyarre’s place in the global context of art exchanges	MCA Level 4 Galleries	Details: 9250 8462
Sat 12 May	2-3.30 pm	Panel discussion: Authenticity and Indigenous Australian copyright. Panel incl. Eva Cox (Chair); Vivien Johnston; Djon Mundine; Christine Nicholls	MCA Level 4 Galleries	Details: 9250 8462
Mon 14-18 May		Training course for Casual Indigenous Education Officer for Indigenous interpretive tours within Mount Tomah Botanic Garden for coach and school groups and ecotours in Mount Tomah Conservation Area	Bells Line of Road, Mount Tomah	Details: 92318050 or 02 45672154
Mon May 14	12.30 – 2 pm	AIATSIS Seminar Series "Limits & Possibilities of a treaty process in Australia" Speaker: to be announced	Macintosh Room, AIATSIS, Lawson Crescent, Acton Peninsula, Canberra	Details: 02 6246 1111 http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/rsrch/seminars.htm
Tue May 15	5-7 pm	Kid’s Night Out with writers and illustrators (for ages 3-10 yrs) incls.. Bronwyn Bancroft	Sydney Town Hall	Bookings: 9351 7940 Cost: $7 pp $25 family of 4
Tue May 15	7-9 pm	Building Bridges (IX) Reconciliation through Understanding 15/5 Katrina Thorpe "Aspects of Indigenous history"	Eastern Suburbs Evening College, Adult Education Centre, 98 Bondi Rd, Bondi Junction	Cost: $105 Course arranged by ESORA Details: 9387 7400
Wed 16 May	7.30 pm	"Treaty: Let’s get it right" A public forum to discuss issues surrounding the proposal for a national Treaty between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians Chair: Linda Burney. Speakers: Senator Aden Ridgeway; Jack Beetson; Shelley Reys; Jason Field; John Howard (actor/local resident)	Paddington Town Hall, Oxford Street 380 or 378 bus Supported by South Sydney Council	Details: 99902213 Organised by ESORA (Eastern Suburbs Organisation for Reconciling Australia) Entry by paper donation
Thu May 17	6-8 pm	Readings and talk with Andrew McGahan and Angela Martin	The Whitlam Library, Cabramatta	Details: 9725 0804 Refreshments provided
Fri May 18	10 am – 11.30 am	One on One: Kim Scott with James Griffin	Bangarra Studio Theatre, The Wharf	Details: 9566 4659
Fri 18 May	1 pm	Mervyn Bishop "Time Frame"	Domain Theatre,Art Gallery of NSW	Details: 9225 1744
Sat 19-21 May	9.30-5	Australian Museum National Science Week program features indigenous technologies incl. fire-making; tool production and the art of playing the digeridoo	Australian Museum, 6 College St	Free admission on these days Details: 9320 6000
Sat 19 May	10.30-12 noon	Panel- "Decades of indigenous creative writing" Angela Martin; Dennis Foley; Lisa Bellear; Kim Scott . Chair: Aileen Moreton-Robinson	Sydney Dance Co SDC4, The Wharf	Details: 9566 4659
Sat 19 May	11 am to noon	Readings: incls. Kim Scott	Bangarra Studio Theatre, The Wharf	Details: 9566 4659
Sat 19 May	5 pm – 6.30 pm	Launch – "Belonging: From Manly to Narrabeen" Peter Read and Dennis Foley with the launch of "Gai-Mariagal: a guide to Sydney" Launched by Colin Gale	Bangarra Studio Theatre, The Wharf	Details: 9566 4659
Sat 19 May	6.30 for 7.15 pm	Friends of Tranby Almost Annual Dinner Keynote Speaker Judge Bob Bellear	NSW Leagues Club, Phillip St.	Cost: $40 incl. GST Details: 9665 6941
Sat 19 May	9.45-11 pm	Performances: words with music. Romaine Moreton and the Stiff Gins	Sydney Writers’ Festival Club, Sydney Dance Company Café	Cost: $7 at door –no bookings
Sun 20 May	12.30 pm – 1.30 pm	Panel – "Decades of critical analysis" Aileen Moreton-Robinson; Larissa Behrendt; Lisa Bellear. Chair: Romaine Moreton	Sydney Dance Theatre SDC4, The Wharf	Details: 9566 4659
Sun 20 May	1pm	"Message Stick" – final new eps of the current series begins with Stan Grant as presenter	ABC TV	http://abc.net.au/message/
Sun 20 May	2.30 pm	Dr. Evelyn Scott will discuss her selection from the MCA’s Maningrida Collection with focus on Aboriginal women’s weaving as a starting point re reconciliation	Museum of Contemporary Art, Circular Quay	Details: 9250 8417
Sun 20 May	2.30-4 pm	Panel – "Take a look at History". Peter Read; Humphrey McQueen; Anthony Hill. Chair: Nadia Wheatley	Sydney Dance Theatre SDC 2/3, The Wharf	Details: 9566 4659
Sun May 20		Wingecarribee Reconciliation Group Speaker Rev. John Brown		Details: 02 4871 3183
Sun May 20	2.30-4 pm	Mary O’Donnell in discussion with Aboriginal scholar, Wendy Brady, and other prominent Australian women	Hyde Park Barracks, Macquarie St	Details: 9555 2540 Cost: $15/$12 incls. refreshments
Mon May 21 –25		First NSW Women’s Gathering State Conference incls. Conference Cultural Tour visiting the breathtaking, culturally significant sites of the Awabakal Country guided by Minaga Wajwarr traditional Custodians Cultural Group	St. James Hall, Corner of Tank and High Sts., Morpeth	Details: 02 44 745 950 coordinated by Warregal Management and Consultancy Aboriginal Corporation
Mon May 21 +		Free training in Small business fundamentals for Indigenous artists and entertainers (Full time 3 weeks or part time 15 weeks)	Penrith or Mt. Druitt	Details: 4736 8517 yasconsulting@hotmail.com
Mon May 21	12.30 – 2 pm	AIATSIS Seminar Series "Limits & Possibilities of a treaty process in Australia" Speaker: Prof. Jeremy Webber "Foundations of the modern treaty process in Canada: the relationship with native title"	Macintosh Room, AIATSIS, Lawson Crescent, Acton Peninsula, Canberra	Details: 02 6246 1111 Http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/rsrch/seminars.htm
Tue May 22	7-9 pm	Building Bridges (IX) 22/5 Tom Evans "Reconciliation and a case study on the Lloyd McDermott Rugby Development Team"	Eastern Suburbs Evening College, Adult Education Centre, 98 Bondi Rd, Bondi Junct.	Cost: $105 Course arranged by ESORA Details: 9387 7400
Wed 23 May	7.30 pm	The National Trust and Bennelong & Surrounds Residents for Reconciliation Public Meeting for Federation Year Guest Speaker: Magistrate Pat O’Shane "The contribution of indigenous women to Australian society during the 20th century"	Anglican Church, 2 Ambrose St., Hunters. Hill	Details: 9816 1507 Cost: $10
Thu 24 May	6-9 pm	Forum:"Imprison and detain: Racialised punishment in Australia today" Speeches and performances by community workers, writers, performers and academics incl. Ruby Langford Ginibi, Paula Abood; Chris Cunneen; Ray Jackson; Charandev Singh; Penny White and others.	University of Technology, Sydney	Details: Larissa.Behrendt@uts.edu.au
Fri 25 May	10 am – 3 pm	6th Annual Women’s Spirit Event in the UN Year of Dialogue among Civilizations "Importance of ancestry – Understanding our roots"	YWCA Y on the Park Hotel, ,5-11 Wentworth Street Close to Museum Station	Details: 9969 3595 Bring lunch to share and something representing your culture
Fri 25 May	1 pm	Elaine Russell "From there to here"	Domain Theatre, Art Gallery of NSW	Details: 9225 1744
Fri May 25		South Western Sydney Area Reconciliation Golf Gathering	Campbelltown Golf Club	Details: 9825 6391
Fri May 25	4 pm	Gathering to commemorate Sorry Day and the Journey of Healing	National Museum, ACT	Details: 02 6281 0940
Sat 26 May	9 am +	Vigil followed by "Red Ochre" tour to people and sites which tell the story of the encounter between Aboriginals and settlers in that region with evening concert incl. Johnny Huckle and Helen Moran	Dubbo	Details: 02 6885 5100
Sat 26 May	11.30 – 6 pm	Journey of Healing: Focus on the families and communities left behind when children removed	Hyde Park	Details: 9228 7665
Sat 26 May	12.30	ESORA (Eastern Suburbs Organisation for Reconciling Australia) Family Picnic in commemoration of the Journey of Healing	Near the Duck Pond by the Vernon Pavilion, Centennial Park	Details: 9130 3773 Bring your friends and a picnic hamper
Sat 26 May	2.30 pm	Marrickville Journey of Healing event incl. campfire, drama; singing and sausage sizzle Hosted by Marrickville Residents for Reconciliation ; Marrickville Aboriginal Consultative Committee and Marrickville Aboriginal Educational Consultative Group with Marrickville Council support	Richardsons Lookout, Holt Crescent, Marrickville	Details: 9558 5672
Sat 26 May	2.30 pm	Kathleen Petyarre: I feel good in my body when I’m doing these paintings. Belinda Croft	MCA Level 4 Galleries	Details: 9250 8462
Sat 26 May	3-7 pm	Redfern Residents for Reconciliation Community Barbeque; storytelling; Singing; NAISDA performance; Lantern sculpture by the children on the "Block" with help from South Sydney Council	The Block, Redfern
Sat 26 May	4.30-6.30 pm	Narrabeen Lakeside Journey of Healing Event incl. music; stories and dance performance Sponsored by Aboriginal Support Group – Manly Warringah Pittwater	Elanora Scout Hall, Billarong Res., Wakehurst Parkway, North Narrabeen	Details: 9913 7940 Bring a candle and some supper to share
Sun May 27 – 3 Jun		Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and Reconciliation		Details: 9299 2215
Sun May 27 – Jun 3		National Reconciliation Week Theme : "Keeping the Flame alive"		Details: 02 6295 9266
Sun 27 May		Centenary of Kyogle Local symbols of Reconciliation; bridge walk etc	Kyogle	Details: 02 66323518
Sun May 27	10.30 - 6	"Talkin’ Straight": indigenous writers Kim Scott; Melissa Lucashenko and Alexis Wright will talk with Jackie Huggins; Aboriginal editors Sandra Phillips; Josie Douglas and Bruce Pascoe will talk with Anita Heiss ;theatre directors: Wesley Enoch and David Milroy will talk with May-Brit Akerholt	The Studio, Sydney Opera House	Details:
Sun 27 May	2.30 pm	Prof. Adrienne Clarke will speak about her selection of paintings and sculptural works from the MCA’s diverse collections in relation to the history of the Australian landscape, indigenous land occupation and our fragile ecology	Museum of Contemporary Art, Circular Quay	Details: 9250 8417
Mon May 28-Jun 1		"Building bridges with traditional knowledge II: An international summit on issues involving indigenous peoples, conservation, sustainable development and ethno-science	Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel, Waikiki	Details: www.geocities.com/hawaiian_wellness_conference
Mon 28 May – Tue May 29		NAISDA Dance Performance [Please check with organisers]	Powerhouse Museum	Details: 9217 0222
Mon 28 May	12.30 – 2 pm	AIATSIS Seminar Series "Limits & Possibilities of a treaty process in Australia" Speaker: A/Prof. Paul Patton "Constitutional paradoxes: native title, treaties and the nation.	Macintosh Room, AIATSIS, Lawson Crescent, Acton Peninsula, Canberra	Details: 02 6246 1111 http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/rsrch/seminars.htm
Tue 29 May	7-10 pm	"Trust, Truth, Treaty? – an information night of reconciliation for those who want to – learn, listen and live with new patterns – Continue the journey towards true justice. An opportunity for all those who walked across the bridge who want to learn more through Hearing our history through art; Feeling through dance and song; Listening to those who are experiencing the struggle and Learning through items available for sale. Storytelling interspersed with entertainment climaxed with a panel on topic of the treaty process Panel: Sen. Aden Ridgeway;Lydia Miller; Susan Phillips Incls. Elaine Russell; Bronwyn Bancroft; Angela Martin	Marrickville Town Hall, cnr Marrickville & Petersham Roads, Marrickville	A partnership project with the Women’s Reconciliation Network and Marrickville Residents for Reconciliation Entry by Donation
Tue May 29	7-9 pm	Building Bridges (IX) Reconciliation through Understanding 29/5 Leah Lui "Introduction to Torres Strait Island cultures "	Eastern Suburbs Evening College, Adult Education Centre, 98 Bondi Rd, Bondi Junction	Cost: $105 Course arranged by ESORA Details: 9387 7400
Wed May 30		Storytelling with Pauline McLeod	Powerhouse Museum	Details: 9217 0222 Bookings essential
Thu May 31 – Fri Jun 1		Aboriginal Dance Theatre Redfern Dance performance	Powerhouse Museum	Details: 9217 0222
Fri 1 Jun	6-9 pm	Opening of exhibition on "Belonging" by Denise Barry & Friends	Balmain Watch House, 179 Darling St., Balmain	Details: 9974 5335
Fri 1 Jun – Sun 3 Jun-		"Where the waters meet" conference held by NT Aboriginal Justice Advocacy Committee to look at community solutions for indigenous youth justice.	Mandorah, Cox Peninsula, NT	Details: 08 8946 6974
Fri 1 Jun – Sun Jun 3	11 am to late	Blak Screen/Blak Sounds : Aboriginal film and music festival (Part of Message Sticks)	Sydney Opera House Playhouse	Details: www.soh.nsw.gov.au from mid-week No charge except for opening event
Fri 1 Jun	8 pm	"One Night the Moon" - world premiere with live performance by Kev Carmody and "Euphonia" with special guest Paul Kelly. Festivities continue with DJ Johnny Roe aka Goldfinger and rap artist Ebony Williams	Sydney Opera House Playhouse	Details:9250 7777 Cost: $30
Sat 2 Jun	11 am	11 am"A Life in Photographs" 12.30 "Artist with a Camera- a focus on the films of Tracey Moffatt; "LIP"; "Heaven";"Night Cries" 3 pm Spotlight on Catriona McKenzie; "Box"; "Road"; "Redfern Beach" 5 pm "Legends in Profile" Rosalie Kunoth-Monks; Jimmy Little 7,30 pm "Freedom Ride" Q & A with Phillip Hall;Live performance Foot Fulla Bindies	Sydney Opera House Playhouse	Details: 9250 7777
Sun 3 Jun	11 am	"Telling a story: documentary v drama – Darlene Johnson; "You might be dust"; "Two Bob Mermaid"; "Stolen Generations" ; 1 pm Films from the Centre "Bush Mechanics"; "Minymaku Way"; 3 pm Films of Ivan Sen "Journey"; "Tears"; "Dust" 5 pm "One Night the Moon" 6.30 pm Films from Broome "Kullifoot"; "Everyday Brave: Saltwater Bluesman" Live performance Uncle Kiddo Taylor and the Pigram Brothers	Sydney Opera House Playhouse	Details: 9250 7777
Mon 4 Jun	10.30	OWN Aboriginal Support Circle Guest Speaker: Cyndia Henti-Roberts	87 Lower Fort Street	Details: 9389 1090 Please BYO lunch to share
Jun 18-19		National Indigenous Management and Directors Training Conference	Canberra	Details: 07 4945 7122
Fri Jun 22		NAISDA End of term performance (cultural and contemporary dance)	NAISDA Studio	Details: 9252 0199
Jun 22 –24		The Laura Dance and Cultural Festival	Traditional Bora Ground, Laura River, FNQ	Details: 07 4051 4777
Thu Jun 28	10-12.30	WRN Meeting Rasme Berolah "Living in the Torres Strait Islands"	Tbc	Details: 9453 1067
Sat Jun 30		Expo run by Aboriginal agencies in the St. George and Sutherland region	Gunnamatta Pavilion, Nicolson Parade, Cronulla	Details: 9528 0287
Sun Jul 1		"No Reconciliation without Justice, Stop the genocide now!" Indigenous Student Network National Protest	Canberra	Details: 1900 922 746

		Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Working Women’s Support Network		Details: 9735 4842
3rd Thurs	6 pm-7.30pm	Action For World Development (AWD) Aboriginal Support Group	AWD Office, 8th Floor, 8-24 Kippax Street, Surry Hills	Details: 9212 5275
2nd Mon in ea month		ANTaR Lowe Action Group residents of Ashfield, Burwood, Strathfield; Concord and Drummoyne	Venues change for each meeting	Details: 9267 2576
		Australians for Native Title		Details: 9236 8175
		Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (ANTaR)		Details: 9555 6138
		Australians for Reconciliation Chifley Committee		Details: 96254344
		Bennelong and Surrounds Residents for Reconciliation		Details: 9816 1507
		Black & White & Pink : Reconciliation WP for the Queer Communities	Room 6, 94 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst	Details: Lesbian and Gay Anti-Violence Project 9360 6687
		Dangar Island Residents for Reconciliation		Details: 9985 7301
		Drummoyne		Details: 91813055
		Epping/Beecroft Residents for Reconciliation		Details: 9869 1737
2nd Thu	7-9 pm	ESORA: Eastern Suburbs Organisation for Reconciling Australia	Church in the Marketplace, Cnr. Newland St. & Mall, Bondi Junction	Details: 9990 2213
20 Jun; 19 Sep; 28 Nov	6 pm	Friends of Tranby	Tranby , 13 Mansfield Street, Glebe	Details: 9984 7518
4th Thu in month	7 pm	Harbour to Hawkesbury Australians for Reconciliation	Dougherty Centre, 7 Victor Street, Chatswood	Details: 9908 3312
3rd Wed	6.30 pm	Hornsby Area Residents for Reconciliation	Hornsby Library	Details:9477 5424
		Illawarra Residents for Native Title		Details:4267 5281
8 May; 12 Jun; 10 Jul; 14 Aug; 11 Sep;	6 pm 9 Oct; 13 Nov; 11 Dec	Indigenous Social Justice Association Inc. General meetings Management meetings same place same time 24 Apr; 22 May; 26 Jun; 24 Jul; 28 Aug; 25 Sep; 23 Oct; 27 Nov; 11 Dec	UTS Students Assoc. Meeting Room; Lower Level, Chimney Stack, Broadway	Details: 9318 0947
		Islamic Council		Details: 9742 5752
		Kur-ring-gai Aboriginal Reconciliation Centre		Details: 9144 5900
1st Tue in month	7 for 7.30-9 pm	Lane Cove Residents for Reconciliation	Community Centre 164 Longueville Road, Lane Cove)	Details: 9428 1197 or 9427 2055
1st & 3rd Tue		Leichhardt Native Title Group	Annandale Neighbourhood Centre, 79 Johnston Street	Details: 9555 7602 Fax 9555 9255; 9692 9628
Sun	3pm	Macarthur Indigenous Christian Fellowship	Southwest Multicultural Centre, Minto	Details: 9824 5217
1st Mon Info night 3rd Mon meeting;	7 for 7.15-9.30 pm	Manly Warringah Pittwater Aboriginal Support Group	The Angophora Room, Nelson Heather Senior Citizens Centre, cnr. Pittwater & Jacksons Roads, North Narrabeen	Details: PO Box 129, Narrabeen NSW 2101 Tel 9913 7940 or 9913 9388
2nd Wed	7.30 pm	Marrickville Residents for Reconciliation	Church of Christ Hall, 389 Illawarra Rd,;Marrickville.	Details: 9558 5762
1st Wed	6 pm	Mosman Aboriginal Reconciliation Community Group	Mosman Square Seniors	Details: 9969 8588
		Mudgin-Gal Aboriginal Women’s Centre		Details: 9319 2604
1st Thu speaker 3rd Thu plan	8-10 pm	Newtown, Erskineville, Darlington, Chippendale & Enmore Residents for Reconciliation	Newtown Neighbourhood Centre Opp. Newtown Railway	Details: 0500 55 2042
		North Sydney Reconciliation		Details: 9969 8218
1st Mon	10.30am-12.30 pm	Older Women’s Network Aboriginal Support Circle	75 Windmill Street, Millers Point	Details: Pat Zinn 9389 1090
Thu	11.30-2.30	Penrith	South Penrith Youth Centre, Cnr. Maxwell & Birmingham Streets	Details: 02 4732 2978
	7 pm	Queers for Reconciliation	9 Commonwealth St. Surry Hills	Details: 9550 2725
2nd Wed		Redfern Residents for Reconciliation	63 Caroline Street, Redfern	Details: 9319 1902
		St. George ANTaR		Details: 9150 7334
	9.30 am	St. Marys: Muru Gili	St. Marys Area Com. Dev. Project, 13 Griffiths St., North St. Marys	Details: 9673 2169
	7.30 pm	Strathfield		Details: 9743 1454
4th Thu	7.30pm	Sutherland Shire Citizens for Native Title and Reconciliation http://www.hartingdale.com.au/`ollerenshaw/index.htm	Kurranulla Centre, 15 Jannali Street, Jannali 2227	Details: 9523 9514
3rd Wed	7.30 pm-9.30 pm	Western Sydney Residents for Reconciliation	Karabi Centre, Cnr. Darcy Rd. & Fyall Ave, Wentworthville	Details 9639 8394
3rd Sun	2.30 pm	Wingecarribee Reconciliation Group	Mittagong Uniting Church Hall, Albert Street	Details: 02 4871 3183
26 Apr; 28 Jun	10 am – 12.30	Women’s Reconciliation Network	Tbc.	Details: 9452 1067; 9181 3055

		Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Artists, Dancers, Singers, Didge Players, Writers for Festivals, workshops etc. Urban Dreamers Productions		Details: Rhonda or Nadine Grovenor 9591 5019
Mon 14 May for 6 weeks (excl. 11 Jun	6-7/7.30 pm	"Aboriginal Art" : series of MCA Art talks by Sheona White Lectures in first hour followed by tutorial and discussion. (Sydney Community College Course)	Museum of Contemporary Art	Cost: $69 Details: 9555 7411 Course VA2029
9-17 Jun 2001		Aboriginal Art & Culture in Central Australia Dr. Garry Darby also Aboriginal Art and Culture in Arnhem Land and the Top End 8-17 Jul and Kimberley Coast cruise from Darwin to Broome 22 Jun-2 Jul	Alice Springs, Delmore Downs, Hermannsburg; Yuendumu, Balgo Hills, Fitzroy Crossing, Broome	9 days Cost approx $5,500 Details: 9351 2907
Mon 8 May for 8 sessions	6.30-8.30 pm	Aboriginal Reconciliation Learning Circles Leader: Sue Williamson	Sydney Community College Office	Details: 9555 7411 Cost: $49 (recommended donation to cover costs)
		Aboriginal tours of the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney with Aboriginal guides –Aboriginal uses of plants; Australian flora and fauna; History of the Gardens from an Indigenous perspective; Plants of Legend	Royal Botanic Gardens, Mrs Macquaries Road, Sydney	Cost: $15 p.p. (incls GST) Duration 1 hr Mon –Sat 1 pm or groups by arr, Bookings: 9231 8134
		Aboriginal Traders Alliance- supports cultural business operators; artists and part-time cultural traders		Details: 02 6572 4935
		Aboriginal Women’s Group- Tharawal – regular workshops on relaxation and stress management; relationship and conflict management	Near Picton	Details: 02 4681 0059
		Arrilla Aboriginal Training & Development: Speakers; Cross Cultural Awareness Workshops; Corporate and Community Consultations; Project and Business Plans; Employment Strategies; In-house training Managing Director: Shelley Reys		Arrilla@netlink .com.au
Thu Feb 8 +	1-2	Art Appreciation Diploma Course 2001: Engaging Australia Australia Art 1788-2000 incls. 2/8 Aboriginal & Oceanic Art- Vivienne Johnston	Domain Theatre, Art Gallery of NSW	Cost: Per lecture Members $16 Non Members $22 Details:9225 1878
		Aunty Beryl Carmichael’s Aboriginal culture camps and bush survival courses	Menindee	Details: 0880 876 505 for cultural camp; 9181 1838 bush survival
Sat May 19	10-4	Becoming a Learning Circle Facilitator	Sydney Community College Office Training Room	Details: 9555 8194
May 1 for 9 weeks	7-9 pm	Building Bridges (IX) Reconciliation through Understanding 1/5 Betty Little "History and Cultural awareness" 8/5 Les Bursill "Indigenous cultures in NSW(1)" 15/5 Katrina Thorpe "Aspects of Indigenous history 22/5 Tom Evans "Reconciliation and a case study on the Lloyd McDermott Rugby Development Team" 29/5 Leah Lui "Introduction to Torres Strait Island cultures "5/6 Les Bursill; "Indigenous cultures in NSW"(2); 12/6 Jonathon Jones "Contemporary issues in Aboriginal art"; 19/6 John Lennis "Sydney’s gardens, our dreamtime heritage"; 26/6 Angela Martin "Where in Sydney is Duck River?"	Eastern Suburbs Evening College, Adult Education Centre, 98 Bondi Road, Bondi Junction	Cost: $105 Course A2101 arranged by ESORA (Eastern Suburbs Organisation for Reconciling Australia) Details: 9387 7400
Mon 14-18 May		Casual Indigenous Education Officer training course for Indigenous interpretive tours within Mount Tomah Botanic Garden for coach and school groups and ecotours in Mount Tomah Conservation Area	Bells Line of Road, Mount Tomah	Details: 92318050 or 02 45672154
Mon Apr 30 for 9 weeks	7-9 pm	"Discovering Aboriginal Art" – Jonathon Jones	Eastern Suburbs Evening College, Ad. Educ. Centre, 98 Bondi Rd	CourseA2102 Cost: $105 Details: 9387 7400
		Dreaming Camps and Pilgrimages to Mt. Gulaga Leader: Biripi Elder Ann Thomas	Mystery Bay	Details: c/-9389 4291
		Harbour Dreaming: Aboriginal cultural cruises & Charters (morning cruises for individuals and groups; charter cruises (max 40) Functions and private charters for 4-40)	Sydney Harbour	Details: 9698 3752 Redfern Aboriginal Corporation
		Koori Konnection Betty Little		Details: 9699 5697
		Kuracca Consultancy: Aboriginal culture, history & Heritage Training programs; Career Development; Community Networking & Resourcing; Research & Evaluations; Community Management & Development Kerry Reed-Gilbert		Details: 02 6262 4333 Mobile 0415 469 512 Email: kuracca@dynamite .com.au
Thu From May 10	5.30-7.30	"Myths of Oz" Mark Byrne	WEA, 72 Bathurst St	Course 12HM079 Cost: $101 conc $67 Snr $91 Details: 9264 2781
		National Museum of Australia Programs for Years 4-12 1. An alien land or familiar home 2. Creating a nation 3. A living culture K3 Education Programs incl. 2 Aboriginal Australia	Canberra	Cost: $4 per student K3 program $3 per student Self guided tour no charge Details: 02 76208 5345
18-20 Sep 2001		The Power of Knowledge, the Resonance of Tradition: Indigenous Studies Conference 2001: formal papers, discussion groups; debates; performances; poster presentations; Displays; Book Fair; Exhibitions; excursions etc- Conference 2001 is a celebratory activity associated with the Centenary of Federation of Australia, the opening of the Institute’s new building and 40th anniversary of the 1961 AIATSIS Foundation Conference	ANU, Manning Clark Centre, Canberra & AIATSIS new premises on Acton Peninsula	Cost: $190 (before 30 May 2001; $220 (after 30 May); $150 AIATSIS Member (before 30 May) $180 (AIATSIS Member 30 May+) Student/unemployed $70 (before 30 May) $100 (after) Details: gkw@aiatsis.gov.au Fax 02 6249 7714
		The Power of song: symbolism in Indigenous art: workshop suitable for years 4-8	Australian Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour	Cost: $5 per st. – resource mats. Details: 9298 3655
Wed May 9 for 8 weeks	7-9 pm	Reconciliation Study Circle	Manly High School	$20 for workbook Details: 9913 7940
Mon May 21 +		Free training in Small business fundamentals for indigenous artists and entertainers Full time (3 weeks) or part-time (15 weeks)	Penrith or Mt. Druitt	Details: 4736 8517 yasconsulting@hotmail.com
		SNTC: Specialised Native Title Consultants		Details: 0418 157 777
		Song & Dance Adventures: small group adventure learning experiences: tuning to earth & your creativity; discover the song lines and powerful Natural sites; connect to the adventure of creation Leader: Richard O’Neill	incls. Sunset Safari & Harbour Picnic (3 hrs); ½ day Sydney Safari; 1 day Re-Creation Safari; 1 Day Hunter Valley	Details: 9251 7866 www.excelink .com.au
Bus tours – daily Cruises 10-12		Sydney Aboriginal Discoveries: guided bus and walking tours ; camps; harbour cruises every 2nd Tues in the month; "Yurabirong" ½ day tour incls visit to Yiribana Gallery Leaders: Margret Campbell; Dallas Dodd		Group bookings Walking tours & bus Details: 9368 7684 0418 413 741 Min 6 Max 20;Harbour cruises Min 40 Max 80
2001		Tranby Aboriginal College Advanced Diploma of Applied Aboriginal Studies Evening Course (Non-Aboriginal students) Aboriginal mentor required	13 Mansfield Street, Glebe	Cost: $2500 pa + cost of 4 weekend camps per semester and Philosophy Week Details: 9660 3444
		Tribal Warrior Association Cultural Performance The dancers (from 4-6) perform for 1 hour (or less, depending on your time) performance may incl: -Smoking ceremony (by Uncle Max) and didgeridoo player –20 mins of tribal dancing Exhibit and explanation of didgeridoo and basic weapons	At your school or org	fee of $300 plus a "gold"-coin donation from students. Ph/fax# 9699 3491 to arrange a suitable time and/or discuss details.
		The Tribal Warrior – available for charter		Details: Mobile 0427 869 900
Thu May 17	10-4	Using Learning Circles in Community Programs	Sydney Community College Office Training Room	Details: 9555 8194
(1) 9 May – 6 Jun (2) 1-29 Aug	7.30-9.30	Walking Together – Building bridges: Reconciliation through understanding: Two 5 week courses to explore contemporary and historic relationships between Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other Australians.	Reg Byrne Centre, Karabi Community Development Services, cnr. Darcy Rd & Fyall Ave., Wentworthville	Details: 9687 2972 Cost: $20 or $10 c Course by Parramatta Evening College; Reconciliation for West.Sydney Inc.
Sat Jun 2	7.30-5.30 pm	Yengo-Wollombi Prehistory & culture :WEA Adventure wildlife & park trek	Yengo National Park	Course 12EX107 Cost: $95 Details 9264 2781:
May 1-22	6-8 pm	Ygals’ Reconciliation Learning Circles 2001 : 8 week Reconciliation discussion group for young women 16-35 years	YWCA 5-11 Wentworth Ave	Details: 9285 6211

Daily	10-5pm	Aboriginal & Tribal Art Centre	117 George Street,The Rocks	Details: 9247 9625
To Jun 24		Art Gallery of NSW Australian Collection Focus No. 9 – one of aims of this focus exhibition will be to examine those complexities present in the attitudes and imaging of Aboriginal people by a European Artist	Art Gallery of NSW Yiribana Gallery	Details: 9225 1878
Jun 21-Aug 26	10 am – 5 pm	Art Gallery of NSW – Tracey Moffat	Domain Road	Details: 9225 1744
9am – 6 pm		Australian Aboriginal Art Print Network	68 Oxford St., Darlinghurst	Details: 9332 1722
Sat 11-5; Sun 12-5 11-6 Tue-Sun		Australian Centre for Photography	257 Oxford St. Paddington	Details: 9332 1455
-21 May	9.30 am – 5 pm	Australian Museum:Indigenous Australians (Black tracks across the country); "Gelam my son"	Australian Museum, College Street	Details: 9320 6000 $5 C $3 Ch $2 F $12
Daily	9.30-5	Australian National Maritime Museum "Merana Eora Nora – First People"	Darling Harbour	Details: 9298 3777
Fri 1 Jun – Sun 10 Jun	11-5.30 except Mon	Balmain Watch House. Exhibition on "Belonging" by Denise Barry and friends	179 Darling Street, Balmain	Details: 9974 5335
Mon – Fri	10-6 Sat 11-4	Bandigan Aboriginal Art & Craft: Central and Western District art; Arnhem Land bark paintings; Tiwi Islands paintings; traditional and contemporary didgeridoos; Hermannsburg Pottery; Morning Star poles; Pandanus weaving; milkwood carvings; books and music	185 Macquarie St	Details: 9231 5682
9 May – 2 Jun	Tue-Fri 10-5; Sat 10-4	Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative(1) "true! "-a Message Stick exhibition of photo media presenting an Aboriginal response to white documentation of Aboriginal people Artists incl. Mervyn Bishop; Michael Riley; Kerry Reed-Gilbert; Jenny Fraser; Peter MacKenzie (2) "At last the Peter Mac show" – a solo exhibition by Peter McKenzie	191 Parramatta Road, Annandale Gallery 2 Gallery 1	Details: 95602541
Sat & Sun	9.30 am – 3.15pm	Boomgate Gallery	Long Bay Correctional Centre, Malabar	Details: 9289 2127
21-29 Apr to Dec	Thu-Sun 11 am – 4pm	Camden Museum "Federation" – Contemporary views of Australia exhibition incls. Shirley Amos, Bronwyn Bancroft, Andrew Bell, Jonathan Bottrell, Marlene Cummins, Leonie Dennis, Sally Morgan, Janice Shipley and Harry J Wedge	Compastures Heritage Centre, 40 John Street, Camden	Details: 02 4655 9210 Admission free Sponsored by Camden Historical Society
7-29 Jul	10-4	Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre "Whisperings in the wind": a celebration of Aboriginal culture for the last 60,000 years	Casula Powerhouse, 1 Casula Road, Casula	Details: 9130 4007 or 9824 1121
	Tue-Sun 11-6	Christopher and Anna Thorpe Tribal Art: Aboriginal Australia A Survey Early artefacts, weapons, ceremonial objects, bark paintings and fine Aboriginal art	2 Cascade St., Paddington	Details: 9331 8302
	Mon-Sat 10-6pm	Cooee Aboriginal Art	98 Oxford Street Paddington	Details: 9332 1544
11-5 pm Wed-Sun		Desart Gallery Nunaka Pmara Mara Inthorra "Our beautiful country" The Hermannsburg potters and Arrente watercolour artists	Desart Gallery, 4 Towns Road, Rose Bay North	Details: 9337 3577
	Tue-Sat 10-6 Sun 12-5	Eva Breuer Art Dealer David Boyd "Reconciliation 2001"	83 Moncur St., Woollahra	Details: 9362 0297
Tue-Sun	11-6	Gallery Savah : Emily Kngwarreye; Gloria Petyarre; Minnie Pwerle and Barbara Weir	20 Glenmore Rd., Paddington	Details: 9360 9979
	10 am +	Gavala Aboriginal Art incl. Kamilaroi Nation Ceramic exhibition	Harbourside Shopping Centre, Darling Harbour	Details: 9212 7232
Sat Jun 2-Jul 29	10-5	Hazlehurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre Michael Riley "Cloud and Empire"	782 Kingsway, Gymea	Details: 8536 5700
To 19 May	10-5 Tue-Sat	Hogarth Galleries Pty. Ltd Yunedumu Door Etchings and other works from Warlukurlangu Artists	Hogarth Galleries Aboriginal Art Centre, 7 Walker Lane,Paddington	Details: 9360 6839
	Mon-Sat 10-6.30 Sun 1-6	Jinta Desart Art Gallery: New location Sale with up to 25% discount	New location: Ground Floor, 120 Clarence St	Details: 92903639 http:///www.jintaart.com.au
		Lilly Pilly at the Rocks	Cnr. Globe St. & Nurses Walk, The Rocks	Details: 0402 012 421
		Lindsay Street Gallery. Recent work from the Western Desert – Five women artists from Warburton, WA	Fettercairn, 65 Lindsay St., Newcastle	Details: 4961 4290
Until 2002	Mon-Fri 9-4	Macleay Museum: 150 years of Aboriginal art and artifacts: incl. old weapons; stone tools; 19th century bark paintings; engraved pearl shells and articles of body adornment	University of Sydney, Gosper Lane (off Science Road), Camperdown	Details: 9351 2274
(1) To 11 Jun (2) May 9 – Jul 22		Museum of Contemporary Art: "MCA Unpacked" showcases personal takes on MCA Collections by Jane Campion; Prof. Adrienne Clarke; Akira Isogawa; Drusilla Modjeska; Graeme Murphy; Dr. Pat O’Shane; Dr. Evelyn Scott (2) "Genius of Place: The work of Kathleen Petyarre" featuring over 40 paintings, batiks; and works on paper	Circular Quay	Details: 9252 4033
Jun 15-Jul 15		Manly Art Gallery and Museum (1) 3 space – touring exhibition from Tandanya, Adelaide and (2) Midden – drawings and collages by Marie McMahon	Manly
To 17 Jun 2001	9.30-5	" Museum of Sydney "Portrait of a Park	Museum of Sydney, Bridge Street	Details: 9692 8366 Members free Gen $7 Ch/Conc $3 Family $17
From Mar 11	9 – 5 pm	National Museum of Australia : Permanent exhibition "First Australians"	Gallery of Ab. and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Canberra	Details: 02 6208 5345 www.nma.gov.au
Mon to Sun	9.30-7pm	Original & Authentic Aboriginal art	79 George St	Details: 9251 4222
	Wed – Fri 10-5; Sat 10-4; Sun 1104	"Our Country Gallery" authentic, contemporary and traditional Aboriginal fine art prints. Limited edition etchings, silkscreens, lithographs and linocut prints from various remote desert communities from S.A, W.A. and Arnhem Land in FNQ	205 Darling St., Balmain	Details: 9555 7424
		Penrith Regional Gallery "Dreamtime to the new Millenium"
(2)May-Jul 2001		Powerhouse Museum: Bayagul-speaking up: contemporary indigenous communication Exhibition (2) NAISDA Silver Jubilee Exhibition	Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris Street, Ultimo	Details: 9217 0111
11 Apr +	10 am – 9 pm	Rainbow Serpent Gallery: Central Desert Art – paintings from the bush – six Aboriginal communities side by side	Fox Studios, Moore Park	Details: 9388 7684
To May 24	Mon – Fri 9-5; Sat-Sun 11-5	State Library of NSW National Indigenous Heritage Art Award Exhibition "The Art of Place"	Galleries, Mitchell Wing	Details:9273 1770
		Sydney Observatory: hear Aboriginal stories of the sky	Watsons Road, The Rocks	Details: 9217 0485
Tue 22 May – Sun 3 Jun		Sydney Opera House Studio Foyer: "Freedom Ride 2001"	Studio Foyer	Details: 9250 7777
	Wed-Fri 11 –5 Sat 12-5	Utopia Art Sydney Two sisters Tjunkiya and Wintjiya Napaltjarri	Top Floor, 50 Parramatta Road, Stanmore	Details: 9550 4609
To 10 May	Tue- Wed 10-6; Thu-Sun 12-5	Walkabout Productions Gallery Arts Corporation "Yuelamu : Mt. Allan Station": collection of 30 paintings 1985-1992 featuring Cassiby Possum Japaljarri; Alan Norman Jampajimpa; Lena Nungala; Kathy Bagot Napangardi; Morris Briscoe Jabanunga; Mavis Nakamarra; Leslie Jampajimpa; Tim Jabanardi McCormack; Alby Jabanunga; Glenda Nungarai	70 Norton Street, Leichhardt	Details: 9516 3500