Milton Public School's community celebrated the theme of NAIDOC week 'Voice. Treaty. Truth - Let's work together for a shared future' at a ceremony on Wednesday.
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Before their school holidays begin next week, the student cohort came together to celebrate NAIDOC week with performances in the Dhurga language, dances, and a speech from guest speaker Aunty Nell Mooney.
Aunty Nell spoke of the Aboriginal Homework Centre, which ran for 21 years, and catered to students from Kindergarten to Year 12.
She acknowledged both the educational and cultural knowledge the centre provided for Aboriginal children.
The community has been enriched by embracing Aboriginal culture with the creation of the One Track for All walk in Ulladulla, she said.
"Our local schools are a huge part of this strength," she said.
Aunty Nell also paid tribute to teachers like Sharon Bunyan who have enhanced students' lives and cultural knowledge.
Mirida Kids and Friends danced to Yothu Yindi's Gurdurrku, followed by a verse of the song I Am Australian in Dhurga, the language of the Yuin Nation. Ulladulla High School's didge group also played a song for the group.
The school hall's walls were decorated with students' examples of Aboriginal artwork with a centrepiece created by the Mirida Kids and Friends.
The artwork captured the faces of the school's 42 Aboriginal children below Uluru. Above it the lines linked the townships of Milton-Ulladulla to a symbol with the word Makarrata printed in the middle.
Makarrata is about conflict resolution and the restoration of peace after a dispute.
The ceremony was followed by a barbecue lunch.