First Nations Strategy
In 2024, Council released its First Nations Strategy. This Strategy demonstrates Council’s commitment to continue centring First Nations aspirations and voices in the City of Parramatta.
It builds on the success and legacy of Council's Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan (2017-2020(PDF, 4MB)) and provides a framework that is unique to the City of Parramatta and reflects our commitment to the key principles of the Uluru Statement from the Heart: Voice, Treaty and Truth.
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Strategy vision and actions
The vision for the First Nations Strategy is:
A shared journey to continue working together with First Nations peoples and communities through relationships built on action, trust, and integrity, that recognises First Nations people’s self-determination and respects their own decision-making and knowledge systems.
See below for the five pillars on which the Strategy’s actions are based.
Social Justice
Recognising and allowing First Nations people to have a voice that empowers and enables self-determination. A shared journey to continue working together with First Nations peoples and communities to live healthy and prosperous lives.
Cultural leadership
Relationships and engagement built on trust and integrity with First Nations Communities with meaningful and sustainable outcomes.
Social cohesion
Understanding, valuing, and recognising First Nations cultures, protocols, histories, knowledge, and rights through cultural learning across organisations.
Celebration
By making a commitment to First Nations voices and aspirations in Parramatta, we aim to foster respect and relationships with Dharug people and other First Nations communities in the region built on trust and integrity and with meaningful and sustainable outcomes.
Accountability
Shared ownership between Community and Council in the delivery of and reporting back on of actions flowing from the First Nations Strategy.