Reconciliation Week with Kirli Saunders

Date: Wednesday 27 May, 10am – 10:45am (AEST)

This Reconciliation Week, students will have the opportunity to hear Kirli read two of her thought-provoking picture books and ask questions about her work as an author, poet, artist, and musician.

This session is an opportunity to start conversations with students and create meaningful experiences linked to the 2026 theme All In which is a call for all Australians to commit wholeheartedly to reconciliation every single day.

We are delighted to bring digital events into the classroom which help grow civically-minded young people who care for each other and the world around them.

The Land Recalls

Do not mourn the hands that raised you... Do not weep for songs of land. Honour the Stolen Generations, and all who've been taken, The Land Recalls You is a powerful story of returning, written with love and reverence by award-winning Gunai author Kirli Saunders (OAM) and illustrated by debut Bundjalung artists David and Noni Cragg.

Our Dreaming

Goodjagah, little one, walk with me... I want to tell you our Dreaming as the Elders told it to me. Award-winning storytellers, Gunai Woman Kirli Saunders and Bigambul man Dub Leffler, explore a deep love and respect for Country and all her spirits... past, present, and beyond.

About Kirli Saunders

From the Sydney Opera House to the Australian Consulate in Mumbai, corporate to community, Gunai Woman Kirli Saunders (OAM) has had experience speaking, facilitating, and teaching across a multitude of stages and settings. Kirli is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist, writer, singer-songwriter and consultant with a passion for enlivening spaces and engaging broad audiences in bold conversations for social impact.

Through her multidisciplinary work as a writer, artist, and consultant, Kirli Saunders aims to connect people, promote First Nations culture, and advocate for social and environmental change.

Explore Kirli's website.