Acknowledgement of Country
We respect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Owners of the lands and waterways on which we work and live across Australia and pay our respects to Elders of the past, present and into the future.
We acknowledge that they have cared for these lands for millennia and commit to remembering that the ground beneath our feet is infused with wisdom, stories, and songs that reach beyond our knowing.
Our Vision
Our vision for reconciliation is a nation where First Nations peoples have control over decisions that affect their communities and where they have equitable opportunities to enjoy what they determine to be a full and good life. This is a vision for a nation of deep, two-way relationships, and understanding, respect, and celebration of First Nations cultures and ways of being.
Our vision is embodied in our approach to listening to, learning from, and partnering with community and a commitment to readiness to translate the truths we hear into meaningful action.
Our learnings & actions
Actions & Accountability into the future
As we move forward, building on our learning and commitments in our inaugral RAP, it is important that our reconciliation actions are visible, in conversation with all parts of our community, and deeply reflective internally and externally.
We will continue to share openly about our progress and learning towards:
Relationships
Respect
Opportunity
Governance
Our ongoing commitment to relationships
Be accessible, engage, and develop relationships that support growing knowledge and access to philanthropic sector
Share our values and experiences within all our spheres of influence that encourage learning, truth-telling, support of self-determination
Our ongoing commitment to relationships
Be accessible, engage, and develop relationships that support growing knowledge and access to philanthropic sector
Share our values and experiences within all our spheres of influence that encourage learning, truth-telling, support of self-determination
Our ongoing commitment to respect
Continue our cultural learning and development
Engage in and promote significant dates, events and community priorities
Continue to work on our accessibility and reach of our communications,
Continue to engage in internal Truth telling & support of campaigns alongside community and within our spheres of influence
Our ongoing commitment to opportunities
Investing and engaging with First Nations businesses
Support campaigns for change in ways that are meaningful and informed by community
Fund and advocate for funding to be aligned to community priorities and practice
Engage our grant partners in conversations of shared learning and action towards reconciliation
Our ongoing commitment to governance
Broaden our guiding relationships and collaboration
Engage our Board and their spheres of influence
Continue to bring structure and tangible goals to reflect on our progress and learning and share accountability to community
Our journey as a Foundation has been one of learning, unlearning, and relationship building. We see reconciliation as fundamental to this journey and the future wellbeing of our communities.
Hear more about what this means to us from Foundation staff, partners, and Board members.
Our RAP 2023-2025
2024 RAP Progress Report
Our Reconciliation Artwork
Meet Iteka Ukarla Sanderson-Bromley, the woman behind the artwork developed for our Reconciliation Action Plan. Iteka is 22 years old and lives on Kaurna Country in Adelaide, South Australia. Her language groups are Adnyamathanha (Flinders Ranges), Narungga (Yorke Peninsula) and Yarluyandi (Simpson Desert). Iteka’s ‘Yura mityi’ (Aboriginal/birth order name) is Warrikanha meaning “2nd born”. Iteka has grown up making regular trips home to Country and loves sharing her culture through her art and dance. Iteka’s art is a reflection of her culture and the stories passed down from her ancestors.
In this work the large central circle represents the Fay Fuller Foundation, on either side its past and future journey. The smaller circles encapsulate the pillars, principles, and focus areas that guide the Foundation's work. The colour palette speaks to warmth, confidence, calmness, growth, and harmony and the layered background indicates that there is more to discover beyond the surface level.