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We wel­come all First Nations Edu­ca­tors, Pro­fes­sors, teach­ers, and peo­ple con­nect­ed to learn­ing and teach­ing environments.

**This event is for FIRST NATIONS PEO­PLE ONLY.*

Uty­erre Apanpe Net­work (First Nations Edu­ca­tors’) Forums pro­vide nour­ish­ment in the knowl­edge sys­tems we own and share through our kin­ship and cul­tur­al responsibilities. 

Uty­erre Apanpe is a vehi­cle for change in estab­lish­ing a nation­al First Nations Edu­ca­tion­al Sys­tem. Uty­erre Apanpe is a net­work of peo­ple and a forum to speak about reform­ing the edu­ca­tion sys­tem, set­ting stan­dards, and sup­port­ing a for­mal work­force and net­work of First Nations edu­ca­tors across Aus­tralia. This forum is to pro­vide a voice to politi­cians, west­ern edu­ca­tors and Aus­tralian school systems.

The Uty­erre Apanpe Forum pro­vides the space to share First Nations ped­a­gogy, cur­ricu­lum, stan­dards, and prac­tices in our learn­ing envi­ron­ments under­pinned by cul­ture, lan­guage, and coun­try. Com­ing togeth­er through Uty­erre Apanpe gives expe­ri­enced edu­ca­tors from many nations to join their voic­es, vision, and sup­port for each oth­er to achieve the change we have been seek­ing for over 50 years. 

The 2023 gath­er­ing is an oppor­tu­ni­ty to recon­nect as pro­fes­sion­al edu­ca­tors and con­firm the roadmap and frame­work for a Nation­al Reform, the MK Turn­er Review.

This year’s Forum will return to Ross Riv­er over four days. 

Agen­da: To be pro­vid­ed clos­er to the event. 

This is an on-coun­try camp­ing event; swags can be pro­vid­ed. Lim­it­ed cov­ered accom­mo­da­tion is avail­able, and ameni­ties are acces­si­ble to every­one. All accom­mo­da­tions, resources, meals and bev­er­ages will be pro­vid­ed for free dur­ing the event. 

Ross Riv­er is an hour’s dri­ve from Alice Springs, which needs to be con­sid­ered if you have med­ical require­ments. Trans­port to and from Mparn­twe to Ross Riv­er is available. 

We look for­ward to see­ing you there.