BACK TO THE FIRE The story of Australia is the story of a country shaped by fire and fire is at the centre of theme for the 2021 CATSINaM Conference series. This conference theme reflects what the sacred fire at the Tent Embassy in Canberra (on Ngunnuwal Country) means for First Nations Peoples and for Indigenous nurses and midwives in 2021.
The ‘Back to the Fire’ design by Susan Reys (Badtjala, Dharrpa and Jirrbal) encapsulates the forever vibrant rebirthing energy of fire and the living spirit of Indigenous peoples. The shadows of the trees on the earth are to remind us of our Ancestor’s as we walk in their footsteps on Country. The design reflects how we as sovereign Indigenous Peoples listen and speak to Country in ways that make us all stronger and link to this year’s NAIDOC theme ‘Heal Country’
“Coming back to the fire for me as an Aboriginal nurse leader was about responding to our community which in the context of CATSINaM is responding to the voices of our members” CEO, CATSINaM, Professor Roianne West
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