St Margaret's News June 2018 | Page 8

Reconciliation On Reconciliation Day recently, I spent some time listening to Paul House, a Ngambri man born in Canberra and who has lived here all his life. He attracted an attentive group of people in the sculpture garden area of the national Gallery of Australia. Because he was born in Canberra, Paul said he identified as Ngambri - but like many Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people, he has multiple ancestries. He also identifies as Ngunnawal