KACHS Truth Telling Sessions create culturally safe spaces for honest storytelling, reflection, and learning grounded in lived experience. These sessions share truth telling from both female and male perspectives, offering participants a deeper understanding of Aboriginal history, colonisation, and the lasting impacts of government policies on Aboriginal families and communities.

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KACHS is honoured to have Aunty Pam and Uncle Bobby share their truth telling stories. Through yarning and lived experience, they speak openly about the Stolen Generations, removal, institutionalisation, and the long term impacts of policies such as the Aborigines Protection Act, while also sharing stories of strength, survival, and resilience.

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Aunty Pam recounts her journey through the welfare system, including placement with a non Aboriginal family and movement through various institutions. Uncle Bobby shares his experiences of removal under the Aborigine Act, including time at Yarra Bay House in La Perouse and later at Kinchela Aboriginal Boys Home in Kempsey. Together, their stories provide powerful insight into the personal and intergenerational impacts of these systems.

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Truth Telling Sessions are delivered in a trauma informed and culturally safe way. They create space for participants to listen, learn, ask questions, and reflect, while centring Aboriginal voices and experiences. These sessions support understanding and empathy and acknowledge both the pain and the strength carried by Aboriginal families and communities.

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Who these sessions are for

Truth Telling Sessions are suitable for:

• Corporate organisations

• Government agencies

• Schools and education providers

• Community organisations

• Leadership teams and staff groups

Sessions can be delivered for small groups, large teams, or organisation wide learning programs.

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What participants will gain

Participants will gain:

• A deeper understanding of Aboriginal history and truth telling

• Insight into the impacts of colonisation and government policies on Aboriginal families

• Greater empathy through lived experience storytelling

• Increased cultural awareness and understanding

• Stronger foundations for culturally safe practice

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How the sessions are delivered

Truth Telling Sessions are:

• Trauma informed and culturally safe

• Shared through both female and male cultural perspectives

• Delivered through yarning and lived experience storytelling

• Designed to support respectful listening, reflection, and learning

• Tailored to suit the needs of each group

Sessions can support professional development, education programs, community learning, and organisational training.

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Why truth telling is important

Truth telling supports understanding, healing, and respectful engagement by acknowledging historical and ongoing impacts while valuing Aboriginal lived experience. These sessions help challenge misconceptions, build empathy, and support more informed and culturally respectful relationships.