Talking Up Our Strengths

Celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures

Talking Up Our Strengths is a set of 22 full colour photomontage cards (140 mm x 140 mm) that celebrate the strengths and resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. The cards can inspire conversations and storytelling in schools, communities, board rooms and family groups. They can be used as tools for reconciliation, social justice and pride in cultural diversity.

Anyone from any cultural background can use these cards to build their own strengths and to recognise the strengths of others.

‘These Talking Up Our Strengths cards can be used as visual aids to share our stories together – stories that can strengthen our pride in culture and help us nurture our children to flourish and grow… The themes of these cards are woven around our children, identity, knowledge, Elders, connection, celebrations, heroes, our land, colours, language, stories, humour, our men, our women, our mob, music, sport, health, tucker, pride, struggles and our past, present and future.’

Steve Larkins, Chairperson, The Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC)

More info

Download the Talking Up Our Strengths Users Guide [pdf 3MB]