PORT Macquarie preschoolers enjoy sitting around their yarning circle.
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They can tell you the stories etched in the totem poles and speak Gathang, the traditional language of the Birpai people.
NAIDOC Week was celebrated at Port Macquare Community Preschool this week but the cultural learning is "the norm" for these youngsters.
Aunties Rhonda Radley, Kathy Sadler and Kathy Graham of Djiyagan Dhanbaan - Strong Sisters - are a part of the preschool's teaching team and their visits aim to enrich the children's learning about indigenous culture and the land on which they live.
This is delivered through storytelling, song, dance and art with the Gathang language at the forefront of the teaching.
"We are teaching them about how our language is used and to look at life from an Aboriginal perspective and care for their country," Aunty Rhonda said.
"Our language is always told in story, through gestures.
"For me, it's all about looking after country and we can do this together. It unites us rather than separates us."
Aunty Rhonda, who completed her PhD working with the children at the preschool, says she would like to see the teaching of indigenous languages in the school space.
Preschool director Megan Jones, said the early learning centre is the only facility in the area with a Reconciliation Action Plan.
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