Tag: Sharon Finnan-White

Reflections on creating culturally safe spaces for First Nations people in sport

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Sharon Finnan-White is the second First Nations woman to pull on the Australian Diamonds dress and is now working to drive more Indigenous representation in netball. In 2023, Finnan-White launched her First Nations Academy of Excellence and works with players, coaches, umpires and community stakeholders to develop a high-performance environment for her participants to follow …

Sharon Finnan White’s First Nations Academy of Excellence: Empowering Emerging Deadly Diamonds

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Sharon Finnan-White, Australian Netball Diamond 105, now spends her days driving change by inspiring the generation of Indigenous elite netballers. There have only been three First Nations women to pull on the Diamonds dress in Australian netball history. One of those women, Sharon-Finnan White—Diamond 105, wants to change that. In 2023 Sharon founded her First …