The event at the Jerrabomberra wetlands was being held to allow younger generations to learn more about Aboriginal culture and work towards closing the gap, Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation cultural director Richie Allan said.

"It's important to highlight Ngunnawal culture around here and show it to the Canberra community," Mr Allan said.

Mr Allan said Canberra's first Reconciliation Day on Monday was a sign the country was moving forward.

"Not a great deal, but we are moving forward," Mr Allan said.

Penelope Andrew said her son, Spencer Cole, was most interested in the boomerangs.

"I like hearing about Indigenous cultures, but I really want my children to learn about it as well," Ms Andrew said.

"I want them to grow up knowing the stories. I think there's a lot of Aboriginal culture that we don't know about."

The group was served a spread, including crocodile and kangaroo, which Mr Allan said wasn't traditionally Ngunnawal.

Ms Andrew also said the group learned about native plants which acted as a soap but also a sedative, which Indigenous people would put into waterholes.

"If kangaroos or snakes came and drank from the waterhole it made them easier to hunt," Ms Andrew said.

Christine Sarafian, a Canadian, also attended the event in the wetlands with her son Mikael.

The experience made her want to learn more about native Canadians when she returned home.

"I really enjoyed learning about the different medicinal or edible properties of the plants; the flora and fauna is very different from Canada," Ms Sarafian said.

Young Mikael was amazed at making soap from native plants and loved throwing boomerangs.

"We all really enjoyed it," Ms Sarafian said.

Mr Allan said he hoped for more funding so he could continue to provide the tours to more Canberrans.

"If you want to learn more, please, I urge people to contact us," he said. "It's our history."

A series of events is being held in Canberra for Reconciliation Day and Week. See reconcilation.org.au for details.