Webinar: Engaging with Indigenous Australians

Remote Engagement and Coordination Strategy (download document) (commonly referred to as the RECS)

Bush Ready website provides access to the Remote Engagement and Coordination Strategy as well as assistance and tools to help planning your engagement - https://bushready.nt.gov.au/

BushTel website is a publicly accessible central point for information about the remote communities of the Northern Territory. It provides vital details including social, cultural and statistical information that helps to make informed decisions when engaging with Aboriginal communities. https://bushtel.nt.gov.au/

• In the site we provide detailed information on around 80 Aboriginal locations which also provides details of our Community Development Officers who can be contacted to assist in any engagement happening in remote communities. An example of a detailed profile https://bushtel.nt.gov.au/profile/329
• BushTel Travel tips (download document) is an interactive document that displays the 73 communities focused on in the Northern Territory via the National Partnership Agreement on Stronger Futures in the NT

Navigating government engagement with Indigenous communities (link - The Mandarin)

Over the past 12 months, we have seen the destruction of sacred Aboriginal sites at the hands of both governments and multi-billion-dollar corporations. The same thing happening to the Sydney Opera House or Melbourne’s Royal Exhibition Building is inconceivable.

Why is this so? The importance of preserving Indigenous Australian culture through effective engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities is often overlooked.

Many organisations place a great reliance on...

How do we do an authentic acknowledgment of Country?

Across Australia many organisations and community groups treat NAIDOC week as an opportunity to celebrate and promote Indigenous culture.

From lessons on bush tucker to art exhibitions, there is something for everyone to enjoy this week.

But it's also a time for learning, including how to do an authentic Acknowledgement of Country.

Guest:

Rhys Paddick, Aboriginal educator and co-founder of Acknowledge This!
Emma Gibbens, co-founder of Acknowledge This!
Liz Knight, Acknowledge This! participant
Eva San, Acknowledge This! participant