Koorie Protocols

What's the proper protocol for engaging Koorie families in Indigenous projects or programs?

• Approach schools directly

• Redirect to LAECG or VAEAI

• Engage with families directly

• Contact VAEAI Secretariat

What is one of the recommended ways to gain knowledge and understanding of First Nation cultures?

• Watch documentaries

• Conduct research and speak to LAECG

• Rely on stereotypes

• Ignore cultural differences

Match the following with their correct descriptions:

• • Dreamtime or Dreaming

• • Cohesive structure within communities

• • Kinship

• • Not based on the color of a child's skin

• • Aboriginal identity

• • Strong spirituality impacting everyday life

Where can you check to ensure you have permission and are using the right local Aboriginal words?

• National Geographic

• Local government websites

• Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages (VACL)

• Wikipedia

Aboriginal people must be a certain colour to identify as Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander.

• True

• False

Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) rights can cover ​ ​ ​

• Writing, e.g. a book, poetry
• Music and dance

• Intangible cultural property, e.g. stories passed on orally

• All of the above

Potentially sensitive issues involving guest speakers includes ​

• The Stolen generation
• Land Rights

• Deceased people

• deaths in custody

The use of ​ (a)   should not be misunderstood. It is important that this silence is respected and not ​ (b)   unnecessarily. Do not expect every Koorie person (including students in the school) to know about or want to talk publicly about Koorie ​ (c)   , families, histories or issues

• silence
• interrupted
• cultures