SHARE PRIDE IN AUSTRALIA’S INDIGENOUS CULTURES
October 10th 2008 05:27
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SHARE PRIDE IN AUSTRALIA’S INDIGENOUS CULTURES
Developed to meet the huge, post-apology demand for information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, their history and cultures, Reconciliation Australia has developed a ground-breaking, new resource for workplaces, schools and individual Australians.
The site is being launched this week to coincide with the first episode of SBS TV’s series The First Australians which is also generating great interest in our shared history.
Share Our Pride is a cultural awareness website which brings together facts and figures, answers to common questions and lots of inspiring stories to assist in building respectful relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. The site was developed with funding from the Westpac Foundation and Coles Group Community Fund and is now available free of charge to schools, public and private sector organizations and individuals wanting to understand more about the special place of Australia’s first peoples.
Users can follow the content step-by-step from start to finish, or they can dip in and out of the site looking for information when they need it. Users will have ongoing, free-of-charge access to the site, which includes sections on:
Indigenous Australians - covers topics of broad interest including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity and acknowledgement of country.
Culture - builds understanding of culture, country, the Dreaming, family and kinship, customary law and environment.
Our shared history - covers the history of contact between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, including a timeline and information about how history continues to have an impact on people’s lives today.
Beyond the myths - dispels common myths and misconceptions about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Respectful relationships - inspiring partnerships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians that show how we can work together and get great results.
Success stories - information on successful Indigenous Australians who are role models, not just for their own communities but for all Australians.
What’s on - gives users the rundown on Indigenous festivals, books and movies, as well as all sorts of useful links outlining ideas of how non-Indigenous people can experience Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, and learn more about Indigenous people.
In welcoming users to the site, Matilda House, a Ngambri Elder on whose land Reconciliation Australia is located, says: Many Australians haven’t had the opportunity to experience our culture firsthand. Then, when they do get the chance, people sometimes feel awkward asking questions directly - they may feel embarrassed or worry they'll say something wrong.
Getting the basics from this site should give you confidence to start developing two-way relationships and to an interest to continue your journey of learning about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. To use the site, all people have to do is go to www.shareourpride.org.au and register their name, email address and their organization once only.
Knowledge and understanding is the first step in the reconciliation journey and encouraging it makes people and their organisation part of the national effort to close the 17-year life expectancy gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous children, said Ms Livesey. Reconciliation Australia would like to see every Australian make use of this timely, new resource.
SHARE PRIDE IN AUSTRALIA’S INDIGENOUS CULTURES
Developed to meet the huge, post-apology demand for information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, their history and cultures, Reconciliation Australia has developed a ground-breaking, new resource for workplaces, schools and individual Australians.
Every day, particularly since the national apology, businesses, government agencies and schools have been asking us for simple information to help staff and students feel they have an understanding of this important part of Australia. We developed Share Our Pride to give non-Indigenous people a glimpse into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ lives and cultures, and to offer some ideas and encouragement about how we can work together to build stronger communities.
Barbara Livesey CE, Reconciliation Australia
The site is being launched this week to coincide with the first episode of SBS TV’s series The First Australians which is also generating great interest in our shared history.
Users can follow the content step-by-step from start to finish, or they can dip in and out of the site looking for information when they need it. Users will have ongoing, free-of-charge access to the site, which includes sections on:
Indigenous Australians - covers topics of broad interest including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity and acknowledgement of country.
Culture - builds understanding of culture, country, the Dreaming, family and kinship, customary law and environment.
Our shared history - covers the history of contact between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, including a timeline and information about how history continues to have an impact on people’s lives today.
Beyond the myths - dispels common myths and misconceptions about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Respectful relationships - inspiring partnerships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians that show how we can work together and get great results.
Success stories - information on successful Indigenous Australians who are role models, not just for their own communities but for all Australians.
What’s on - gives users the rundown on Indigenous festivals, books and movies, as well as all sorts of useful links outlining ideas of how non-Indigenous people can experience Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, and learn more about Indigenous people.
In welcoming users to the site, Matilda House, a Ngambri Elder on whose land Reconciliation Australia is located, says: Many Australians haven’t had the opportunity to experience our culture firsthand. Then, when they do get the chance, people sometimes feel awkward asking questions directly - they may feel embarrassed or worry they'll say something wrong.
Getting the basics from this site should give you confidence to start developing two-way relationships and to an interest to continue your journey of learning about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. To use the site, all people have to do is go to www.shareourpride.org.au and register their name, email address and their organization once only.
Knowledge and understanding is the first step in the reconciliation journey and encouraging it makes people and their organisation part of the national effort to close the 17-year life expectancy gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous children, said Ms Livesey. Reconciliation Australia would like to see every Australian make use of this timely, new resource.
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