How the Legal System is Often Culturally Insensitive

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This is an edited extract from an interview of Munya by the Sydney Criminal Lawyers The full articles is at Practising Whitefella Law: An Interview With Bardi Barrister Munya Andrews People love Munya’s engaging facilitation and presentation style. “Aunty Munya…
Climb Uluru

To Climb or Not to Climb? That is the Question.

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The question of whether it is okay to climb Uluru (Ayers Rock) or not has resurfaced once again with ‘Aunty Pauline’ pushing the boundaries of ‘political correctness’ with anything to do with Aboriginal people as always. It’s nothing new and…
Sovereignty and Treaty

VOICE. TREATY. TRUTH. What does it mean to you?

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At the Phillip Island Festival of Stories, Aunty Munya was part of a ‘Conversation about Sovereignty & Treaty’. She was in great company with Kutcha Edwards, Uncle Shane Clarke, Uncle Jack Charles, Patrice Mahoney and Dr Tjanara Goreng Goreng.  There…
The Privilege Walk Workshop

Do I have a responsibility to understand my privilege?

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TAKE THE ONLINE PRIVILEGE WALKAunty Munya and I were recently interviewed for an article Privilege walks: an exercise in better retention? by AHRI, the Australian Human Resources Institute. In this article they pose the controversial question:  “If there was a…
Mother-in-Law Tree

The Mother-in-Law Tree

On our recent trip to Broome, we visited Eco Beach on Roebuck Bay in Yawuru country and came across the mother-in-law tree. Everyone who undertakes our cultural awareness and competency courses learn about Aboriginal kinship and cultural protocols. Many are…
Trees can talk

Talking Trees

TREES CAN TALK! (Science proves they really can) A recent ground-breaking study has found that trees commune with the aid of fungi beneath the ground. Not only do they talk, trees are extraordinarily intelligent and community-minded. They care for, nourish,…