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Mother-in-Law Tree

The Mother-in-Law Tree

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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

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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,…

The Dreaming of the Left-­Handed Kangaroo

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 (Western science catches up to ancient wisdom) Munya Andrews | September 2016 Did you know kangaroos are left­handed? What does this mean for human beings and what might it tell us about our common ancestry? Is there a deeper connection…
Indigenous Cultural Awareness Training

What’s with Wrong Skin?

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If you haven’t heard about The Age’s cold case investigation ‘Wrong Skin’ in the past two weeks, you will. Led by reporter Richard Baker, it was launched with much ado two weeks ago. Julie Buck’s friends never believed the young…
$50 man

The $50 Man

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(Australia’s Leonardo Da Vinci was an Aboriginal genius) By: Munya Andrews November 2016 When asked to identify who he is, most Australians are stumped. Few can name him and fewer still know what he is famous for or indeed why…
diversity and cultural awareness

Respectful terminology

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Aboriginal: Latin for ‘original’, the term is used to refer to any Indigenous person around the world but in Australia it is used solely to refer to the Indigenous peoples of the Australian mainland only and not to the Torres…
who's your daddy

Who’s Your Daddy?

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(The meaning of family in an Australian Aboriginal context) While the trendy slang expression ‘Who’s your daddy?’ takes the form of a rhetorical question, it is commonly used as a boastful claim to assert dominance over the listener. ‘Who’s your…
white privilege

White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack

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By: Peggy McIntosh Key Points: White privilege is “an invisible package of unearned assets’ that white people can cash in on a daily basis to their advantage. Privilege is “a favored state, whether earned or conferred by birth or luck.…