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Once upon a time, non-Aboriginal people
assumed “everyone was the same” but we know
“everyone” is not the same. We all come with a
set of values, ideals and principles which have
been shaped since birth according to our
respective cultures.
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It is vital to adhere to how one wishes to be
addressed. There is, I believe, much more
understanding of the politics of difference.
However, while there is a long way to go for the
respect it deserves, these protocols offer a good
start.
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JackieHuggins
Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation (Qld)
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Over recent years numerous cross-cultural
training awareness courses have been initiated
throughout the country to service deliverers,
institutions, government departments and so
on. Their impact in the main has resulted in a
greater appreciation of Aboriginal peoples.
These protocols have the same effect.
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This is a sad reflection on those times and the
attitudes which were borne of those
overwhelming aspects of colonisation. We now
have an opportunity to address this issue and
right those wrongs.
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Protocols are an essential component when
dealing with individuals and communities. No
where is it clearer than in Aboriginal communities.
For many years unfortunately these protocols
were invisible to non-Aboriginal peoples who, for
one reason or another, had no conception about
what it might mean to treat and respect Aboriginal
people as basic human beings.
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foreword
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Pr o t o c o l s f o r Co n s u l t a t i o n a n d Ne g o t i a t i o n w i t h Ab o r i g i n a l Pe o p l e