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Yurika: Proppa Engagement with Aboriginal Peoples - Coggle Diagram
Yurika: Proppa Engagement with Aboriginal Peoples
Terminology
Aboriginal Peoples: Is the preferred terminology used to identify the original inhabitants of Australia.
Indigenous Peoples: Is not seen as a respectful name for Aboriginals Peoples, as it fails to identify their diversity.
Torres Strait Islander Peoples: Often linked with the Aboriginal Peoples, but have a very diverse and somewhat separate history to Aboriginal Peoples.
Elder: Must be spelt with Capital 'E'.
Country: There are so many diverse and loosely defined countries within Aboriginal Australia. Each with cultural, religious and ancestral differences.
Kinship: The many members which make up an aboriginal families (Aunts, uncles, cousins etc.)
Dreaming - Creation: The ancestral stories which make up religion and law within Aboriginal counties.
Shame: Refers to anytime an Aboriginal person is made to feel excluded, unwanted, disrespected or humiliated for being a First Nations Person.
Deadly: A word used by Aboriginal's to explain excellence or brilliance.
Individual and Collective Terms
Traditional owner: Aboriginal peoples which are the descendants of the ancestors associated with a certain country.
Nation: A culturally distinct area or country which belongs to a distinct group of Aboriginal Peoples.
Clan: Subset of identifier from Nation and used to refer to a group of people in a nation, and larger than a family.
Mob: A word used by Aboriginal Peoples to explain where you come from and who you are. Disrespectful for non-Aboriginals to use.
Community: Can refer to a variety of identifiers, ancestry, area of birth, organisation etc. But is heavily linked to connection to country.
Offensive Terms
Aborigine: Is seen as an offensive term as it has origins in the colonisation era of Australia.
Stereotypes & Myths
Aboriginals only live in remote areas of Australia
Aboriginal Peoples have dark hair, skin and eyes.
Prone to family violence
Learning difficulties
Alcoholics and drug addicts
Poor parenting skills
Criminals
That once an Aboriginal is 'disconnected' from country, that connection to country is lost and people stop being Aboriginal.
Aboriginal Identity
Who is Aboriginal?
Are of Aboriginal Descent
Identify as Aboriginal
Individuals who have been accepted into clans or communities in which they reside.
Stolen Generations
Aboriginal peoples who were as children forcibly removed from their families by colonialists and placed in colonial homes.
Protocols
Acknowledgement of Country: Can be delivered by peoples who are not descendants or identify as Aboriginals from the area.
Welcome to Country: Can be delivered by Aboriginals from the nation in which they reside at time of welcome.