Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Workshop - NAIDOC Week

Join this engaging 4-hour workshop to gain an awareness and understanding of the culture, history and experiences of Australia's First Peoples during NAIDOC Week. You will have the opportunity to have your questions answered within a culturally safe and inclusive framework.

Presented by Auspire - Australia Day Council WA and facilitated by a First Nations' educator, this workshop explores the values and belief systems of Aboriginal people, and discusses the impacts of colonisation and how these still play out today.

This session is ideal for individuals and teams starting out their Aboriginal Cultural Competency journey, to facilitate real and lasting change through changed attitudes and behaviours at both a professional and personal level.

Topics Include

• Understanding Aboriginal history
  
• Key cultural protocols
• Aboriginal values and belief systems
  
• The impact of colonisation and dispossession
  
• Working together for a better future

Workshop participants receive a free training booklet, a certificate of participation and a resources list to help continue their journey.

A tax invoice is provided for tax purposes.

Please note this workshop is authentic and as such may contain or allude to strong language that could be considered offensive to some participants.

Dietary requirements can only be guaranteed for bookings made before 27 June (1 week before the session).

Please be advised this session may include photography.

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About the facilitator

Danny Ford OAM

Danny is a Noongar man and senior traditional custodian of Whadjuk Country. He is a qualified teacher and social worker and has considerable public sector experience after almost 30 years across a range of departments, including child protection, family support, housing and training. Danny also sits on the boards of a number of Aboriginal Community Groups.