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Unit content:

The history of attempts by outsiders to work with Aboriginal communities is vexed. In part this is because too often there is little investment in building sophisticated skills, knowledge and language by those doing this work. On the other hand there are many remarkable examples of ’success’, particularly when 1) local Aboriginal people, culture and practices have been central in the design and delivery of projects and 2) outsiders are highly skilled and capable. The unit is designed for people who want to contribute to healthy and successful work with Aboriginal communities.tudents to ideas and practices that foster the clear thinking, relational maturity and ethical strength required when working with others locally or internationally, in community-based settings, in government, business and many other contexts. 

The unit draws on a variety of knowledge traditions, beginning with Noongar katitj (Noongar knowledge systems) and involves Aboriginal experts from a range of areas offering their insights and knowledge about how outsiders can prepare themselves for working respectfully with Aboriginal communities. Being grounded in Noongar katatjin this unit will equip students to understand how to come into other Aboriginal communities, with their own languages, cultures and rules, social relationships and ecological contexts.