Cultural Awareness

The Ngadju Native Aboriginal Title Corporation RNTBC is committed to developing an appreciation and respect for indigenous culture by raising awareness, recognising and celebrating First Nations people.

Learning about Ngadju cultures is essential to develop the ability to engage, coexist, and communicate with people of different cultural backgrounds. The information shared in this course will assist in becoming more culturally aware and competent in Ngadju culture. The course is designed to give you a simple-to-comprehensive overview of Indigenous culture with a particular focus on the Ngadju people, their country and heritage.

Cultural awareness is a basic understanding that there is diversity in cultures across the population. Cultural competency extends beyond individual skills or knowledge to influence the way that a system or services operate across cultures. It is a process that requires ongoing learning.

Respect and acknowledgment are essential to good working relationships with Ngadju community and should be a priority. For example, discussing when and how to use Traditional Welcomes and Acknowledging Traditional Owners will show that you are respectful of Ngadju people’s connection to the land. This demonstration of your respect will make it easier to set up mutual standards of respect and trust and will make it easier for consultation and negotiations to take place effectively.

The objective of this course is to enable culturally sensitive interaction with the Ngadju peoples. All cultures have customs, values, and codes of behaviour that are important. These contribute to the cultural diversity now cherished by Australians. For Ngadju peoples this is just as important as it is for other cultures. But for Ngadju much of their culture has been lost as a direct result of previous policies of all spheres of government. It is important that this knowledge is rebuilt and acknowledged.

The rebuilding and acknowledgement of Ngadju  culture shows respect and is vital in the development of strong and equal partnerships with Ngadju Community. We encourage all our business and community partners to undertake this valuable training as we are confident it will develop increased understanding of Ngadju culture and heritage.