Aboriginal Engagement and Building Relationships

Participate in this cultural awareness workshop to help you improve your community engagement practices with Aboriginal Communities. This workshop will help you build trust and relationships between people from different cultures. A safe place for everyone to learn truths, tools, concepts, ideas, experiences, and cultural differences, and develop respect and relationships. 

Learning in an open, honest forum, to discuss, ask questions and gain an understanding of how Indigenous and non-Indigenous can work together whether it be within workplaces, community, not-for-profit sectors, education and health.

Gain practical insights that you can take back to your workplace and put into action. 

Knowledge is the first step, making a difference continues the journey.

Unique topic includes:

• Setting the Scene
• Rapport Building
• Aboriginal Insights Definitions
• Diverse Aboriginal Cultures
• Truth & Reconciliation
• Stereotypes & Assumptions
• Respect & Relationships

Mutual Respect starts with Understanding and Empathy. 

Join us on this Learning journey.

This session is run as part of the Carnegie Community Engagement Network offerings. If you work, study, or partner with a member institution of the network you can access discounted tickets. Please get in touch with your Carnegie representative at your university or email carnegie@engagementaustralia.org.au for more information.

About Aboriginal Insights

"Our vision is to support individuals and workplaces to Close the Gaps and achieve Reconciliation in Australia. Our purpose is to teach lessons and learnings of the two worlds to empower Relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians. Our mission is to empower Aboriginal people, families, and Communities to achieve personal self-determination." 

Aboriginal Insights was created by Ngarluma Yindjibarndi Aboriginal woman, Jolleen Hicks in 2016. Jolleen has a background that covers successful Aboriginal Engagement with over twenty separate Aboriginal groups in Australia; leadership; and business. Jolleen believes that reconciliation cannot be achieved without understanding; recognition; and respect between Aboriginal people and non-Aboriginal people.

Jolleen has spent the past twenty years developing her knowledge; skills; and capacity in order to confidently and comfortably walk in two worlds, while maintaining the strong family values that were instilled in her by her mother, Joan.