23 January 2025: Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Workshop

Auspire presents a highly engaging half-day workshop in Perth, to gain an awareness of Aboriginal culture, history and experiences of Australia's First Peoples.

Delivered by Auspire - Australia Day Council WA and facilitated by First Nations' Noongar leader, Danny Ford OAM, this workshop explores the values and belief systems of Aboriginal people, discusses the impacts of colonisation, and how these still play out today.

Taking place in the lead-up to Australia Day, you will have the opportunity to have your questions answered within a culturally safe and inclusive workshop framework.

This introductory session is ideal for individuals and teams starting out their Aboriginal Cultural Competency journey, and will help 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, values and belief systems
• The impact of colonisation and dispossession
• Challenges and obstacles faced today
• Working together for a better future

Thanks to the support of our workshop partner the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA, we are able to offer discounts for not-for-profits and individuals, ensuring pricing remain affordable and accessible.

If you are keen to learn more and explore these introductory concepts with some practical application, consider booking the full-day workshop option here.

All workshop participants receive a free workshop booklet, a certificate of participation and a resources list to support the continuation of their learning  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 16 January (1 week before the session).

Please be advised this session may include photography.

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Whilst Auspire attempts to verify information provided during the delivery of its programs, Auspire is not a training organisation and its programs/workshops do not qualify as accredited training. Auspire will not be liable (including but not limited to liability for negligence) to any person for any direct or indirect loss arising out of access to, use of, or reliance upon information, services and materials provided in the course of delivering its services.

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.