Centring First Nations voices as a basis for social cohesion

The session will provide framework and basic principles for engaging with First Nations communities in meaningful and cultural appropriate ways.

Facilitator Information

Anny Druett - Open the Space

Anny is an extra ordinary Indigenous cross-cultural trainer and coach with over four decades’ experience in community development specifically with Aboriginal and refugee peoples. She invites you to take a respectful peek under the bonnet of first nation practices that will intrigue, amaze and leave you yearning for more.

Anny understands the challenges faced by many non-Aboriginal organisations in the not-for-profit, government and corporate sectors seeking to meaningfully connect and engage with First Nation peoples and their communities to increase their access to much needed services and programs.

Anny invites you to take a look under the bonnet of both traditional and modern cultures to appreciate both the differences and similarities to “Open the Space” to understand how to connect, communicate and collaborate even more.