Kinship Systems Community for Children Workshop

Kinship Systems | Lynette Riley

This 2 hr workshop with Lynette Riley will explore the complexity and sophistication of Aboriginal Kinship systems. Lynette is a Wiradjuri and Gamilaroi woman from Dubbo and Moree and is currently a Senior Lecturer at  the University of Sydney. 

During this workshop you will develop a greater understanding of contemporary Aboriginal relationships and their importance in today’s social structures. The workshop will include:

• The social structures based on Kinship within Aboriginal societies.
• How social structures and world view differs from western world views.
• How these differences impact upon Aboriginal people in the social systems which operate in Australia, such as through: education, health, housing, criminal justice systems and the legal system more broadly.
• How government policies and practices have affected Kinship systems.

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