How can I help Indigenous Australian communities?

How can I help Indigenous Australian communities?

Join and change

1. Join campaigns. For example, GenerationOne is an initiative aiming to help Aboriginal Australians.
2. Volunteer your time.
3. Join reconciliation groups.
4. Join an Aboriginal support group.
5. Give philanthropic support.
6. Inform people.
7. Plant native species in your garden.
8. Dispel myths.

How do you get involved in Indigenous communities?

So, Where do we begin?

1. Donate. There are many Canadian charities and organizations serving and supporting northern Indigenous communities and True North Aid is one of them.
2. Listen.
3. Volunteer.
4. Attend a First Nations traditional event like a Pow-wow.
5. Attend a Kairos Blanket Exercise.

Is Indigenous Australian offensive?

It is not appropriate to use the term ‘indigenous’ in lower case when referring to Australia’s Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples. ‘non-Indigenous’ is a term used in Australia when providing two perspectives, the Australian Indigenous peoples, and the rest of the Australian population.

How do I become an Indigenous Australian ally?

10 ways to be a genuine ally to Indigenous communities

1. What does it mean to be a genuine ally?
2. Listen to and follow the community.
3. Centre the stories around community.
4. Know the historical and cultural context.
5. Never show up empty-handed.
6. Always seek consent and permission.
7. Be responsible for yourself.
8. Know when to step back.

What is the purpose of the 94 calls to action?

​The Truth and Reconciliation Commission has published 94 ‘calls to action’ for indigenous and non-indigenous Canadians to come together in a concerted effort to help repair the harm caused by residential schools and move forward with reconciliation.

Are indigenous Australians black?

The First Nations people of Australia consist of two culturally distinct Indigenous groups of black people, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, born inher- itors and custodians of the land. The violent invasion by European colonisers began in 1788 and continues to this day.

What are 3 things you can do to become an ally to Aboriginal?

How to be an ally to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

1. Raise up our voices. Illustrations by Charlotte Allingham.
2. Be respectful and open to learning.
3. Speak up when you hear someone say something inappropriate.
4. Expand your knowledge about our culture.
5. Take care of yourself, too.

Is Aboriginal inappropriate?

‘Aborigine’ is generally perceived as insensitive, because it has racist connotations from Australia’s colonial past, and lumps people with diverse backgrounds into a single group. Without a capital “a”, “aboriginal” can refer to an Indigenous person from anywhere in the world.