Culture and community
Acknowledging traditional owners
Jingeri jimbelung! - Hello friend
The Gold Coast is situated on the land of the Kombumerri families of the Yugambeh Language Region.
Bond University
This is how the University acknowledges its presence on country.
Bond University acknowledges the Kombumerri people, the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which the University now stands.
We pay our respect to Elders past, present and emerging.
Templates for this acknowledgement are available to University staff in the Bond Brand Portal for presentation slides. You will also notice it in the footer of the University website and in email signature templates.
Resources
- Welcome to and Acknowledgement of Country by Reconciliation AustraliaThere are no set protocols or wording for an Acknowledgement of Country. This resource provides examples and explains the differences between an acknowledgment of country and a welcome to country.
- Welcome to Country or acknowledgement of CountryAustralian Government resource indigenous.gov.au
- Deliver an Acknowledgement of Country that really means something - Shelley ReysShelley Reys AO explains how to simply and meaningfully give your own Acknowledgement of Country and ensure this important cultural practice continues to be a powerful moment to honour and connect with First Nations culture and country. Shelley Reys AO is a Djiribul woman of far north Queensland.
Indigenous cultural and intellectual property
Protecting cultural heritage
Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) refers to the right of Indigenous Australians to protect their cultural heritage, including all aspects of art, knowledge systems, and culture (Janke, 2022).
When planning to include Indigenous content, it is important to respect the rights of Indigenous individuals and communities to be consulted and provide consent.
It is crucial to seek appropriate Indigenous permissions to use or disseminate Indigenous knowledge. The following sources provide guidance and information about Indigenous Protocols:
- The Australia Council for the Arts Protocols For Using First Nations Cultural And Intellectual Property In The Arts
- Oxfam Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Protocols
True Tracks by ISBN: 9781742245270Publication date: 2021Provides information about the legal protection of Indigenous art, cultures and knowledge (ebook)
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander referencingThis guide from the University of Queensland Library can help you reference Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander authors respectfully.
Selecting resources for education
The AIATSIS guide to evaluating and selecting education resources was published on the 28th of September 2022 and can provide advice for teaching staff or researchers. It is powered by the AIATSIS Code of Ethics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research (2020).
A framework evaluating Indigenous participation in the development of the content, how Indigenous people are positioned throughout the resource and creating and developing education resources is highlighted.
Research practices supporting culture
Working with us, not for us: strategies for being a better ally to First Nations people - Assistant Professor Kelly Menzel, Associate Professor Richard Mathews, 2021.
Want to reach out to an Indigenous scholar? Awesome! But first, here are 10 things to consider - Assistant Professor Jesse Popp, 2021.
- Ethical research -- AIATSISThe AIATSIS Act (1989) mandates AIATSIS to provide leadership in the field of ethics and protocols for research related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and collections.
The AIATSIS Code of ethics, and the Guide to applying the code are available from this site
Ethical conduct in research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and communities: Guidelines for researchers and stakeholders by ISBN: 9781864960075Publication date: 2018Download PDF from the NHMRC website. provides a set of principles to ensure research is safe, respectful, responsible, high quality and of benefit to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities.
Keeping research on track II by ISBN: 9781864960136Publication date: 2018: A companion
document to Ethical conduct in research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
and communities: Guidelines for researchers and stakeholders (2018), Commonwealth of
Australia: Canberra
Decolonizing methodologies by ISBN: 9781786998125Publication date: 20213rd ed. revised and updated work on decolonial and Indigenous research
These guide pages are also relevant for researchers:
- Research sources - key databases and sources of information
- Writing and speaking respectfully - writing and referencing information
First Nations knowledge and research has great potential to help solve some of our biggest research challenges. Australia’s national research infrastructure is engaging with Indigenous researchers, industry users and community groups across the country to tap into this potential, and to put research and data in the hands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
- Who is involved?To learn more about the data holdings of the organisations in this infographic and how to access them, please use the links in this document.