Cultural Skills Workshops

This workshop series supports organisation to be culturally safe for local First Nations people.

If you’re looking for ways to be support First Nations people in your community, here’s your opportunity.

Come have a yarn about First Nations people's social and emotional wellbeing.

Together, we will:

Understand the landscape for First Nations peoples in our region
Uncover ways to best support social and emotional wellbeing for First Nations peoples in our region
Work collaboratively to create a more inclusive community
Advocate for appropriate services in our region
Create a community event commemorating The National Sorry Day
Integrate knowledge into Workplace Policies, Procedures and Practices.

These workshops are best suited for:

Mental Health and Medical Services and Providers, Businesses, Schools, Regional Council and NGO’s.

Workshop 1: Cultural skills frameworks

The session will include a screening of Incarceration Nation and an opportunity to be a part of in-depth question and answer sessions.

When:

Date: 30 March, 2023
Time: 10am - 3pm

Where:

Location: PCYC Bowen
Corner of Hay St & Queens Rd
Bowen Qld 4805

Facilitated by:

Aunty Dorothy Savage and Alfred Henaway

This workshop will be facilitated by Bindal Community Elder and Traditional Owner, Aunty Dorothy. Aunty Dorothy heads up the JCU Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Skills and Frameworks for Practice subject. We will also be joined by First Nations man, Alfred Henaway, Principal Cultural Capability Officer for Youth Justice- State-wide Services.

Workshop 2: How to integrate knowledge into Workplace Policies, Procedures and Practices

When:

Date: 27 April, 2023
Time: 10am - 3pm

Where:

Location: PCYC Bowen
Corner of Hay St & Queens Rd
Bowen Qld 4805

Facilitated by:

Lalania Tusa

Lalania Tusa is a contemporary Aboriginal Artist & Cultural Facilitator of the Kuku Yalanji Tribe of Far North Queensland.

Growing up on Country, Lalania has always felt a strong connection to the land and enjoys translating traditional customs and knowledge through a variety of techniques and art mediums facilitating cultural knowledge, awareness, appreciation and connection to land and sea in order to create a better understanding of First Nations Cultural Practices.