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Communicating across cultures

Protocols are an essential component when dealing with individuals and communities. For many years, these protocols were invisible to non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

The following guides have been produced to assist communication across cultures.

• Protocols for Consultation and Negotiation with Aboriginal People (entire document) (PDF 341 kB)
  • Acknowledgments (PDF 5 kB)
  • Foreword (PDF 9 kB)
  • Introduction (PDF 9 kB)
  • 1. Aboriginal History (PDF 37 kB)
  • 2. Significant Issues (PDF 60 kB)
  • 3. Aboriginality (PDF 51 kB)
  • 4. Protocols re Consultation and Negotiation (PDF 28 kB)
    • 4.1 Community Visits (PDF 28 kB)
    • 4.2 Formal Meetings (PDF 35 kB)
  • 5. Providing Feedback (PDF 11 kB)
  • 6. Evaluation (PDF 10 kB)
  • 7. Further Information (PDF 6 kB)
  • 8. Cultural Communication Cues (PDF 11 kB)
  • 9. Bibliography (PDF 12 kB)

• Mina Mir Lo Ailan Mun: Proper Communication with Torres Strait Islander Peoples (entire document) (PDF 420 kB)
  • Foreword (PDF 22 kB)
  • Introduction (PDF 21 kB)
  • 1. Traditional Torres Strait Islander Society (PDF 21 kB)
    • 1.1 Contact History (PDF 45 kB)
    • 1.2 Profile of the Torres Strait (PDF 20 kB)
    • 1.3 Local, Regional And Community Organisations (PDF 259 kB)
    • 1.4 Significant Issues in the Torres Strait (PDF 21 kB)
  • 2. Issues Affecting Inter-Cultural Communication (PDF 54 kB)
  • 3. Further Information (PDF 290 kB)
  • 4. Cultural Communication Cues (PDF 21 kB)
  • 5. Bibliography (PDF 43 kB)

Last updated: 07 April 2008.