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THE AUSTRALIAN CONTEXT: AN OVERVIEW Australian Government: Child care benefit Training dollars – Cert. III, IV Children’s Services Indigenous Child Care Strategy: multi-function Aboriginal centres Secretariat of National Aboriginal & Islander Child Care Indigenous Child Care Strategy: evaluation of child care; child care forum 2004; literature review re. quality assurance Longitudinal Study for Indigenous Children National Council for Accreditation for Child Care: quality assurance State & Territory Governments: Legislation and regulations
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THE AUSTRALIAN CONTEXT: AN OVERVIEW Australian Government: Child care benefit Training dollars – Cert. III, IV Children’s Services Indigenous Child Care.

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Page 1: THE AUSTRALIAN CONTEXT: AN OVERVIEW Australian Government: Child care benefit Training dollars – Cert. III, IV Children’s Services Indigenous Child Care.

THE AUSTRALIAN CONTEXT: AN OVERVIEW

Australian Government:

Child care benefit

Training dollars – Cert. III, IV Children’s Services

Indigenous Child Care Strategy:

• multi-function Aboriginal centres

• Secretariat of National Aboriginal & Islander Child Care

• Indigenous Child Care Strategy: evaluation of child care; child care forum 2004; literature review re. quality assurance

Longitudinal Study for Indigenous Children

National Council for Accreditation for Child Care: quality assurance

State & Territory Governments:

Legislation and regulations

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AncestorsAncestors

FilterFilter

Waterwa

ysWaterwa

ys

ClimateClimate

Animals

Animals Peopl

ePeopl

e

PlantsPlants

Skies

Skies

LandLand

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RELATEDNESS

• your Identity.

• your Country

• and the elements within that Place.

(Land, Animals, Plants, Skies, Climate, Waterways & People).

• Your Stories

• Stories are your Law.

• Your Law is the source of your being.

RELATEDNESS

• your Identity.

• your Country

• and the elements within that Place.

(Land, Animals, Plants, Skies, Climate, Waterways & People).

• Your Stories

• Stories are your Law.

• Your Law is the source of your being.

• Ways of Knowing:

Knowing your

Stories of

Relatedness

• Ways of Being:

Respecting your

Relatedness

• Ways of Doing:

Living your Stories

of Relatedness.

• Ways of Knowing:

Knowing your

Stories of

Relatedness

• Ways of Being:

Respecting your

Relatedness

• Ways of Doing:

Living your Stories

of Relatedness.

Relatedness is experienced and comes to be known through

Depths

Rites

Rituals

Stories

Stories are known are learned and shared in many ways:

art

dance

life

‘Winunga’

Relatedness is experienced and comes to be known through

Depths

Rites

Rituals

Stories

Stories are known are learned and shared in many ways:

art

dance

life

‘Winunga’

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RITES: • Processes and practices for

fulfilling relatednesss

RITUALS:

• to celebrate• to filter• to embrace• to prempt, accept and be a part of

change

ROLES:• throughout Lifehood• autonomy and inter-relatedness

at the same time

RITES: • Processes and practices for

fulfilling relatednesss

RITUALS:

• to celebrate• to filter• to embrace• to prempt, accept and be a part of

change

ROLES:• throughout Lifehood• autonomy and inter-relatedness

at the same time

Relatedness and LifehoodRelatedness and Lifehood

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The Replacement of Relatedness The Replacement of Relatedness

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The Expansion of Relatedness: an interfaceThe Expansion of Relatedness: an interface

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To our Father’s Fathers…the pain the sorrowTo our Father’s Fathers…the pain the sorrow

To our Children’s Children…the glad tomorrow

(Oodgeroo Noonuccal 1993)

To our Children’s Children…the glad tomorrow

(Oodgeroo Noonuccal 1993)