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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Research general information on Australian Indigenous cultures.
   • Identify key information sources on Australian Indigenous cultures.
   • Select and use formal and informal research techniques to access current, accurate and relevant information about Australian Indigenous cultures.
   • Obtain information in a culturally appropriate way.
2. Share general information on Australian Indigenous cultures.
   • Identify and use Australian Indigenous interpreters where possible.
   • Provide guidance to customers on appropriate behaviour when interacting with Australian Indigenous people.
   • Share clear and accurate information on Australian Indigenous cultures to enhance cultural awareness, ensuring acknowledgment of the diversity of cultures.
   • Share information in a manner respectful of local community values and customs.
   • Answer questions according to community wishes about what information can be shared.
   • Respond to culturally inappropriate behaviour by customers to minimise the likelihood of causing offence.

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:

liaise with relevant Australian Indigenous community elders or persons approved by relevant Indigenous community elders in a culturally appropriate manner to identify acceptable protocols for sharing knowledge on local Indigenous culture with others

using relevant sources of information listed in the knowledge evidence, undertake research on Australian Indigenous culture relevant to the regional context to develop current knowledge of:

art and music

bushcraft, bush food and bush medicine

contemporary Australian Indigenous life and culture

cultural centres, galleries and natural sites

dance

history, pre- and post-European contact

land ownership

tools and implements

traditional life and culture

share information on aspects of local Australian Indigenous culture with customers on at least three different occasions and using at least three different locations.

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Knowledge Evidence

Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:

sources of information on Australian Indigenous cultures:

artworks

events

exhibitions

experiences (of self or others)

films

images

internet

music

performances

Indigenous people

traditional owners

presentations

professional associations

printed texts

protocols for researching and sharing information about Australian Indigenous cultures that address:

the type of information that can be shared

who can give information

who can receive the information

what activities are appropriate

who should be involved in activities

fundamental Australian Indigenous intellectual property issues:

strong links between intellectual property and cultural heritage

issues associated with the reproduction and sale of Indigenous cultural works.

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