ANTaR – 10 ways to better engage

So I understand that it can be easy to slip into apathy, convinced that nothing you do will help, and scared to try, in case you end up doing the wrong thing.

To help you in this predicament, here is a starter list of avenues to get engaged and be supportive. There are always plenty of ways you can be involved, this it not the definitive list, but can point you in the right direction.

Shannan Dodson

6. Encourage your workplace and university to do cultural competency
If you google cultural competency or Indigenous cultural awareness in the place you live, there is usually a provider.

7. Contract with Indigenous suppliers
Encourage your work or university to use Supply Nation – a national directory of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses.

8. Support Reconciliation Action Plans
Encourage your work or university to do a Reconciliation Action Plan, which is a framework for how they can support reconciliation. But ensure they are meaningful, co-designed with Indigenous people and not just a box-ticking exercise.

9. Volunteer or donate to Indigenous organisations or causes…

10. Support organisations and peak bodies to fight for the rights of Indigenous people…

Shannan Dodson – ANTaR Board Member