Ye keda bi yïn ɣɔ̈ɔ̈c giɛ̈ɛ̈t/thura Kɔc Adööcthɛɛr ku giɛ̈t cïk looi pɛth tɛ̈në Australia

Ɣɔ̈ɔ̈c kë ci Aboriginal ku Torres Strait Islander giɛtalëu bïk näŋ wɛɛt den yic. Ka ye cuur aleu ku bïk pïääth, mɛ̈n ye kada leu bi yïïn yeen ŋïc lɔn ye yeen yiic ku ku leer ciök? Kä ci cur cie yïïth aa ŋuɔt kedhɛ̈ɛ̈l tɛne Australia, ku gëël keek aa ŋuɔ̈t ke looi keek. Athör kënë aci looi bi yïn kony ba näŋ dɛ̈ɛ̈tic yeŋö yen ba ya tïŋ, ye thiëëc yïenda ba thiëc, ku ye tɛ nɛ̈n bi yïn ɣɔɔc thin path. Bä ŋiëëc kuääny apɛth, yïn aleu ku ba kööny tɛ̈n Kɔc Gɛ̈ɛ̈th Tueŋ ku akutnhïïm ken.

Key Points

• Legal efforts to protect Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property in Australia are ongoing.
• Asking the right questions to those selling Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander art and craft is key.
• Buying authentic First Nations artwork translates to shared benefits for artists, communities and consumers.

• Ci giɛ̈ɛ̈t ku luɔi Kɔc Aboriginal gël paan Australia?
• Ye kada leeu bi ɣɔɔc ci Aboriginal wala Torres Strait Islander giit/thuur dhel lɔ ciök?
• Ye tɛ nɛ̈n leu ku bi ɣɛ̈n ɣɔɔc thïn ke lɔ ciök, kua ci puöl ku bi ɣääcwei ke ye giɛ̈ɛ̈t Indigenous?
• Yeŋö leu ba thiëëc tɛn raan ɣɔɔcwei alɔŋ Indigenous art or craft?
• Ye kuat giɛ̈ɛ̈t Aboriginal ku Torres Strait Islander thöŋ eben?

Luɔɔi de thuɔ̈ɔ̈r Kɔc Gɛ̈ɛ̈th Tueŋ aye keek yök ke nɔ̈ŋ yiic ciɛɛŋ thiekic ku ŋiëëc giëtpɛth.

Kënë erin abang ee ciɛɛŋ thɛɛr cï keek kɔ̈ɔ̈k rïic yiic eë run juëëc tɛ̈n ruön tïim 60,000 cï lɔ.

Ye thuur ku luɔi Kɔc Aboriginal gël paan Australia?

Ciɛɛŋ Kɔc Aboriginal ku Käke Ŋïc (ICIP) aye käŋ kedhie ke Kɔc Aboriginal ku Torres Strait nyïny thɛɛr ku luɔɔi de ciɛɛŋ mat thïn.

Kä ye nyuɔɔth ku kä ye looi aye kä kɔ̈k ye keek ŋic apɛi ke ICIP.

A carved wooden fish from the Torres Strait Dauan Island community. Credit: Oliver Strewe/Getty Images

“But ICIP is more than just the physical piece of artwork,” Stephanie Parkin, a Quandamooka IP lawyer, explains.

“ICIP ee käŋ ëbɛ̈n ee käk cïï lëu ba ke tïŋ, akököl tɔ̈u ye luɔi kënë cök, käŋ kedhiɛ cë raan ë thuur cɔk loi luɔi kënë ku luel akökölden ye dhöl kënë yic.”

Kä ye looi ku wɛt de yic aleu bïk wääc apɛi yë kaam akutnhïïm, ku dɛ̈t yic de käke baai ee kë thiekic.

Akuma Australia acï rot gam bï lööŋ ë thäät ë ICIP gël, “mɛt thin agut ci bɛɛr riääk ci cɔl alooi rot ee giɛ̈ɛ̈t cië yiith, ɣɔ̈ɔ̈c, ku kääk yee keek ɣääc.” Gëlgël käkka aŋuɔt ke latuëŋ.

Stephanie Parkin is also Chair of the Indigenous Art Code, akutnhom ë baai acï looi ë thök ë thiëc de Senate ë run 2007 bï kɔc ye thuur ku thuurden gël ë lööŋ ke pïïr de kɔc ke ɣɔɔc ku kɔc ye thuur ɣaac.

Wɛ̈t dhɛ̈ɛ̈l ka ci giit cie yiith aci tɔu thin tɛn ruöön juëc. Yen acie alɔŋ wëëu ye raac rot tɛn kɔc giit/thuur, anɔŋ ke ci raac aya ee ciɛ̈ɛ̈ŋ yiic ku rɛɛc tɛn akutnhom bɛ̈ɛ̈i.

Stephanie Parkin

Ye kada leeu bi ɣɔɔc ci Aboriginal wala Torres Strait Islander giit/thuur dhel lɔ ciök?

Saretta Fielding ke ye raan giit/thuur, raan ë thuur ku raan ë tajiir ë Bɛ̈ɛ̈i ke Wonaruah ye Wɛɛt Akutnhom de kɔc Indigenous Art Code.

“Yen yic aya, ee dhöl ë ciɛɛŋ yic tɛ̈ nɔŋ yïn kë ɣɔ̈ɔ̈c ke ye keek ci giit/thuur tɛ̈në Kɔc Aboriginal tɛ̈në Australia,” acï lueel.

Ms Fielding aci gɛ̈t dhɔ̈l thiekiic kadiäk tënë kɔc ye ɣööc:

• Thëmthëm dɛɛtic ee luɔi
• Nuɛ̈ɛ̈t rot keek kuɛɛr yiith ee ɣɔ̈ɔ̈c lɔ ciök
• Thiëc ee thiëëc lɔ ciök.

Saretta Fielding says asking the right questions is key. Credit: Saretta Fielding 2021/Raymond Kelly

Ye tɛ nɛ̈n leu ku bi ɣɛ̈n ɣɔɔc thïn ke lɔ ciök, kua ci puöl ku bi ɣääcwei ke ye giɛ̈ɛ̈t Indigenous?

Kä cïke looi ke kɔc ke bai ku kä ye keek ɣaac aye keek looi në kɔc Aboriginal ye thuur nɔŋ kë thiääk kenë Baai wala bï keek bɛɛr looi ke cï raan ye thuur puɔ̈l

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Ba ɣɔ̈ɔ̈cc dhël lɔ ciök aye dhiɛ̈l ŋic lɔ̈n aleeŋ ke ye dhuök baai tɛn kɔc ke looi yeen ku bɛ̈ɛ̈iakutnhïïm ken.

Aa lëëŋ dhɛ̈ɛ̈l juääc rɛ̈ɛ̈l thin leu bi yïïn looi, mɛt thin agut ci bi yïn yeen ɣɔɔc tɛn raan ke giit yeen, kɔc akutnhiim thur path wala tɛ̈n ɣöön ɣɔ̈ɔ̈c more than 100 Indigenous Art centres baai thook eben, aci Ms Parkin lueel.

Yïn alëu ba ɣön ë ɣɔɔc, ɣön ë thuɔ̈ɔ̈r wala ɣön ë thuɔ̈ɔ̈r tïŋ aya dɛ̈t ye lööŋ ke thuɔ̈ɔ̈r ke kɔc Indigenous Art Code black kua Thiit nyuɔɔth ë ɣön ë ɣɔɔc den wala në lökaɣukaar den yic. Yekënë ee thööŋ de gɛ̈m de rɔt gam tënë tajiir ke lööŋ ke kɔc ye thuur, ke ye kë ye kɔc ɣɔɔc thɔ̈ɔ̈ŋ.

Any piece of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art over $250 should come with a Certificate of Authenticity. Credit: Aboriginal Art Co.

Yeŋö leu ba thiëëc tɛn raan ɣɔɔcwei alɔŋ Indigenous art or craft?

Na yïn ɣɔɔc thuur yiic wala/ka thuur cï gäm lööŋ bï bɛɛr looi, yeen arilic ku ba rot cɔl aa lëk alɔŋ raan ke giit /thuur yeen, tɛ nuët raan thurr yeen thin keek Baai ku ye ka yiënda ke tɔu thin keek ɣɔɔc yeen wei.

“Na nɔŋ wël ë lëk ku ba tɔ̈u ke yï cï rot guiir ba thiëëc ke lɔ ciök ee yeen kë tueŋ ë yic,” acï raan ë thuur cɔl Saretta Fielding lueel.

Yen aci leek bɔu kääk gam ke ye wëët rɛ̈ɛ̈l thin alɔŋ Indigenous Art Code’s website.

Yïn a leu ba jɔk thiëëc kääk:

• Yeŋa giit (thuur) yeen? 
• Bɔu giɛɛt kënë tɛnö? 
• Ye raan giit dɔ̈m kada? 

Dot painting is one of the many forms of Aboriginal art, and varies from region to region. Credit: Marianna Massey/Getty Images

Ye kuat giit Aboriginal ku Torres Strait Islander thöŋ?

ɣɔɔc de lööŋ ke thuɔ̈ɔ̈r de kɔc Aboriginal ku Torres Strait Islander ee kɔc thuur ku kɔc ke baai cɔk lɔ tueŋ ke tek kë dït ku kä juëc ke ciɛɛŋden tënë kɔc juëc.

Often when you purchase off an artist, that's really something that's benefiting their communities as well.

Saretta Fielding

Giɛ̈ɛ̈t e Kɔc Gɛ̈ɛ̈th Tueŋ tɛ̈n Australia ee run juëc thöl ku ka ŋoot ke lɔ tueŋ.

Ee bɛ̈n ë dhɔ̈l wääc yiic ku dhɔ̈l juëc yiic—cït mɛn de akuut buɔt juëc ke thook wääc ku ciɛɛŋ ye nyuɔɔth.

Ye nhom tiit ë kä cïï röt ye lëu ë luɛɛl den “Kɔc gïït Aboriginal kedhiɛ aye thöŋ,” acï Ms Fielding thöl.

“Ɣok aa tɛ̈ɛ̈kic ku ɣok aa tɔ̈u ɣän juëc yiic, ɣän mec ku jɔl ya ɣän rɛ̈ɛ̈r ee gɛ̈ɛ̈thdït yiic. Ku ɣok aa lui buk gïïn e kɔc Aboriginal thɛɛr bɛ̈i ë ɣɔ̈ɔ̈c yic.”

Gäät rot piny tëdä ka buɔɔth podcast ë Australia Explained yic ba wël juëc thiekiic ku wël ë lëk alɔŋ ë rëër ë pïïrduun ë yam yic pan Australia.

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