La'asaga Muamua i Feso'ota'iga ma Tagata Muamua o Ausetalia

O feso’ota’iga muamua a tagata fa’ato’a taunu’u mai i Ausetalia ma tagata muamua o le atunu’u, e ono faigatā mo nisi. O fea e tatau ona amata ai? Na matou fesiligia le tinā ia Shannan Dodson, o se tama’ita’i Yawuru, ma o ia fo’i le fa’atonu o le Healing Foundation.

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Key Points

• O tagata Aboriginal ma atumotu Torres Straits i Ausetalia, e tupuga ma afua mai i le tele o nu'u, gagana ma aganu'u 'ese'ese.
• O le auai ma molimauina nisi o sauniga fa'apitoa ma fa'afiafiaga a Tagata Muamua, e mafai ona maua ai se va'aiga i nisi oa latou tu ma aga.
• O se vaega o le fa'aaloalo i tu ma aga a tagata muamua le auai atu e molimau ma silasila, ae le o le fa'amasino pe so'ona su'esu'e vale.

• E fa'apefea ona ou malamalama i Tagata Muamua i le pitonu'u o loo o'u nofo ai?
• E fa'apefea ona ou feso'ota'i ma Tagata Muamua?
• O fea ou te mauaina ai ni fa'amatalaga fa'atuatuaina i Tagata Aboriginal ma atumotu Torres Straits?
• O a ni sauniga fa'amanatu e faia e Tagata Muamua i Ausetalia nei?
• E fa'apefea ona ou lagolagoina Tagata Muamua i Ausetalia?
• Ae a pe a sasi sa'u fa'amatalaga e faia i se Tagata Muamua?

O le malamalama i le filogia o tu ma aganu'u a Tagata Muamua i Ausetalia, o se vaega taua o le soifuaga o soo se tagata ua malaga mai ma aumau i'inei. O se fa'amatalaga lea mai le fa'atonu o le Healing Foundation, le tama'ita'i Yawuru, Shannan Dodson.

“Understanding that there is not just one sort of homogenous culture. There are hundreds of different languages across the country.

“And even being able to educate yourself about that vastness, I think is really important.”

“It's important for anyone living in Australia to understand that Indigenous people have cared for this Country for tens of thousands of years,” Shannan Dodson says. Photo: The Healing Foundation.

O tagata Aboriginal ma atumotu Torres Straits, e tele itu'aiga tu, aganu'u ma gagana e afua mai ai. E pei ona saunoa Shannan Dodson, e taua lou silafia o tagata muamua i le pitonu'u poo le alaalafaga o loo e aumau ai i Ausetalia.

E fa'apefea ona ou malamalama i Tagata Muamua i le pitonu'u o loo o'u nofo ai?

“Understanding where you live and knowing what Country you're on.

“It's very easy these days to find out who the Traditional Owners are in your area.”

E fa'apefea ona ou feso'ota'i i Tagata Muamua o Ausetalia?

Mo se fa'afanua o tagata muamua i Ausetalia atoa, e mafai ona e mauaina i le itulau i le 'upega tafa'ilagi, le Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies website.

A fia maua se avanoa e te feso'ota'i ai ma fesoasoani lagolago i tagata muamua, amata i le pitonu'u poo le alaalafaga o loo e aumau ai.

“Look at how you can better form relationships with local Aboriginal organisations.

“Whether that may be volunteering, providing some type of support, or even just share information with your peers and family members.”

Some Indigenous organisations focus on issues specific to their state and territory while others work on nationwide Indigenous affairs, for example aged care. Credit: davidf/Getty Images

O fea ou te maua ai ni fa'amatalaga fa'atuatuaina i tagata Aboriginal ma atumotu Torres Straits i Ausetalia?

E tele auala e mafai ona e mauaina ai i luga o le 'upega o feso'ota'iga.

Na fautuaina e Ms Dodson auala nei e tolu e amata ai:

• Le Healing Foundation, mo fa'amatalaga i le 'ave'esea fa'amalosi o fanau a tagata muamua ma a'afiaga o loo fa'aauau ona feagai pea ma tagata Aboriginal ma atumotu Torres Straits mai nei fa'ai'uga.
• Le Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, mo fa'amatalaga i pitonu'u ma alaalafaga pe le pule Tausimea a tagata muamua, tu ma aganu'u ma gagana ma le tala fa'asolopito.
• Reconciliation Australia mo fa'amatalaga i le fa'aleleiga i le va o tagata muamua ma le atunu'u i Ausetalia.

O a ni sauniga fa'amanatu e masani ona faia e Tagata Muamua i Ausetalia?

O le auai i nisi o sauniga fa'amanatu, o se tasi lea o auala e maua ai se iloa ma le silafia i nisi o tu ma aga a tagata muamua.

“There's a lot of opportunities to engage pretty much in every state and territory,” saunoa ai Ms Dodson.

Fai ma fa'ata'ita'iga, le vaiaso o le National NAIDOC Week i le vaiaso muamua o Iulai i tausaga ta'itasi.

NAIDOC Week was born out of celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures in a positive, open and sharing way, not only for those communities, but also for the broader Australian community to be able to celebrate.

Shannan Dodson, CEO of the Healing Foundation

O le National Reconciliation Week, e famanatuina i le Aso 27 o Me e tau i le Aso 3 o Iuni i tausaga uma e fa'amanatu ai le palota le 1967 referendum ma le fa'ai'uga a le Fa'amasinoga Maualuga le High Court Mabo decision.

O le fa'amanatuina o le Fa'ato'esega i Tagata Muamua, le Apology to Australia’s Indigenous Peoples i le Aso 13 o Fepuari, e soso'o ma le National Sorry Day, i le Aso 26 o Me i tausaga ta'itasi.

E fa'amanatuina ai le sauaina o tagata muamua i le 'ave'esea fa'amalosi o fanau le ‘Stolen Generations’ of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children mai le 1800 i le 1980.

“It is an opportunity to come together as a country to pay respects to the people who suffered at the hands of those policies.

“And also, to understand the ongoing trauma that many communities are still facing.”

It’s easy to make mistakes if you come across a myth or stereotype around Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and culture. Credit: WANDER WOMEN COLLECTIVE/Getty Images

E fa'apefea ona ou lagolagoina Tagata Muamua o Ausetalia?

E taua tele ona iloilo ma mafaufau muamua i le mafua'aga e te faia ai se fesoasoani lagolago.

“Being a respectful ally or someone who is wanting to learn more, means listening with an open mind, walking beside not leading, and thinking about how you're amplifying those Indigenous voices in a way that they choose and are in control of.”

“Show up with an open heart and open mind.

"Our communities are very welcoming, and we are wanting to share about who we are, our histories, our culture."

If you can show up, that's the first step to building those better relationships.

Shannan Dodson, CEO of the Healing Foundation

Group shot from the February 2025 anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations. It includes survivors, descendants, THF staff, Minister for Indigenous Australians Malarndirri McCarthy and other community members. Photo: The Healing Foundation

Ae fa'apefea pe a sasi sa'u fa'amatalaga e faia i luma o se Tagata Muamua?

E 'umi se taimi fa'ato'a mafai ona malamalama se tagata i tu ma aganu'u ua faitau afe ma afe tausaga o fa'atinoina e tagata muamua i Ausetalia ae le'i taunu'u mai faigamalo kolone a papalagi.

Na saunoa Shannan Dodson, e iai taimi e ono popole ai se tagata ina ne'i "sese se aga poo se lafoga e faia" i se tagata muamua.

“But I don't think that that fear should stop people from engaging.

"Because the whole point is to be open, to be asking questions. And most people would know how to do that in a respectful way.”

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