Black card to allow to work in Indigenous organisations

Two Murri elders and academics in Brisbane have launched the Black Card - a licence for non-Indigenous Australians to work in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations.

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Two Murri elders and academics in Brisbane have launched what they call the Black Card.

It's a licence for non-Indigenous Australians to work in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations.

It certifies that a non-Indigenous person has taken part in the university level 10-week course taught by the Aunties, and is grounded in Aboriginal culture, society, history and philosophy.

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