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10-11 November 2009 16 Oct 2009

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KM for Indigenous
Cultures and Communities
Preserving and exploring indigenous knowledge for
cultural sustainability and growth

Attendees are invited to submit specific challenges that they would

like to have discussed during the masterclass

Meet your masterclass leaders:

“Cultural heritage is not limited to material manifestations,
such as monuments and objects that have been
preserved over time. This notion also encompasses living
expressions and the traditions that countless groups and
communities worldwide have inherited from their ancestors
and transmit to their descendants.” UNESCO George Villaflor
Project Policy Officer,
Australian Indigenous Communication
Association (AICA)

Hear from indigenous

practitioners who
recognise and will Shane Te Ruki
effectively demonstrate Further your Cultural Consultant,
the value of indigenous understanding of Kowhai Consulting
knowledge indigenous knowledge
issues in a highly
interactive environment

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 KM for Indigenous Cultures and Communities
10 - 11 November 2009, Oaks on Collins, Melbourne
Indigenous knowledge is the foundation upon which the cultural
practices of indigenous communities are derived. These native
communities recognise that the use and transfer of their knowledge
is imperative to the prolonged existence and maintenance of their
cultural information, wisdom, and the day to day survival of their
people and surroundings.
This knowledge has been transmitted successfully through traditional
knowledge techniques, particularly storytelling and narrative,
for generations. However, with the emergence of written media,
continuing modernisation, and the sometimes conflicting knowledge
methods of indigenous and western-based knowledge practitioners,
this form of knowledge preservation has become less appreciated
in some areas. Government policies, legislation, and knowledge
conservation have been weakened as a result.
Many information technologies and processes available today present
opportunities for indigenous cultures, such as those of Aboriginal
Australians and New Zealand Mãori, to address the risk of loss of
their knowledge. In doing so, it is necessary to realise the importance
of capturing, transferring and protecting the knowledge assets and
indigenous culture of all native communities in a manner which is
respectful and sustainable.
This two-day masterclass will provide an interactive environment
in which to explore vital issues associated with the effective use
of knowledge management techniques within indigenous cultures.
Effectively engaging indigenous communities, finding functional
methods to capture and preserve oral and traditional knowledge,
exploring narrative techniques and storytelling, and addressing issues
surrounding intellectual property (IP) are key focuses of this event.

About the masterclass leaders

George Villaflor: George’s traditional Aboriginal country and language people is Wagiman
(Pine Creek area) in the Northern Territory. He is a well known and respected indigenous rights
advocate and has worked for a number of years at the North Queensland Land Council in Cairns
(the peak body for Aboriginal land rights in Queensland) and Aboriginal legal services.

In 2001, he became Australia’s first full-time appointed academic lecturer on the subject of
TREATY. He was further engaged by various then Queensland ATSIC Regional Community
Councils to deliver his unique treaty lectures over most of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
communities scattered over Queensland. In October 2003, George successfully completed the
barrister’s course and was admitted as a barrister at law in the Supreme Court of Queensland.
He is also entitled to practice law in all Australian Federal Courts and the High Court of Australia.

Shane Te Ruki: Shane has a lifelong commitment to the maintenance and preservation of
tikanga and te reo Mãori and has been a staunch supporter of enhancing and preserving the
traditions of his tribe Ngãti Maniapoto. He has been working for many years on projects related
to the preservation of Mãori traditions, languages and art forms and is an expert on these
subjects.

Shane works as a cultural consultant for Mãori development company, Kõwhai Consulting
Ltd. This work has seen him provide cultural training to a wide range of public and private
sector organisations in NZ including Ministry of Fisheries, Environment Waikato, Hamilton City
Council, Otorohanga District Council, McDonalds Lime and Mighty River Power. He has recently
completed a project for Creative NZ involving conducting interviews and surveys with traditional
Maori artists throughout New Zealand.

Who should attend?

Individuals responsible for:
ƒƒ Indigenous Community Development ƒƒ Libraries ƒƒ Indigenous Community Development
ƒƒ Indigenous Community Engagement ƒƒ Indigenous Affairs (local council) ƒƒ Policy Development
ƒƒ Indigenous Knowledge ƒƒ Knowledge Management (state and federal ƒƒ Service Delivery
ƒƒ Indigenous Communication departments) ƒƒ Social Planning
ƒƒ Indigenous Heritage ƒƒ Native Title ƒƒ Policy and Community Programs
ƒƒ Indigenous Business ƒƒ Indigenous Communication
ƒƒ Indigenous Studies Academia
 DAY ONE: Tuesday, 10 Nov 2009 DAY TWO: Wednesday, 11 Nov 2009

8.45 Registration and refreshments 8.45 Registration and refreshments

9.15 Introduction and welcome 9.15 Recap and introduction to day two
George will introduce the masterclass objectives and Shane will introduce the objectives for the second day and
discuss how the day will proceed. Attendees will have discuss how the day will proceed. Attendees will
the opportunity to participate in a brief ‘getting to know re-cap their learnings from the previous day and detail
you’ exercise, so that everyone is familiar with fellow their expectations for the day to come.
attendees’ backgrounds and what they hope to achieve Shane Te Ruki, Cultural Consultant, Kowhai Consulting
from the masterclass.
George Villaflor, Project Policy Officer, Australian Indigenous Shane will speak from his own experiences as an historian and
Communication Association (AICA) traditional knowledge expert of his tribe. The past experiences
of his tribe’s cultural prosperity, followed by a period of cultural
9.30 Engaging indigenous communities poverty, the re-generation and rise of Mãori knowledge and
ƒƒ Empowering indigenous communities as knowledge the experiences and ongoing developments thus far will be
managers covered.
ƒƒ Creating approaches that reflect the requirements of all
parties 9.30 Traditional Mãori knowledge
ƒƒ Advocating free prior and informed consent ƒƒ Historical overview
ƒƒ Mãori knowledge described
10.45 Morning refreshments and networking ƒƒ Customs and observances
ƒƒ Preserving traditional Mãori knowledge
11.15 Capturing, preserving and archiving indigenous ƒƒ Traditional Mãori knowledge in 2009
knowledge
ƒƒ Recognising the methods of knowledge transfer 12.30 Networking lunch
within indigenous communities
ƒƒ Identifying the tools to capture indigenous 1.30 Engaging Mãori communities in preserving
knowledge and create a community resource indigenous knowledge
ƒƒ Devising effective knowledge archiving solutions to ƒƒ Valuing and telling our own stories
preserve indigenous assets ƒƒ Mãori communities as knowledge managers

12.30 Networking lunch 2.45 Afternoon refreshments and networking

1.30 Exploring legal issues: IP, IP sharing and the 3.15 Implementing effective knowledge transfer
storage of oral culture ƒƒ Traditional schools of learning (Wãnanga)
ƒƒ Structures and protocols surrounding the ƒƒ Intergenerational learning
ownership of oral culture ƒƒ Retention of traditional knowledge
ƒƒ Distinguishing between communal and individual
ownership of information and knowledge 4.30 Wrap-up and end of masterclass
ƒƒ Explaining copyright and other intellectual property
rights to indigenous peoples

2.45 Afternoon refreshments and networking

3.15 Protecting indigenous knowledge assets

ƒƒ Adopting risk management strategies to address
Aboriginal rights and interests
ƒƒ Understanding how the use of the Web and other
communications impact the protection of
indigenous knowledge
ƒƒ Collaborating with indigenous communities and
individual knowledge custodians on all indigenous
knowledge dissemination

4.30 Wrap-up and end of day one

Preparing for this masterclass

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