Terminology
Learn respectful and culturally appropriate language relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, cultures and communities.
Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP): RAPs have enabled organisations to sustainably and strategically take meaningful action to advance reconciliation. Based around the core pillars of relationships, respect and opportunities, RAPs provide tangible and substantive benefits for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, increasing economic equity and supporting self-determination.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: A term that encompasses the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and identities. While there are many terms that may be considered appropriate by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members such as 'First Nations' and 'First Nations peoples', 'Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' is preferred terminology recommended by Council's Reconciliation Action Plan Working Group.
Traditional Owners: The original and ongoing Owners of the lands and water. Traditional Owners have a responsibility to care for Country and have a deep physical and spiritual connection with it. The Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people are the Traditional Owners of land known as the City of Hume.
Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung: The people recognised as the Traditional Owners of the land now known as Hume City. The territory of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung lies within the inner city of Melbourne and extends north of the Great Dividing Ranges, east to Mt Baw Baw, and south to Mordialloc Creek and west to Werribee River. Wurundjeri people speak Woi-wurrung, a dialect of Kulin.
Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation: The Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people are represented by the WWCHAC as the 'Registered Aboriginal Party' appointed under the Aboriginal Heritage Act as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage for their Country.
Gunung-Willam-Balluk: The Gunung-Willam-Balluk are one of the clans of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples. Community members affiliated with the Gunung-Willam-Balluk clan have had a strong presence in the Hume community over many years, and some descendants are still living in the municipality today.
Gathering Place: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community owned and run spaces and facilities that provide opportunities for local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to connect and deliver services.
Self-Determination: is defined under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as the ability for Indigenous Peoples to freely determine their political status and pursue their economic, social and cultural development.
Stolen Generations: From 1910 to the 1970s, race-based State and Federal government policies resulted in the forced removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families and communities. Thousands of children were taken by governments, churches and welfare bodies and placed in institutions, foster care or adopted by non-Indigenous families, both nationally and internationally. These children were separated from their culture, family, land and identity, and many experienced abuse and neglect, causing deep and lasting trauma.