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The following links take you to social, cultural and language protocols to consider when engaging with Indigenous communities.

Australia Council (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Board) Indigenous Culture Protocols http://www.copyright.org.au/specialinterest/indigenous.htm
This website contains information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and arts organisations, and others interested in indigenous culture, indigenous intellectual property and traditional knowledge.

Australia Council (Ozco)
Indigenous Arts Protocols
http://www.ozarts.com.au/resources/publications/indigenous_arts_protocols/
Protocols in Indigenous literature, visual arts and craft, music, performing arts and new media. Each protocol or 'Culture' is one in a series of five Indigenous protocol guides published by Australia Council's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board. The guides reflect the complexity of Indigenous Australian culture, and provide information and advice on respecting Indigenous cultural heritage

Australian Film Commission: Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights and Protocols: Protocol for Filmmakers Working with Indigenous Content and Communities http://www.afc.gov.au/funding/indigenous/icip/default.aspx
This section of the AFC website contains the working documents as they develop protocols for filmmakers working with Indigenous content and communities.

Communicating Across Cultures
http://www.datsip.qld.gov.au/resources/cultures.cfm
(Queensland Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy): Includes Protocols for Consultation and Negotiation with Aboriginal People and Mina Mir Lo Ailan Mun: Proper Communication with Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Provides a series of resources for communication and consultation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

FATSIL Guide to Community Protocols for Indigenous Language Projects 2004 http://www.fatsil.org/papers/FATSILProtocolsguide.pdf
This protocols guide, provided by the Federation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages, (FATSIL), is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and their consultants.
The FATSIL guide covers protocols for producing language materials at a local level.

Indigenous Portal – Federal Government
http://www.indigenous.gov.au/ip.dll/SearchResults?s%3D1772&dsc=1&num=10
A collection of Culture Protocols

Janke, Terri and Guivarra, Nancia
Listen, learn and respect: Indigenous cultural protocols and radio
http://www.aftrs.edu.au/index.cfm?objectid=0A17EBFF-2A54-23A3-6A0B2B83D6174BF8
The paper sets out some of the major Indigenous cultural protocols that require consideration in radio practice. The issues discussed include interviewing Indigenous people, reporting the news, relevant codes of practice and the use of Indigenous cultural and intellectual property.

Language Protocols from Flinders University, South Australia http://www.flinders.edu.au/kokotinna/SECT02/PRO_TERM.HTM
Contains useful information on issues such as outdated language, use of capitalisation, informal terminology, place names, people names, sensitive matters, cultural warnings etc.

Message Stick: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Online (Australian Broadcasting Commission) Cultural Protocol http://www.abc.net.au/message/proper/
Message Stick has produced this Indigenous Protocol site hoping to assist journalists, filmmakers, producers and documentary makers to understand the importance of abiding by Indigenous Protocols.

NAVA (National Association for the Visual Arts) Indigenous Visual Arts Protocols http://www.visualarts.net.au/practicaladvice/default.asp?page=IndigenousArtsProtocols/IndigenousArtsProtocols
This website contains protocols for working with the Australian Indigenous visual arts and craft sector

NSW Government Policy and Guidelines for Aboriginal Cultural Performance http://www.daa.nsw.gov.au/policies/policyreeperformance.html
Guidelines developed by the NSW State Government for agencies to consider when engaging Aboriginal people in cultural performances, or when conducting a Welcome to Country or other Aboriginal cultural protocol.

Respect, Acknowledge, Listen: Practical protocols for working with the Indigenous Community of Western Sydney
http://www.ccdnsw.org/ccdnsw/pdf/protocols.pdf

SBSi Indigenous Documentary Protocol
http://www.sbs.com.au/sbsi/documentary.html?type=6
The Indigenous Unit of the Australian Film Commission is currently developing a National Protocol for filmmakers working with Indigenous content in both drama and documentary, and this will provide a useful guide for filmmakers.  The website currently contains a link to the existing Protocols guide developed by Lester Bostock: http://www.sbs.com.au/sbsi/sbs_booklet.pdf

Tasmania - Arts Tasmania
http://www.arts.tas.gov.au/publications/respectingcultures/
Respecting Cultures, Working with the Tasmanian Aboriginal Community and Aboriginal Artists
Arts Tasmania has released a specific protocols guide for Tasmanian Aboriginal arts projects.

Victorian Local Government Association Consultation and Engagement with Indigenous and Aboriginal People http://www.vlgaconsultation.org.au/indigenous.shtml
Provides some useful consultation guidelines, with links to further information.

WA Heritage and Culture Protocols
http://pals.dia.wa.gov.au/protocols.aspx
Contains communication and social protocols developed by the WA State Government.

 

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Protocols for Native American Archival Materials
http://www2.nau.edu/libnap-p/protocols.html

 
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