What kinds of issues should teachers and Aboriginal Educations Assistants consider?
Are you anticipating using Aboriginal Cultural Knowledge in your class? If so, the following questions can provide a guide to respectful use: Who will own copyright in the material I produce? If you are not sure, contact the Legal Services Directorate, NSW Department of Education and Training, and seek their advice. What if the Department of Employment and Training will own copyright? The principle of Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) requires that the Aboriginal Cultural Knowledge holders must be fully informed about the project and their legal rights, before the project begins, and their consent must be voluntarily provided before the project starts. If the Department will be the copyright owner it is essential that the Aboriginal Cultural Knowledge holders are informed of their legal rights of all proposed and anticipated uses of their material. The Aboriginal Knowledge holders should be given an opportunity to make their own enquiries, consent, decline, or make alternative proposa
