CULTURAL AWARENESS - CULTURAL DAY OUT
Radio Larrakia's Cultural
Protocols and Ethics training is an integral part ofthe Indigenous Broadcasting Training Program
to ensure respect and understanding of cultural awareness is maintained across all
areas ofbroadcasting including production,
community service announcements, music, interviews and sponsorships. Cultural Awareness training is headed up by the most senior
Larrakia Traditional Owners, Raylene Singh who is in the Indigenous
Broadcasting Training Program learning broadcasting, IT and computer skills and
administration.The Radio Larrakia Cultural Days allow broadcasters the
opportunity to experience Larrakia cultural awareness training by the most
senior respected Traditional Owners. These days are aimed at education and
training broadcasters the importance of respecting Indigenous culture and to
understand the unique elements ofIndigenous culture through the 'Caring for Country' program being
developed by Raylene and the production team.
These photos show Raylene taking the Radio Larrakia
Indigenous Broadcasting Training Program team out on her Country, 'Kenbi',
which was explained as the most significant traditional Larrakia land claim in Australia's
history running for the past thirty or more years. Raylene along with her
family who are members of the Tommy
Lyons Group, are the named Traditional owners for Kenbi and continue to live,
hunt, fish and care for the land, seas on and around Kenbi. Radio Larrakia broadcasters are treated to cultural
awareness firsthand as Raylene and her family explain the history oftheir Country and their people and what
caring for country means. The cultural awareness training Cultural Day is full
on with four wheel driving along the rugged dirt roads andstops along the way to 'burn off' which clears the land of dying bush and keeps it clean and allows for
new growth in the bush. Fishing, telling countless stories of the land, the waters and the people end in a
good feed and a better understanding of what traditional Indigenous culture is
all about. Raylene's knowledge and experience gives the Radio Larrakia's
Indigenous Broadcasting Training Program, and the Cultural Awareness training a
unique and significant insight into Larrakia culture and history at the site of
traditional practice and everyday living.
