Dɛ̈t wɛɛc wuor yïïc e tɔŋ kɔc tuɛŋ kek nɔŋ baai

Dɛɛt wuor waac yïïc ee tɔŋ kɔc tueŋ kek nɔŋ baai e Australia ee yic riɛl tɛ mɛɛt yin kenne Aboriginal ku jol ya kɔc ke Torres Strait Islander ku gɔɔc awɛn e cieŋ ë tok.

Portrait of three generation Aboriginal family Credit: JohnnyGreig/Getty Images

Key Points

• The Indigenous peoples of Australia are not one homogenous group.
• There are around 500 Nations, each with different cultures, languages, ways of life and kinship structures.
• Understanding this diversity is crucial to building meaningful relationships with the Indigenous peoples.

Eë kueth e wuor juec ka wɛn waac yiic e Auɛtralia kje kewɛn apiath tɔŋ tou baai e ya cieŋ e wuor juec.

Carla Rogers (left) and Aunty Munya Andrews (right), Evolve Communities Credit: Evolve Communities