Taking Care of Culture

Discussion Paper for the State of Victoria’s Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Report 2016-2021

Cultural Heritage is our lifeblood. As Traditional Owners, our Heritage is our relationship to Country – land and waters, the rocks, soil, plants, animals and all the things on it. Our Heritage connects us with each other. We look after Country, and it looks after us – body, heart and spirit. We want to make sure that the Culture is living, vital and continuing for many generations to come. We have that responsibility. It is our inherited and fundamental right, as custodians of the oldest living Culture on earth, to practice Culture and to set a vision for a strong future for our Cultural Heritage.

Legislative Review and Regulatory Functions Committee Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council

Every 5 years the Aboriginal Heritage Act (2006) in Victoria requires a report on the State of Victoria’s Aboriginal Cultural Heritage. This is the first report developed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council and will reflect on:

  • What is Cultural Heritage?
  • What rights do Aboriginal People want regarding Cultural Heritage?
  • How are Aboriginal People able to exercise these rights regarding Cultural Heritage currently?
  • What stops Aboriginal People from exercising their rights?
  • How well does the wider Victorian community understand Aboriginal Cultures?
  • What is the vision for the future?

The Taking Care of Culture Discussion Paper will then inform the State of Victoria's Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Report 2016-2021.

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