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This toolkit from Common Ground helps social enterprises meaningfully embed First Nations storytelling and leadership. It argues that storytelling shapes systems and power, not just narrative, and offers three pillars for action.
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This interview with Tanya Egerton explores how First Nations enterprises preserve heritage and culture for future generations. Tanya discusses the role of Indigenous-led businesses in protecting language, knowledge, art and connection to Country. The article highlights opportunities and challenges for Indigenous entrepreneurs and explains how cultural values guide economic activity. It helps readers understand why strong Indigenous enterprises support long-term community wellbeing.
Tanya Egerton Interview – First Nations Enterprises and Cultural Heritage
This article reflects on a peer learning project that could not go ahead, for First Nations founder-led businesses approaching $1 million turnover. It finds that time, not interest, was the barrier, and explores what this reveals about founder overload.
The Investment We Couldn't Afford to Make
This report from Supply Nation looks at the growth of First Nations businesses in Australia. It shows how these businesses are creating jobs, building strong communities, and contributing to the economy. The report also highlights the opportunities and challenges for future growth.
The Sleeping Giant Rises
This resource page from Reconciliation Australia shares learning materials about truth-telling in Australia. It includes guides, reports and videos that explain what truth-telling is and why it matters for reconciliation with First Nations peoples.
Truth-Telling Resource Hub
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) sets out the global standards for the rights, dignity and wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples. Adopted by the United Nations in 2007, it affirms Indigenous Peoples’ rights to culture, land, self-determination and participation in decision making. The Declaration guides governments, organisations and communities toward respectful and fair relationships.
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Wathaga is an online tool made for First Nations programs and organisations. It helps teams collect, store and understand data in a safe and respectful way. Wathaga is built to protect community ownership of data and support cultural values and ethical use.
Wathaga: Measurement and Evaluation (M&E) platform
BlakCast hosted a powerful webinar exploring the role of truth-telling in social change. In collaboration with John-Paul Janke, Joshua Creamer, and Stacey Thomas, the session examined how organisations can support healing, justice, and reconciliation by centring equity, community, and courageous conversations.
What does Truth-telling for Social Change Look Like?
This community guide summarises the Australian Human Rights Commission's 2024 Native Title Report, which focuses on First Nations women's experiences of the native title system. It presents stories from women across Australia showing how the system fails to deliver justice, and calls for major reform. It is relevant to advocates, policymakers, community organisations and anyone working in land justice or First Nations rights.
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This is a report from Nalderun's Yulawil Sharing Circle, bringing together First Nations organisations to discuss supporting First Nations youth. It argues young people hold wisdom too and should shape their own measures of success. It explores youth leadership and mentorship from a First Nations perspective.
Yulawil Sharing CircleThis is a video from Nalderun sharing reflections from First Nations organisations on supporting First Nations youth. It argues young people should be trusted, consulted and given genuine pathways rather than a single ceiling role. It explores what respectful, youth-led support can look like in practice.
Yulawil Sharing Circle Video