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Language and cultural sensitivity
AIGI acknowledges the traditional owners of the land, and pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging.
AIGI may use the terms Indigenous and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander interchangeably. The term Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander is used most frequently to refer to the many nations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the continent and islands now called Australia. This aligns with our endorsement of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Wherever possible, care has been taken to reference individual language groups. When we work with specific communities or language groups, we seek guidance from those with authority about the respectful and appropriate language protocols. We acknowledge and respect that terms preferred in different jurisdictions and locations may vary.
Users are warned that historic content on this site may contain language or views which reflect the authors’ attitudes or that of the period in which the items were written. These may be considered to be inappropriate or offensive today.
If there is any information on this website that you consider to be culturally insensitive, inappropriate or inaccurate, contact us.
Deceased persons
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders peoples are advised that this website contains the photographs, voices, names and stories of deceased persons.
For some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, hearing the voices or seeing images of people who have passed may be distressing or cause offense.
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