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Indigenous Governance Toolkit

Understand Indigenous Governance

MG Corporation: How their governance works

Mar 01 2023

Understand Indigenous Governance

MG Corporation: How their governance works

Helen Gerrard, MG Corporation Board Director (2012), explains how MG Corporation is governed She talks about how it’s changed over time and how it represents different groups through the Dawang Council “Wi...

Understand Indigenous Governance

8 Elements Worksheet

Mar 01 2023

Understand Indigenous Governance

8 Elements Worksheet

In the attached document, you will find questions to discuss about your governance in the 8 areas Knowing the answers to these questions can help you keep your governance on track...

Understand Indigenous Governance

How Yawuru cultural values and practices inform their governance

Dec 23 2022

Understand Indigenous Governance

How Yawuru cultural values and practices inform their governance

Nyamba Buru Yawuru (NBY) is a not-for-profit company owned by the Yawuru Native Title holders through a corporate group structure The company was the Category A Winner in the 2018 Indigenous Governance Awards In t...

Understand Indigenous Governance

Effective Indigenous governance

Dec 23 2022

Understand Indigenous Governance

Effective Indigenous governance

Effective governance means having rules, structures and processes capable of achieving your objectives We look at AIGI’s principles for effective Indigenous governance, and 3 other models that can be...

Understand Indigenous Governance

Self-determination and governance

Dec 23 2022

Understand Indigenous Governance

Self-determination and governance

Governance is a foundational structure that can be used to build strong self-determined practices We explore what self-determination means for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and how it can br...

Understand Indigenous Governance

Governance lingo

Dec 23 2022

Understand Indigenous Governance

Governance lingo

Governance and government sound really similar, but they are not the same thing We explain why We also explain the difference between organisational, corporate, community and Indigenous governance Governance is no...

Understand Indigenous Governance

Indigenous governance

Dec 23 2022

Understand Indigenous Governance

Indigenous governance

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have been practising governance since time began What makes it Indigenous governance is the role that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture plays We loo...

Understand Indigenous Governance

Defining governance

Dec 23 2022

Understand Indigenous Governance

Defining governance

Governance is the way that people organise themselves to achieve a shared goal We look at the 8 elements of governance that need to work together to be effective We also explain the different stages of gove...

Understand Indigenous governance

Dec 23 2022

Understand Indigenous governance

In this section, we explain what governance means and look at the different types of governance – Indigenous, community, corporate and organisational We explain what effective governance is and the import...

Understand Indigenous Governance

Diagram of the Governance Truck

Dec 22 2022

Understand Indigenous Governance

Diagram of the Governance Truck

Download a diagram of the Governance Truck to print and share with your group...

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01 Understanding governance
02 Culture and governance
03 Getting Started
04 Leadership
05 Governing the organisation
06 Rules and policies
07 Management and staff
08 Disputes and complaints
09 Governance for nation rebuilding
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Check-up: Our governance policies and rules

Do you have all the policies, rules and procedures in place for your organisation to run well? Use this check-up to find out.

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What can we do? Steps to develop effective policies

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