A Seat at the Table: embracing the power of First Nations representation on your board
Broadcast for ABC Radio National’s This Working Life on 10/07/2022 - Click on the Image to listen to the program
There are boundless opportunities to work with and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, but where do you start? And if you already have frameworks and programs in place, how do you learn from your failures and successes to make them the best they can be?
We speak with proud Torres Strait Islander woman (Kubin; Moa Island descendant) Carla McGrath and proud Yorta Yorta man Ian Hamm about what First Nations perspectives bring to governance and management.
Guests:
Ian Hamm has extensive government and community sector experience, particularly at executive and governance levels. He is now devoting himself to improving the representation of Aboriginal people on boards and other high level governance, through strategic action, advocacy and mentoring.
Carla McGrath is the chair of GetUp!, a board director of Blakdance, Native Foodways and was a delegate to the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples. She works as an independent consultant specialising in community engagement, organisational sustainability and program design.
Producer: Rachael Bongiorno
Resources:
Reconciliation Australia RAP Framework
Decolonizing Solidarity is a site full of resources and ideas:
Duration: 25mins