Celebrate National RAP Working Group, with 27 May 3 Organise at least one internal 2 – Reconciliation Week by assistance from Director, June 2014, event each year providing opportunities for People Management and 2015 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Development; relevant Distribute Reconciliation Islander staff and other supervisors; directors, Australia’s calendar of staff to build relationships. Access and National Reconciliation Week Communication; and state events to staff directors Assist staff with transport to internal events where appropriate 3 Maintain the calendar of RAP Working Group with 30 June Keep calendar up to date Aboriginal and Torres Strait assistance from: Assistant 2015 (and Islander events and Director, Indigenous Unit, ongoing) Support all staff to attend support staff to participate Reference and events such as NAIDOC in cultural and other Information Services; and Week activities activities state directors 4 Encourage and assist RAP Working Group, and 30 June Develop and maintain a list staff to establish networks Assistant Director, 2015 (and of key Aboriginal and Torres with Aboriginal and Torres Indigenous Unit, ongoing) Strait Islander contacts in Strait Islander communities Reference and each and territory to Information Services assist staff who are organising a Welcome to Country Arrange information sessions by elders and other community members and/or researchers on relevant topics Continue engagement with the ACT Indigenous Online Network and establish links with similar organisations in all states and territories Respect The core role of the National Archives can be expressed as preserving the documented history of Australia and facilitating access to the records that document that history. Respect for Aboriginal
2 Celebrate National Reconciliation Week by providing opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff and other staff to build relationships. RAP Working Group, with assistance from Director, People Management and Development; relevant supervisors; directors, Access and Communication; and state directors 27 May – 3 June 2014, 2015 Organise at least one internal event each year Distribute Reconciliation Australia’s calendar of National Reconciliation Week events to staff Assist staff with transport to internal events where appropriate 3 Maintain the calendar of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander events and support staff to participate in cultural and other activities RAP Working Group with assistance from: Assistant Director, Indigenous Unit, Reference and Information Services; and state directors 30 June 2015 (and ongoing) Keep calendar up to date Support all staff to attend events such as NAIDOC Week activities 4 Encourage and assist staff to establish networks with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities RAP Working Group, and Assistant Director, Indigenous Unit, Reference and Information Services 30 June 2015 (and ongoing) Develop and maintain a list of key Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander contacts in each and territory to assist staff who are organising a Welcome to Country Arrange information sessions by elders and other community members and/or researchers on relevant topics Continue engagement with the ACT Indigenous Online Network and establish links with similar organisations in all states and territories Respect The core role of the National Archives can be expressed as preserving the documented history of Australia and facilitating access to the records that document that history. Respect for Aboriginal
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