Kinship Course
You'll learn about:
- about the Dhuwa and Yirritja Moiety system
- Yolngu naming terms and conventions regarding kinship connections
- some of the complex roles and responsibilities within the interrelationships of the Yolngu kinship system
- what is an avoidance relationship and what does it signify
- how to identify, understand and respect people behaving in accordance with avoidance relationships
- how to begin to work and communicate with Yolngu based on their moiety system
Course Description
This Kinship course unpacks the unique kinship structure of the Yolngu people of north-east Arnhem Land. It will give you a real glimpse into the original kinship system that once operated across Australia.
First Nations Australians and other Minority groups have a very different family naming system to mainstream Australia.
Understanding how Yolngu see family enables us to work alongside them to achieve healthy outcomes. A lack of knowledge in this area can lead to miscommunication, poor relationships and failed policies aimed at improving family outcomes.
This Kinship course will introduce you to a whole new way of seeing family.
The course includes:
Chapter 1 introduces the Yolngu kinship system and its terms and naming protocols.
Chapter 2 details Kinship Connections and different relationships.
Chapter 3 explores Kinship Avoidances and the reasons behind them.
This course also includes downloadable kinship charts in both A3 and A4 formats.
The Kinship course is produced by Richard Trudgen will take between 2–2.5 hours to complete.
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Ratings and Reviews
Leon Ivelisse
I was really amaze with all the culture knowledge I learnt. It helps definitely to understand and respect even more Australian culture. Is really fascinating for me to learn about the real Australians culture and I think these videos should be share with every person in Australia, it will help a lot with the issues in the isolate communities.
Richard's explanations from his own personal experience and gained understanding are what I find most valuable. The course doesn't lay out the relationships and titles between kin very extensively, but other sources can provide that. Hearing advice from Richard about what is important when engaging with Yolngu communities is great information. Thanks!