Although much was experienced, not much has been written about ‘interculturality’ in the Whole of Community Engagement initiative. We operated within it, perhaps got better at doing it, and mentioned it only indirectly in the reporting of the project. We didn’t start talking about interculturality until I was employed in early-2016. I found that in order to speak about it with our WCE staff -Aboriginal and non- Aboriginal -I first had to develop some trust, and had to talk around the subject, give examples, draw on people’s own experience, and then combine all of that with my academic perspectives. The concept of interculturality is an area that is largely unexplored and not generally thought about – even though individuals and groups just do it all the time.
By Dr Terry Moore
I joined the team in April 2016, just in time for the team meeting at Tennant Creek, where it was realised that the team needed someone to analyse the data that was being generated across the different communities.
Being a part of the WCE Initiative has been a wonderful experience and I have learnt so much from being a part of this team with such diverse backgrounds that supported each other throughout the initiative.
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