Indigenous Wisdom with Aunty Munya Andrews and Ally Carla Rogers
Aunty Munya Andrews (right) with Ally Carla Rogers, Co-Directors of Evolves Communities
Nungamaladi - – that's 'hello' in Bardi language.
As the oldest living culture in the world, we know that we have a lot to learn from Australian Aboriginal wisdom and Dreamtime. It’s this wisdom that has informed the way Aunty Munya Andrews and Ally Carla Rogers, Co-Directors of Evolve Communities and Co-Authors of Practical Reconciliation - Strengthening Relationships for All Australians in 7 Easy Steps - approach their mission to inspire 10 million Allies, creating a kinder, more inclusive Australia.
Aboriginal Elder, Aunty Munya Andrews is a Bardi woman originally from the Kimberley region of Western Australia. She has wide-ranging experience in Indigenous matters, community empowerment and the law.
Steeped in Aboriginal cultural laws and traditions, she is a strong advocate of culturally appropriate ways of working with Aboriginal people and their communities. Despite growing up socially disadvantaged, Aunty Munya holds a degree in anthropology, a degree in law and is an accomplished author, educator and sought after speaker.
Renowned for her intellectual prowess and sharp mind, Aunty Munya is forwarded by Melbourne University as a ‘leading Australian thinker’.
Carla Rogers is an award-winning program designer, facilitator and community engagement specialist. Despite being non-Indigenous, she grew up with a strong connection to Country and longing to get closer to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and culture.
Together they bring a wealth of wisdom, lived experience, authentic cultural knowledge and successful black and white partnership on practical reconciliation, allyship and strengthening relationships, belonging and connection for all Australians.
Together they share a vision and values of a kinder, more inclusive Australia.
Evolve Communities in Business
Evolve specialise in training that increases cultural competence, achieves Reconciliation goals, nspires Allyship, and ultimately makes for a stronger, more inclusive and productive workplace. They are Indigenous owned and Supply Nation certified.
Tens of thousands of people and hundreds of organisations have already participated and are more culturally aware through Evolve's programs. They are providers for the Australian Government, a range of NGOs and corporate clients including well known brands, and some of Australia’s largest employers, Nestle, IBM, Atlassian and the Woolworths Group. Large or small, Evolve Communities place their clients at the heart of what they do.
Carla is one of the most experienced providers of facilitation, stakeholder and community engagement services in Australia and has developed unique and award winning approaches to both engagement and facilitation.
Both Aunty Munya and Carla have held senior executive positions in government, have won significant awards and have had their work cited as best practice (e.g. Guidelines for Australian Indigenous Protected Area Management Plans, CSIRO.) Awards include a Churchill Fellowship, International Award for Innovation in Public Participation (IAP2) and National Planning Excellence Award (Planning Institute of Australia).
Evolve Communities are constantly creating innovative new activities, frameworks and resources that apply our non-judgmental, practical approach to difficult issues like unconscious bias, privilege and racism. This includes their trademarked Seven Steps approach, recently published book, Practical Reconciliation, one of Australia’s first online Cultural Competency courses, and the first Ally Accreditation Program for professionals.
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