episode 16
“Cultural Competency”
with Alana Kennedy
Alana Kennedy (Founder & CEO of Ochre Sun)
@_alanakennedy_
Culturally competent. The question is, do you think you are culturally competent on our Australian history, culture and considerate of our First Nations people? Soon there will be a VOTE YES or VOTE NO pamphlet in your mailbox for the Australian Referendum to vote for or against constitutional change to recognise the First People of Australia. As the news continues to ramp up and varying commentary is shared, it creates the question to those sitting in privilege, ‘how aware are you?’
Bec and Zoe speak with Alana Kennedy, Founder & CEO of Ochre Sun, an ethically sourced SPF Sunscreen made from Native Australian Botanicals, with an all Indigenous supply chain, who walks us through her journey in embracing her heritage, stepping away from the corporate world to return and contribute to her community. And in her little spare time, how she helps people understand her community through historical facts, and a place of love, to grow together and move forward to a better future.
“There is wisdom in your wounds if you choose to share that”
TOP RESOURCES
Ochre Sun
Sunscreen that protects while making real, sustainable change.
Ochre Sun high protection SPF50+ formula is laden with Indigenous botanicals that heal and nurture your skin while protecting you. All of their ingredients are sustainably and ethically sourced from local communities. Our sunscreen is 100% Australian-made and cruelty-free.
Watharra
Watharra will be the not-for-profit sister company of Ochre Sun. Watharra means “Come this way and grow” in Kalkatungu language.
“We are working on a circular program to build sustainable housing for women escaping domestic violence and in the process, allowing them to build a new career through through meaningful employment.”
More about Ochre Sun and sister company Watharra
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MORE ABOUT ALANA AND OCHRE SUN
UNDERSTANDING THE VOICE REFERENDUM IN AUSTRALIA
The Uluru Statement
The Uluru Dialogue is bound to the sentiment of the Uluru Statement from the Heart and its ambitions for a better Australia for everyone. We are committed to seeing a constitutionally recognised First Nations Voice and the establishment of a Makarrata Commission to oversee a process of agreement-making and truth-telling.
ulurustatement.org/the-statement
SBS News Article
“We gave the Voice to Parliament pamphlets to fact checkers. Here’s what they said.”
Creative Spirits – “Ask us Anything – Aboriginal people respond” Article and Video
University of Sydney staff and students respond to questions anonymously submitted by non-Aboriginal people.
www.creativespirits.info/multimedia/ask-us-anything-aboriginal-people-respond