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About Putama
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Putama
The word ‘Putama’ is from the Waluwarra language and means “ Dreaming Into The Future”.
Putama delivers a comprehensive model that integrates truth-telling, cultural safety, and systems change. Our approach is immersive, grounded in culture, and experiential, and has a strong focus on practical application. Putama that involved deep listening to lived experience.
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The Weight of History
Unresolved Trauma and Systemic Injustice
The Weight of History
Unresolved Trauma and Systemic Injustice
The roots of the tension lie in the brutal history of colonization that saw the dispossession of land, culture, and sovereignty from Australia’s First Nations peoples.
The roots of the tension lie in the brutal history of colonization that saw the dispossession of land, culture, and sovereignty from Australia’s First Nations peoples.
Cultural Misunderstanding
The Persistence of Stereotypes
Cultural Misunderstanding
The Persistence of Stereotypes
Cultural misunderstanding is another significant issue, with stereotypes and misconceptions about First Nations people still prevalent in Australian society.
Cultural misunderstanding is another significant issue, with stereotypes and misconceptions about First Nations people still prevalent in Australian society.
Land Rights and Sovereignty
The Unfinished Business
Land Rights and Sovereignty
The Unfinished Business
One of the most contentious issues is that of land rights and sovereignty. For First Nations people, land is not just a resource to be exploited—it is the source of identity, spirituality, and community.
One of the most contentious issues is that of land rights and sovereignty. For First Nations people, land is not just a resource to be exploited—it is the source of identity, spirituality, and community.
The Uluru Statement
A Call for Voice and Truth-Telling
The Uluru Statement
A Call for Voice and Truth-Telling
The Uluru Statement from the Heart, delivered in 2017, was a watershed moment in the struggle for Indigenous rights in Australia.
The Uluru Statement from the Heart, delivered in 2017, was a watershed moment in the struggle for Indigenous rights in Australia.
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