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ACTION
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7. Engage employees in understanding the significance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural protocols, such as Welcome to Countr y and Acknowledgement of Countr y, to ensure there is a shared meaning.
7.4 Invite a local Traditional Owner or Custodian to provide a Welcome to Countr y or other appropriate cultural protocol at significant events each year.
8. Provide oppor tunities for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander staf f to engage with their culture and communities by celebrating NAIDOC Week.
8.1 Provide oppor tunities for all staf f to par ticipate in NAIDOC Week.
9. Recognise and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dates of significance.
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STATUS PROGRESS
On track. We had a Traditional Owner per form a Welcome to Countr y at our RAP Launch event.
7.5 Organise and display an Acknowledgment of Countr y plaque or on display signs in our site locations and of fice/s which also displays Sandvik RAP ar twork.
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Complete.
7.6 Develop, implement and communicate a cultural protocol document, including protocols for Welcome to Countr y and Acknowledgement of Countr y.
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Complete.
On track. Resources were shared with staf f via the intranet to par ticipate in NAIDOC Week.
8.2 Consult with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to hold an internal or external NAIDOC Week event.
On track. An internal event was held with a local Aboriginal woman, Melody Ingra, to share the histor y of NAIDOC and its meaning to First Nation Australians.
8.3 Reconciliation Steering Committee to par ticipate in an external NAIDOC Week event.
On track.
8.4 Review HR policies and procedures to remove barriers to staf f par ticipating in NAIDOC Week.
On track.
9.1 Create an internal staf f calendar. Specifically, to promote local communit y events recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dates of significance.
On track. A calendar has been developed and shared on the Communit y Engagement intranet page.
S A N DV I K | R A P PRO G R ES S R EP O R T 2021
