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Theme
Cultural Protocols
How Palm Island Community Company storytellers name cultural protocols in their own words. Every storyteller below carries the theme; every quote is verbatim and only surfaces from analyses that passed an anti-fabrication grader.
Voices carrying this theme
In their own words
“"Bwgcolman" means "many tribes, one people."”
Explaining the meaning of Bwgcolman as foundational to understanding the collective vision
“This change has been decades in the making.”
Acknowledging the long history of advocacy for community control
“delivering to the community”
Describing the hub's core purpose
“assist our elders that are in the aged care”
Describing the mowing pilot program for elders
“Bwgcolman Healing Service”
The new name for the Primary Health Centre after extensive community consultation
“extensive consultation with the Palm Island community and the Elders' Advisory Group”
Process undertaken before the name change was implemented
“We grew up to listen and taught how to be respected”
Discussing core values instilled through upbringing
“I pay my respect to the Durr people here in the country for having us here”
Acknowledging traditional owners and showing cultural protocol
“They didn't ask for that. You know, the white man took advantage of our, our parents, you know, like use them. Then they don't claim the child, and I still feel that pain that I have. It'll never go away till the day I die.”
Speaking about her mother's experience with a man who fathered children but didn't claim them
“We born and bred and we stay and we could die. We die here. You know what I mean?”
Explaining why elders must be consulted over outside workers
Quote selection: every quote shown above is from an analysis that passed an anti-fabrication grader. Analyses with critical issues are not surfaced here.