Recognition, Reconciliation, Refusal
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As Victoria and other Australian jurisdictions engage in the early stages of treaty negotiations, all parties involved must understand the importance of concepts such as recognition, reconciliation, and refusal.
This micro-credential explores how these three principles intersect to shape the practice of treaty-making between Indigenous peoples and settler-states.
It's ideal for private, public and not-for-profit sector professionals, as well as First Nations, who will be engaged in treaty processes in the coming years.
Deepen your understanding of recognition, reconciliation, and refusal
Critically analyse the concepts of recognition, reconciliation, and refusal. Discuss how all three work systematically to progress Indigenous-settler relations in critical areas, including justice, restitution, and decolonisation.
Gain a historical, political, and cultural overview of these key concepts
Explore all three principles from different perspectives, including historical, political, and cultural. Draw on your knowledge of early treaty processes and current international legal frameworks to assess their strengths and weaknesses when applied to treaty law.
Explore how recognition, reconciliation, and refusal shape contemporary treaty negotiations
Understand how recognition, reconciliation, and refusal's shared dynamics help to shape emerging treaty processes in Victoria and other Australian jurisdictions, giving you valuable insights into future treaty negotiations.
More from this series
Take multiple courses to deepen your knowledge or stack towards a full degree.
The Reshaping Australia’s First People-state relation series
This series covers the critical knowledge, skills and dispositions needed to develop meaningful relationships between First Nations and governments or organisations, with the goal of progressing and transforming treaty negotiations.
Explore more from the Reshaping Australia’s First People-state relation series:
- Treaties and Other Agreements (Micro-credential)
- Indigenous and Other Sovereignties (Micro-credential)
- Lawful Relations with Indigenous Peoples (Micro-credential)
- Nationhood and Self-determination (Micro-credential)
- Stolen Generations, Truth-telling and Treaty (Micro-credential)
Course details
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This micro-credential is ideal for private, public and not-for-profit sector professionals, as well as First Nations, who will be engaged in treaty processes in the coming years.
To enrol in this course, you need:
- A bachelor's degree
Or
- A minimum of three years’ work experience (paid or voluntary) related to Indigenous politics and policy, or roles such as community and stakeholder management, or communications and public relations
Or
- To be an Indigenous person interested or engaged in the treaty process.
It is recommended that you complete Treaties and Other Agreements as the first course in the series, before undertaking this one.
This course covers the critical knowledge, skills and dispositions needed to work at the interface between government and First Nations and self-determining Indigenous organisations.
It is delivered by the Australian Centre, University of Melbourne; a multi-disciplinary research unit devoted to exploring the challenges that lie at the heart of relations between Indigenous and settler Australians.
Learning is tailored to the needs of those who are preparing to engage in the treaty process in the near future.
By the end of this micro-credential, you'll have a deeper understanding of how treaties between Indigenous peoples and settler states are shaped by the concepts of recognition, reconciliation, and refusal.
You'll be able to:
- Critically examine the concepts of recognition, reconciliation, and refusal in Indigenous-settler relations
- Apply the concepts of recognition, reconciliation, and refusal to the emerging treaty processes in Victoria and other Australian jurisdictions
This micro-credential runs over 6 weeks:
Your total time commitment is approximately 42 hours, which includes:
- 6 hours of directed learning, including webinars and workshops
- 12 hours reading
- 12 hours of self-directed study, including online exercises
- 12 hours of assessment tasks.
Assessment:
- Recognition, reconciliation, or refusal? Two blog posts on recent media coverage connected to either recognition, reconciliation, or refusal, explaining how one or more of these core concepts apply to your news story (30%)
- Treaty and the ‘3 Rs:’ 200-word summary of recognition, reconciliation, or refusal, plus a 675-word analysis of how your chosen concept might strengthen or weaken treaty processes.
Recognition, Reconciliation, Refusal can be taken as a stand-alone course or complemented with any other micro-credential in the Reshaping Australia’s First People-State Relationsseries to deepen your knowledge and skills.
The series includes:
- Treaties and Other Agreements
- Indigenous and Other Sovereignties
- Lawful Relations with Indigenous Peoples
- Recognition, Reconciliation, Refusal
To get the most out of this course, we recommend taking Treaties and Other Agreements first.
The Reshaping Australia’s First People-State Relations series provides learners with a pathway into the Professional Certificate in Treaty.
Learners who have completed all four micro-credential in the Reshaping Australia’s First People-State Relations series, and the course Indigenous Governance Principles, will be awarded the Professional Certificate in Treaty.
This course includes both guided and self-directed learning, to provide both flexibility and support.
Learning activities include pre-recorded videos, panel discussions, and interviews, plus facilitated discussion through synchronous webinars. You'll be provided with essential reading and media that bring key concepts to life.
You'll also contribute to the online discussion board and receive valuable guidance and feedback from your course facilitator throughout the course.