At Firesticks, our priorities are to:
- Acknowledge and respect past and present Traditional Custodians and honour their contribution and connection to Country
- Enable Indigenous leadership through community mentorship on Country
- Actively develop and engage in projects to protect, conserve and enhance cultural and natural values of Country
- Empower the local community to take an active role in decision-making by building community skills and capacity and providing a greater sense of custodianship
- Create partnerships with industry professionals to deliver joint venture commercial and community activities that will provide mentoring and information exchange to promote capacity building with Aboriginal enterprise
- Promote cultural safety and support best practice work health and safety procedures
- Deliver community education, training and capacity building activities
- Produce and share resources and stories
- Raise community awareness, understanding and information gathering of cultural and environmental issues to create positive change
- Build recognition of cultural practice and knowledge
- Deliver and assist cultural values mapping and monitoring projects
- Support Traditional Custodians in maintaining and building fire knowledge and practice
- Maintain and enhance the Firesticks Alliance Community of Practice
Firesticks Alliance Directors and Members at the Inaugural General Meeting at Bundanon, NSW 2018
