Terri Janke

Butterfly Song

Tarena Shaw has just finished her law degree but isn't sure she wants to be a lawyer after all. What place does a black lawyer have in a white system? Does everyone in Sydney feel like a turtle without a shell? Drawn to Thursday Island, the home of her grandparents, Tarena is persuaded by her family to take on her first case. Part of the evidence is a man with a guitar and a very special song . . . Butterfly Song moves from the pearling days of the Torres Strait to the ebb and flow of big-city life, with a warm and funny modern heroine whose story reaches across cultures.

Robynne Quiggin

"Our research focuses on the following components of Indigenous intellectual property: a) Indigenous cultural expression - including songs, stories, dance and other cultural expression; and b) traditional knowledge - including ecological knowledge of biodiversity, medicinal knowledge, environmental management knowledge, and cultural and spiritual knowledge and practices...This Background Paper will explore some of the ways in which Indigenous customary laws relating to the ownership, use and exploitation of Indigenous intellectual property are restrained, protected or facilitated by Commonwealth and state laws." -- from the Introduction, p. 1.

Background Paper on Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property and Customary Law

Jaiki Pitt

Laguna Bay

Jake's more interested in video games than his family background. Visiting the Torres Strait changes all that. He even braves a cyclone to help his Nanna.

Kin Island Family Yarning Strong Indigenous Oxford Literacy

Eight case-studies undertaken in Australia, entitled "Minding Culture: Case-Studies on Intellectual Property and Traditional Cultural Expressions" were selected, prepared, researched and written by Ms. Terri Janke, an Australian lawyer. The studies have been incorported together in WIPO/GRTKF/STUDY/2.

Case Studies on Intellectual Property and Traditional Cultural Expressions

Minding Culture

Doreen Mellor

This publication sets out protocols to guide non-indigenous people in their relationships with indigenous artists and communities, and to assist indigenous artists in defining their rights.

Protocols for Working with the Australian Indigenous Visual Arts and Craft Sector

Valuing Art, Respecting Culture

Indigenous cultures are not terra nullius — nobody’s land, free to be taken. True Tracks is a groundbreaking work that paves the way for respectful and ethical engagement with Indigenous cultures. Using real-world cases and personal stories, award-winning Meriam/Wuthathi lawyer Dr Terri Janke draws on twenty years of professional experience to inform and inspire people working across many industries – from art and architecture, to film and publishing, dance, science and tourism. What Indigenous materials and knowledge are you using? How will your project affect and involve Indigenous communities? Are you sharing your profits with those communities? True Tracks helps answer these questions and many more, and provides invaluable guidelines that enable Indigenous peoples to actively practise, manage and strengthen their cultural life. If we keep our tracks true, Indigenous culture and knowledge can benefit everyone and empower future generations. ‘Dr Terri Janke’s True Tracks is a fantastic resource for understanding and engaging with Indigenous art, culture and traditional knowledge.’ — Turia Pitt ‘Whether you’re a black CEO making an encrypted ledger for an art co-op, or a white soccer mum making a multicultural Halloween costume, this book might spare you a lot of heartache down the track.’ — Tyson Yunkaporta ‘The definitive guide to producing, telling, showing, and making Australia.’ — Tara June Winch ‘Terri Janke’s book is the answer to the grand cultural theft perpetrated on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples over more than two centuries.’ — Marcia Langton ‘True Tracks provides an authoritative guide that simplifies complex laws and cultural protocols, providing examples for those working in many sectors to enact key principles for Indigenous engagement, including respect and self-determination.’ — Anita Heiss

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