TY  - BOOK
AU  - Anne Maree Payne
AU  - Norman, Heidi
TI  - Coming to terms with the past? : Identifying barriers and enablers to truth-telling
PY  - 2024///
CY  - Australia
PB  - Reconciliation Australia, UNSW
KW  - Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders
N1  - KEYWORDS: truth telling; Aboriginal and Torres Straight islanders; Reconciliation
N2  - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have tirelessly advocated for truth-telling as a crucial step on Australia’s path to recognition and reconciliation.

Despite this, there is a gap in existing research about what encourages Australians to engage with truth-telling and and our shared history.

The Coming to terms with the past? Identifying barriers and enablers to truth-telling and strategies to promote historical acceptance report steps into this space, aiming to advance our understanding of: 

* what is truth-telling to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous Australians
* the key barriers to and enablers of engagement with truth-telling and First Nations histories
* the implications of these findings for progressing truth-telling in community settings.
 

A collaborative study between Reconciliation Australia and UNSW’s Indigenous Land and Justice Research Group School of Humanities & Languages, the research sought answers through a literature review, media survey, online surveys and in-depth interviews. 

Findings include important considerations for the planning and delivery of effective truth-telling initiatives; as well as uncovering what motivates First Nations and non-Indigenous people to get involved
UR  - https://www.reconciliation.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Barriers-and-enablers-to-truth-telling-report.pdf
ER  -