Aboriginal Motifs

Functional and Philosophies

Respect

The rights of Indigenous people to own and control their heritage, including Indigenous images, designs, stories and other cultural expressions, should be respected.

To respect the Aboriginal people of Australia it is best to seek advice from the Indigenous community on how they want to be acknowledge.

It is common practice for Indigenous artists to seek approval from the Indigenous community for public art-based projects in any particular ‘country’ within Australia.

Avoid inappropriate or outdated perspectives and terminology when dealing with any cultural groups.

Proper returns and royalties

Indigenous people should share in the benefits and receive proper returns and royalties for the use of their cultural heritage material.

It is important to consider ways in which the language group can benefit from the use of their material.

A royalty is the name given to payments that copyright owners receive for authorising the use of their works.

Royalties are one of the ways artists make money from their works. Once an artwork has been created and sold, the artist can still control the copyright and receive income from it.


http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/32368/Visual_arts_protocol_guide.pdf