Cultural Policy

Indigenous Cultural & Intellectual Property

Mudyin is committed to protecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural and intellectual property. This policy outlines how we handle, use, and protect cultural knowledge within our platforms and programs.

Last updated: February 2025 — pending review by Uncle Dave Bell and Kaiyu Bayles.

Cultural Sensitivity Notice

This website may contain names, images, and voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Some content may include references to cultural practices and ceremonies. We acknowledge that cultural protocols vary between communities and Country.

Our Core Principles

Protection

All cultural knowledge, stories, songs, art, and ceremonies shared within Mudyin programs remain the intellectual property of the Aboriginal communities from which they originate.

Consent

Photographs, videos, and recordings of cultural activities, Elders, and participants are only taken and used with explicit, informed, free prior and informed consent (FPIC).

Respect

Cultural materials are used respectfully and never taken out of context, trivialised, commercialised without community agreement, or appropriated.

Community Ownership

Cultural IP created within Mudyin programs belongs to the community, not to Mudyin as an organisation. Communities retain the right to withdraw consent at any time.

Digital Content & Photography

All participant photographs on this website have been taken with written consent.
Where a participant or their guardian has withdrawn consent, images are removed within 48 hours of notification.
No images of Elders, ceremonies, or sacred practices are published without explicit community authority.
Children under 18 years are only photographed and published with guardian consent and with faces partially or fully obscured where required.

Traditional Knowledge & Stories

Traditional stories, songs, and knowledge shared by Elders and community members during programs are treated with the highest respect.
Stories told in program settings are not recorded, transcribed, or published without explicit permission from the knowledge holder.
Mudyin does not claim ownership over any Aboriginal cultural or traditional knowledge.
Community members may request that any cultural content be removed from our platforms at any time.

Reporting & Concerns

If you believe that cultural IP has been misused or that this policy has been breached, please contact us immediately.
All ICIP concerns are escalated to Uncle Dave Bell (Cultural Director) for resolution.
We commit to responding to ICIP concerns within 5 business days.
This policy is reviewed annually in consultation with community Elders and the Mudyin Cultural Advisory Group.

Questions or Concerns?

If you have questions about our ICIP policy or wish to report a concern, please reach out to us directly. We take all cultural IP matters seriously and respond with care.

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