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Induction

Induction aspects

The first stage of induction involves finding a person's place in the society. This includes where they come from and all instructions about who they can relate to and how they may do this in the society.

In Aboriginal society people are given kinship names which set their relationship to all others in the society. When given your  name, this defines your role in relation to all others around you and the environment, and places where you can and cannot go.

If you move to a new group, your introduction must include where you are from (as defines your language and your knowledge area) and what is your kinship name (this defines your expertise and who you can talk to).

Furthermore, the relationship between you and other members of the society are reciprocal and cyclic. Where you are grandparent to your grandchild, you may also be their grandchild.

Within any team it is important that such roles get sorted out early so negotiations in terms of trade, such as knowledge sharing, can occur.

 

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