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Language and Terminology Toolkit

Be equipped to communicate with respect and cultural awareness, and embrace First Nations histories, cultures and perspectives.

Made together in collaboration with First Nations cultural advisors, the Language and Terminology Toolkit can inform your knowledge and understanding, supporting a more respectful and appropriate approach.

The Toolkit gives you access to our custom-built online assistant, ‘ATChat’. Ask it your questions about First Nations language and respectful terms, and get an answer almost instantly.

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Purchase the Language and Terminology Toolkit

$49
  • Ask ‘ATChat’ a question about appropriate language or terms, and get an AI powered answer.
  • Find out what’s respectful, what’s not, and why.
  • Discover more about why the language we use matters.
  • Learn a new ‘Word or phrase of the day’.
$49

What’s in the Language and Terminology Toolkit? 

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Meet ‘ATChat’ 

Our custom-built online assistant is ready to answer your questions about appropriate language and terms: 

  • Find out what’s respectful, what’s not and why. 
  • Discover the meaning, context and history of words and phrases. 
  • Build confidence to communicate in ways that build connection and encourage togetherness. 
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Informative content 

Find valuable, in-depth explanatory content, in the downloadable PDF guide:  

  • Make more-informed decisions about the language and terms you use every day. 
  • Learn about deficit language, and how to choose strengths-based alternatives. 
  • Develop confidence to navigate area-specific language – learn how to increase awareness and knowledge that’s appropriate for where you live, work and play.
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Expand your knowledge 

Learn a new word or phrase each day, complete with culturally informed definitions: 

  • Discover an ever-expanding collection of words, phrases and terms. 
  • Draw from expert, trustworthy content, created by curriculum writers, in collaboration with cultural advisers. 
  • Grow your knowledge by checking in daily for the latest word or phrase. 

Language and Terminology Toolkit

Grow your knowledge, deepen your understanding, and be equipped to communicate in ways that build respect, connection and bring Australians together.

$49
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“This Language and Terminology Toolkit aims to assist you in engaging in strengths-based discourse, and gives you the autonomy to respond to the needs of your community. What you say matters. But how it's received matters even more.”

– Courtney Rubie, Wiradjuri woman in collaboration with Australians Together

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