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\nAcknowledgement of Country and recognition of Australian First Nations traditional owners and cultures  \nCharles Darwin University acknowledges and respects the many Australian First Nations traditional custodians of the lands upon which our campuses and centres are located.  \nWe acknowledge and pay our respect to the Larrakia who are the traditional custodians of the lands upon which our Darwin Casuarina, Waterfront and Palmerston campuses are located.  \nWe acknowledge and pay our respect to the Arrernte who are the traditional custodians of the lands upon which our Alice Springs campus is located.  \nWe acknowledge and pay our respect to the Jawoyn, Wardamanand Dagoman who are the traditional custodians of the lands upon which our Katherine campuses are located.  \nWe acknowledge and pay our respect to the Yolŋu who are the traditional custodians of the lands upon which our Nhulunbuy Centre is located.  \nWe acknowledge and pay our respect to the Gadigal who are the traditional custodians of the lands upon which our Sydney campus is located.  \nWe acknowledge and pay our respect to the Turrbal and Yuggera who are the traditional custodians of the lands upon which our Brisbane centre is located.  \nWe acknowledge and pay our respect to the Warumungu who are the traditional custodians of the lands upon which our Tennant Creek centre is located.  \nWe also acknowledge and pay our respect to the Mirrarr (Jabiru), the Kungarakan and Warrai (Batchelor, Adelaide River), the Anindilyakwa (Groote Eylandt) and the Tiwi (Tiwi Islands) people.  \nThis guidebook uses the terms First Nations, Indigenous and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander interchangeably, reflecting the original language in cited and paraphrased sources as well as the language used by participants in “Higher Education and First Nations Students:  \nThe CDU Story.”  \nii  \nProfessor Ruth Wallace, Pro Vice Chancellor of the Faculty of Arts and Society at CDU, endorses this resource. The Lecturer Guidebook gives lecturers CDU-specific examples and broader knowledge to support teaching excellence. The intent is to provide practical information and support lecturers, who may have a range of knowledge and experience, to feel confident implementing inclusive practices and engagement of First Nations students at CDU.  \niii  \niv  \nCC BY-NC-ND 4.0  \n© Charles Darwin University, 2024  \nSuggested citation: Northern Institute and Faculty of Arts and Society (2024) . Lecturer guidebook: Cultural responsiveness and First  \nNations student engagement, Charles Darwin University, Darwin. [https://doi.org/10.25913/qq6s-rs22](https://doi.org/10.25913/qq6s-rs22)  \nContents  \nAcknowledgement of Country Introduction ...................................................................... 1  \n1. Cultural responsiveness and its importance in Higher Education .......................2  \n1.1. What is cultural responsiveness?....................... 3  \n1.2. What are my responsibilities as a CDU lecturer? ..................................................... 5  \n1.3. What are the corresponding professional standards? .......................................................... 6  \n2. A First Nations focus ...............................................7  \n2.1. Who are Australian First Nations undergraduate students at CDU? ...................... 8  \n2.2. Why do I need to embed First Nations content? ........................................................... 10  \n2.3. What is a First Nations pedagogy? .................. 11  \n3. Defining lecturer best practice ........................13  \n3.1. What does the literature recommend?........... 14  \n3.2. Evidence from CDU research .......................... 15  \n4. What helps students succeed?.......................17  \n4.1. Student examples of success and lecturer support ............................................................ 18  \n4.2. 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