Name: Cultural Load Cheat Sheet
Price: 15.95 AUD
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Cultural load is the invisible, cumulative burden Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples carry when navigating systems, spaces, and relationships not designed with us in mind — while also being expected to educate, absorb harm, self-regulate, and remain composed.

This two-part A4 visual resource names cultural load plainly and without apology. It explains what cultural load is, how it shows up for mob, what it sounds like internally, and why it is not about fragility or resilience. It also provides clear, protective language and strategies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to set boundaries, choose rest, and reduce harm.

The companion Cultural Load Cheat Sheet for Allies shifts responsibility where it belongs — onto systems, leaders, and non-Indigenous people. It offers explicit guidance on what to stop doing, what to do instead, and how to intervene so cultural load is not continually outsourced onto Indigenous people.

This resource is not about kindness. It is about accountability, preparation, and shared responsibility.

SPECIFICATIONS
What’s Included

1 x A4 Cultural Load framework (for mob)

1 x A4 Cultural Load Cheat Sheet for Allies

Clear language for boundary-setting, intervention, and accountability
HOW TO USE
Recommended For

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples seeking language and validation

Non-Indigenous allies committed to reducing harm

Leaders and executives with decision-making authority

RAP committees and reconciliation working groups

Educators, facilitators, and people & culture teams

Organisations serious about embedding cultural safety beyond symbolism

Suggested Use

As a protective and validating resource for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff and community members

In leadership and allyship training to shift responsibility off Indigenous people

As a staff or team discussion anchor about emotional labour, responsibility, and systems

To inform policies, escalation pathways, and cultural safety processes

As a self-check tool for allies before asking questions, seeking input, or expecting access

Paired with What You Didn’t Consider Card Pack , Allyship Yarning Cards & e-resources: Psychological Safety , or When Allyship Becomes Extractive.
DETAILS

Indigenous Cultural & Intellectual Property (ICIP) Notice

This resource is protected under Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP).

Purchase provides a single-user or internal organisational licence for educational use only.

This resource must not be reproduced, adapted, or distributed beyond the purchasing individual or organisation without written permission. Engagement with this resource requires respect for Indigenous authority, lived experience, and the right to rest, refusal, and boundaries.