Northern Territory

Breast Feeding Babies in the Northern Territory

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Shelley
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 2, no. 4, December 1978, pp. 27-28
Description
Stresses the benefits of mothers breast feeding their infant children.
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Determinants of Success among Indigenous Enterprise in the Northern Territory of Australia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William Nikolakis
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 6, no. 2, Fall, 2009, pp. 25-39
Description
Looks at four factors which emerged from research and fifty-six interviews: developing business skills, integrating culture with economic development, separation of business from community politics, and greater independence from government.
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Evaluation of inDigiMOB Year 3: Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Guenther
Description
Program was designed to increase digital inclusion, with four main objectives: overcoming barriers to uptake and use of technologies, applying technology to suit local needs and projects; creating digital mentors; and establishing employment models for those hired as mentors.
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Health Literacy and Australian Indigenous Peoples: An Analysis of the Role of Language and Worldview

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alyssa Vass
Alice Mitchell
Yurranydjil Dhurrkay
Health Promotion Journal of Australia, vol. 22, no. 1, 2011, pp. 33-37
Description
Explores various components of health literary including: fundamental, scientific, community and cultural literacy. Argues that when working with a population whose first language is not English and who do not share a biomedical view of health, different methodologies are necessary.
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The Impact of Suicide Contagion and Intergenerational Segregation on Youth and Young Adults in Remote Indigenous Communities in Northern Territory, Australia

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Leonore Hanssens
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 40, January-December 2016, pp. 38-47
Description
Data for research obtained from National Coroners Information System and Northern Territory Coroner’s Office, and covers years 1981-2010; 1991-2010 and 2001-2010. Argues that since Elders have little or no suicide rate, their involvement with youth could have a positive effect. Discusses several programs currently in operation.
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Indigenous Australians and the COVID-19 Crisis: Perspectives on Public Policy

Alternate Title
CAEPR Topical Issue ; 1/2020
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Yonatan Dinku
Francis Markham
Diane Smith
Chay Brown
Julie Lahn … [et al.]]
Description
Compilation of eight short papers that focus on employment impacts, social security reforms, Indigenous governance, violence against women, the Indigenous health workforce, school closures, energy security, and a proposal for an Indigenous reconstruction agency.
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Our Generation

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sinem Saban
Damien Curtis
Description
Award-winning documentary about Aboriginal rights and the response to the Australian Federal Government's Northern Territory Intervention which exerts compulsory control over 73 communities. Duration: 1:13:42. Accompanied by Study Guide
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Our Generation: A Study Guide

Alternate Title
Screen Education
E-Books
Author/Creator
Robert Lewis
Description
To accompany to award-winning film about violations of Aboriginal rights in Australia.
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Re-inventing Canada: The North and National Policy

Alternate Title
An Essay Commissioned by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, Ottawa, Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter Jull
Description
Looks at the history of policy-making from the 1950s to the early 1990s and conflicts which have arisen between Indigenous peoples and governments. Compares developments to those in Australia's Northern Territory. Revised 3rd edition.
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Ross v Chambers: Assimilation Law and Policy in the Northern Territory

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katharine Booth
Lisa Ford
Aboriginal History, vol. 40, 2016, pp. 3-25
Description
Judge ruled that the Crown could not sue on behalf of victims, which undermined the position that Aboriginals were wards of the state. Article uses new archival documents to document litigation and show the ideological dilemmas faced by the welfare administration.
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A Study of Factors Affecting Suicide in Aboriginal and 'Other' Populations in the Top End of the Northern Territory Through an Audit of Coronial Records

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Parker
David I. Ben-Tovim
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 36, no. 3, June 2002, pp. 404-410
Description
Study discusses differences in suicide methods and high levels of untreated mental illness and substance abuse among many of the individuals who had taken their own lives.
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Supply of Kava: Is it Another ‘Aboriginal’ Offence?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martin Flynn
Aboriginal Law Bulletin, vol. 2, no. 53, 1991, p. 63
Description
Dismissal of a charge for supplying Kave, contrary to s.19 of the Consumer Protection Act, in the Northern Territory of Australia. Kava is the name given to a drink prepared from the root of the piper methysticum plant.
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Using Computer-Based Instruction to Improve Indigenous Early Literacy in Northern Australia: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Wolgemuth
Robert Savage
Janet Helmer
Tess Lea
Helen Harper ... [et al.]
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, vol. 27, no. 4, 2011, pp. [727]-750
Description
Evaluation of web-based reading support tool, ABRACADABRA, took place over one semester in primary schools in 2009. Found that students who had used tool scored significantly higher in phonological awareness than those in the control group.
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