Australia

Analysis of two books, My Girragundji by Meme McDonald and Boori Pryor and Tell Me Why by Robyn Templeton and Sarah Jackson.

Book review of: Arguments About Aborigines by L. R. Hiatt. Review located by scrolling to page 280.

Brief description of the conference held at Mary White College, University of New England, Australia.

Briefly acknowledges four graduates of the eighteen month Addictions course believed to be the first of its kind in Australia.

Looks at an organic cosmetic company started by an Aboriginal woman in Perth.

Book review of: Arrernte Present, Arrernte Past by Diane Austin-Broos. Review located by scrolling to page 263.

Focuses on the life and career of a talented Aboriginal artist.

Article reports on a Koorie art club that eventually evolved into an art class; discusses elements and approaches implemented that allowed the class to become a site of exploration and self-discovery for the youth that participated.

Author of libretto for the ballet Going Home Star, composer of piece based on poem I Lost My Talk by Rita Joe, and director of Jack Charles V The Crown discuss the healing potential of artistic collaborations. Followed by question and answer period. Duration: 1:08:34.

[Public Health] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Melbourne, 2007.

Book review of: The Artificial Horizon by Martin Thomas. Review located by scrolling to page 165.

Reviews the literature of 36 international research studies; discusses research methods involving artistic practices. Identifies areas in which arts based methods may offer benefits to an Indigenous research agenda: (a) participant engagement, (b) relationship building, (c) Indigenous knowledge creation, (d) capacity building, and (e) community action.

Assists communities with the development of arts projects and provides a list of councils.

Argues that Native title rights in minerals, including rights to commercially exploit those minerals, may exist.

Looks at the decline of traditional languages and the rise of a modern language in the community of Ngukurr.

Provides overview of society including spirituality, organization. kinship, culture, customs, ceremony, ritual, and law. Chapter 2 from: Aboriginal Benchbook for Western Australia Courts by Stephanie Fryer-Smith. Chapter 2 located by scrolling to page 2:1.

Describes how the arrival of aspirin played a role in the collapse of Aboriginal knowledge of herbal medicines. Statistical results showed 45% of women in a small community consuming aspirin daily with anecdotal evidence indicating an even higher rate.

Briefly advises against aspirin use to treat fevers due to Reye's Syndrome.

Highlights how culture influences pain expression by Indigenous people and critically analyses how non-Indigenous nurses approach pain assessment.

Papers from the conference Indigenous Socioeconomic Outcomes: Assessing Recent Evidence.

Medicine Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Australia, 2008.

Provides synopsis of limited information available on this specific population. Appendix includes Review of the Literature on Aboriginal Sex Offenders of Canada, New Zealand, and Australia by Christopher Lobanov-Rostovsky.

Looks at the recordings of an Aboriginal woman's life story.

Looks at the services provided by the Armidale Association for the Assimilation of Aborigines in the late 1950s.

Reports on a Australian program that was created to support the management of Indigenous people with diabetes.

Study conducted on Torres Strait Islanders shows a lack of quality studies on management interventions. Recommends that well-funded studies of high methodological quality and culturally sensitive design should be undertaken.

Describes one of twenty five Asthma Innovative Management (AIM) projects and only one of four projects undertaken in Australian Indigenous communities.

Discussion of the Australian High Court decision of Mabo (No. 2).

Overview of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission which will give Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people a voice in own their communities.

Book review of: The Australasian Catholic Record. To access review, scroll down to page 229.

Comments on the Australian governments apology to the more than 50,000 Aboriginal children forcibly removed from their families and the lack of an apology from the Canadian and American governments.

Contends that Aborigines use less body language than they did before the white settlement. Towards English Language and Literature Diploma Thesis from Masaryk University, 2010.

Discusses mandate to build a strong artistic life across Australia and make the arts accessible to all Australians.

Papers presented at a two-day colloquium, Libraries and Indigenous Knowledge, in December 2004, Sidney, Australia.

Article chronicles the issues of racism in Australian history and politics. To access this article scroll down to page 34.

Looks at food access, availability, and use, and examines government policies aimed at dealing with the problem.

Examines issues surrounding works of folklore by Aboriginal artists and looks at a solution that provides adequate recognition and protection.

Comments on three films produced by Indigenous filmmakers who work with mostly non-professional actors and shoot on location: Samson and Delilah, Here I am, Toomelah>.

Book review of: Australia's Muslim Cameleers by Philip Jones and Anna Kenny. Review located by scrolling to page 274.

Describes a collaborative project involving three Queensland, Australia institutions striving to better support breastfeeding and improving infant nutrition practices.

Lesson plans include guiding questions, learning objectives, preparation instructions, lesson activities, assessment, and lesson extension.

Discusses the western dominated art market and Indigenous artists and culture.

Works pertain to Aboriginal stories, legends, myths, fairy tales, traditions and narratives.

Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 1982.