Australia

Truth, Reconciliation and the Politics of Community

Alternate Title
The Politics of Community and Identity: Learning from One Another, University of Ottawa, May 20-22, 2009
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ravi de Costa
Description
Discusses the potential of the Commission in terms of non-Aboriginal engagement and redefining attitudes in mainstream society.
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Twenty Five Years Of Community Service Recognised

Alternate Title
Twenty Five Years Of Community Service Recognized
Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 21, no. 1, January/February 1997, p. 27
Description
Brief article describing Kemarre Margaret Mary Turner's accomplishments in the Aboriginal community in Central Australia on the occasion of her receiving the Order of Australia.
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Two Hundred Years of Christianity

Alternate Title
Review Article
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Niel Gunson
Aboriginal History, vol. 12, no. 1, 1988, pp. 103-112
Description
Review article of seven books: Aboriginal Australians and Christian Missions: Ethnographic and Historical Studies edited by Tony Swain and Deborah Bird Rose. Christianity and Aboriginal Australia by John Harris. I'd Rather Dig Potatoes: Clamor Schurmann and the Aborigines of South Australia, 1838-1853by Edwin A. Schurmann. Black Robinson: Protector of Aborigines by Vivienne Rae-Ellis. Thomas Dove and the Tasmanian Aborigines by R. S. Miller. Dark Deeds in a Sunny Land or Blacks and Whites in North-West Australia by J. B.
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The Two Journeys of Dianne Westmacott

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Read
Aboriginal History, vol. 11, no. 1, 1987, pp. 82-90
Description
Presents the story of a woman finding her natural mother with the help of Link-up, an organization established to help Aboriginal fostered or adopted adults find their families.
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Two Victorian Corroborees: Meaning Making in Response to European Intrusion

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice Newton
Aboriginal History, vol. 41, December 2017, pp. 121-149
Description
Article draws on the journals of Guardian of Aborigines William Thomas in New South Wales to describe and examine corroborees (Indigenous spiritual ceremonies) taking place in the early 1850s. Author considers the role of syncretism in Indigenous peoples’ process of understanding European systems of belief.
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The Umoona Kidney Project

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Shephard
Michael Brown
Maryanne Hudson
Cissie Riessen
Janice Braun
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 2, March/April 2000, pp. 12-15
Description
Describes an early detection renal disease program in a remote community of South Australia. Aboriginal Australians are six times more likely to suffer from advanced kidney disease than non-Aboriginal Australians.
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UN Adopts the Declaration On The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples

Alternate Title
United Nations Adopts the Declaration On The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples
Articles » General
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 1, Reparations for Indigenous Peoples, Fall, 2007
Description
Discussion of the UN (United Nations) adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples despite the no votes from Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
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Unbranded

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kerry McCallum
Aboriginal History, vol. 24, 2000, pp. 292-293
Description
Book review of: Unbranded by Herb Wharton. Review located by scrolling to page 292.
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Uncomfortable Curricula? A Survey of Academic Practices and Attitudes to Delivering Indigenous Content in Health Professional Degrees

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Naomi Wolfe
Loretta Sheppard
Peter Le Rossignol
Shawn Somerset
Higher Education Research and Development, vol. 37, no. 3, 2018, pp. 649-662
Description
Surveyed academic staff from a large multi-campus Australian university about whether Indigenous content was included in curricula they taught; feelings of confidence and capability in delivering content, challenges, and what, if any, supports and resources were needed.
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Under the Sign of Sovereignty: Certainty, Ambivalence, and Law in Native North America and Indigenous Australia

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Audra Simpson
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 25, no. 2, Fall, 2010, pp. 107-124
Description
Book reviews of: The Third Space of Sovereignty: The Postcolonial Politics of U.S.–Indigenous Relations by Kevin Bruyneel. American Indians and State Law: Sovereignty, Race, and Citizenship, 1790–1880 by Deborah A. Rosen. Sovereign Subjects: Indigenous Sovereignty Matters edited by Aileen Moreton-Robinson.
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Under the Sign of Sovereignty: Certainty, Ambivalence, and Law in Native North America and Indigenous Australia

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Audra Simpson
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 25, no. 2, Fall, 2010, pp. 107-124
Description
Book reviews of: The Third Space of Sovereignty: The Postcolonial Politics of U.S.–Indigenous Relations by Kevin Bruyneel. American Indians and State Law: Sovereignty, Race, and Citizenship, 1790–1880 by Deborah A. Rosen. Sovereign Subjects: Indigenous Sovereignty Matters edited by Aileen Moreton-Robinson.
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Undermining the Social Foundations: The Impact of Colonisation on the Traditional Family Structure of the Goulburn Tribes

Alternate Title
Undermining the Social Foundations: The Impact of Colonization on the Traditional Family Structure of the Goulburn Tribes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margaret Taylor
David Schmitt
Parimal Roy
Aboriginal History, vol. 27, 2003, pp. [208]-223
Description
Discusses the impact of the arrival of the Europeans and smallpox.
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Undernutrition and Obesity in Indigenous Children: Epidemiology, Prevention and Treatment

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alan R. Ruben
Pediatric Clinics of North America, vol. 56, no. 6, Health Issues in Indigenous Children: An Evidence Based Approach For the General Pediatrician, December 2009, pp. 1285-1302
Description
Looks at high quality data from Canada, United States, New Zealand and Australia concluding that intervention strategies are lacking for indigenous children.
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Understanding AIDS: Prof. Dwyer Explains

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Dwyer
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 10, no. 4, December 1986, pp. 3-8
Description
Immunologist reports on the mutation of the ADIS virus and transmission routes both geographically and between individuals.
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Understanding Dementia Amongst Indigenous Australians

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gail Garvey
Donna Simmonds
Vanessa Clements
Peter O'Rourke
Lisa Whop ... [et al.]
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 35, no. 2, March/April 2011, pp. 16-18
Description
Study shows the need for educational programs to understand the signs and symptoms of dementia.
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Understanding Research for Aboriginal Health Workers: Phase 1

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Troy Combo
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 29, no. 3, May/June 2005, pp. 16-17
Description
Brief article describes how a workshop helped participants understand concepts of research and how to read and evaluate published research.
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Understanding the Investigation-Stage Overrepresentation of First Nations Children in the Child Welfare System: An Analysis of the First Nations Component of the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect 2008

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vandna Sinha
Nico Trocmé
Barbara Fallon
Bruce MacLaurin
Child Abuse & Neglect, vol. 37, no. 10, October 2013, pp. 821-831
Description
Contends that in order to reduce overrepresentation, child welfare agencies need to be equipped to provide supports to help families address factors such as poverty, substance abuse, and domestic violence.
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Underweight Children

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Carrol Lynch
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 4, December 1984, pp. 50-56
Description
Discusses the challenges and ideas to overcome the problem of underweight Aboriginal children in Australia.
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Unfinished Business: The Australian Stolen Generations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Antonio Buti
Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law, vol. 7, no. 4, December 2000, p. [?]
Description
Looks at the responses of the Commonwealth Government to the demands for reparations and recommendations of the National Inquiry.
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