Australia

Warrki Jarrinjaku Jintangkamanu Purananjaku "Working Together Everyone and Listening": Aboriginal Child Rearing in Remote Central Australia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathryn Priest
Sharijn King
Wendy Nungarrayi Brown
Irene Nangala
Marilyn Nangala
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 30, no. 1, Indigenous Approaches to Early Childhood Care and Education, 2007, pp. 61-74
Description
Describes how the authors have identified and promoted child care services for their children by tapping into the culture around them.
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Water Decade

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Peter Baume
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, March 1982, pp. 31-35
Description
Reports on impact of poor water resources on the overall health of the Aboriginal population.
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The Way Forward: How Indigenous Philanthropy Can Change the World

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Evelyn Arce
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 2, The Seventh Generation: Spotlight on Indigenous Youth, June 2013, p. [?]
Description
Describes effective grant-making strategies to support sustainable and culturally appropriate development projects, planned and implemented by and for Indigenous communities.
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A Way Through: The Life of Rick Farley

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kevin Keefe Bisbane
Aboriginal History, vol. 37, 2013, pp. 125-127
Description
Book review of: A Way Through by Nicholas Brown and Susan Boden. Scroll down to page 125 to read review.
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We Are Survivors!

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jim Everett
Journal of the European Association for Studies of Australia, vol. 4, no. 1, Indigenous Marriage, Family and Kinship in Australia:The Persistence of Life and Hope, 2013
Description
Script of play.
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We Call for a Treaty

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Peter Bayne
Aboriginal History, vol. 11, no. 2, 1987, pp. 179-183
Description
Book review of: We Call for a Treaty by Judith Wright. Review located by scrolling to page 179.
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We Were Always Here

Alternate Title
All Our Relations: Finding the Path Forward, Lecture 1
[2018 CBC Massey Lectures]
[Ideas with Paul Kennedy]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Tanya Talaga
Description
Tanya Talaga, prize-winning journalist and author of Seven Fallen Feathers delivers the first of the 2018 Massey Lectures in Thunder Bay. In this lecture Talaga links the similarities between contemporary nations with a history of colonization and describes some of the effects for Indigenous peoples and communities. Duration: 53:59
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Wealth, Health 'Can Be Linked'

Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 2, March/April 2004, p. 22
Description
Comments on recent journal article from Social Science and Medicine which concludes that wealth or the lack of it does impact health outcomes.
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Weaning Foods in the Northern Territory

Articles » General
Author/Creator
N. T. Health Workers
Cheryl Shelley
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 2, no. 2, June 1978, pp. 18-19
Description
Article presents the evolution in a baby's recommended nutritional needs as they progress through various developmental stages.
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Weaving the Net

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pam Greer
Debbie French
Jo Campbell
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 4, July/August 2010, pp. 14-15
Description
Introduces a culturally appropriate community development program, which focuses on providing information about child abuse, child sexual abuse and family violence.
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Weigelli: Alcohol and Other Drug Rehabilitation Centre - Cowra

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rose Ellis
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 23, no. 1, January/February 1999, pp. 9-10
Description
Examines two facilities in rural and remote areas of Australia which both attempt to treat the individual as well as the communities at large.
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A Welcome Change

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ellen L. Lutz
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 1, A Celebration of Pacific Culture, Spring, 2009
Description
Comments on Australia's decision to commit to the United Nations Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples after opposing the declaration along with the United States, Canada, and New Zealand.
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Welcome to Country Speeches: A Personal Perspective from a Larrakia Man

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Curtis Roman
ab-Original, vol. 2, no. 1, 2018, pp. 110-114
Description
Opinion piece in which the author discusses their concerns about “Welcome to Country Speeches” or “Land Acknowledgements.” Offers suggestions as to how the recently adopted practice of acknowledging Indigenous peoples and their territories can be approached as an exchange and an opportunity to educate event attendees.
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Welcoming Kevin Coombs: Aboriginal For I.Y.D.P.

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Maureen Barnett
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 5, no. 1, March 1981, pp. 42-43
Description
Brief biography on the individual chosen to represent disabled Australian Aboriginals during the 1981 International Year of Disabled Persons (IDDP).
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Western Australian Achievements in Aboriginal Health

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Allison Bellottie
Ken Boas
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, July/August 2000, pp. 33-36
Description
Chronicles yearly (1993-2000) policy changes and/or improvements that were captured in a presentation called, Celebrating The Past Seven Years In Aboriginal Health.
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Western Medicine and Australian Indigenous Healing Practices

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Don Gorman
Anne-Maree Nielsen
Odette Best
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 30, no. 1, January/February 2006, pp. 28-29
Description
Studies the outcomes of patients treated by both western and Indigenous forms of medicine.
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What Aborigines Want In A Community Worker

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nungalinya College
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 9, no. 2, June 1985, pp. 26-27
Description
Provides advice on what Aboriginal Australians need in a community worker.
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What Do We Know About Health Literacy and Diabetes Care, and What Does This Mean for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples with Diabetes?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sean Taylor
Robyn McDermott
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 6, November/December 2010, pp. 28-30
Description
Comments on the high prevalence of diabetes in Indigenous Australians and the correlation between poor management of the disease and health literacy.
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