Related material: Aboriginal Customary Laws: Discussion Paper. Aboriginal Customary Law: Background Papers.

Book review of I See Something Better Soon by Jim Heslop.

Includes results of literature searches, surveys of stakeholders and consumers and case study material. Objectives of the project were to examine current issues, relevance of Consumer Protection and acceptance of education programs, and to explore how existing and future needs can be met.

Book review of A Journey Travelled by Murray Arnold.

Project methodology included a review relevant literature, developing communication material to raise awareness of the problem, consultation with Aboriginal people and organizations, analysis of demographic data and information gathered through the consultations.

Updates the analysis of the factors associated with participation in a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) and outlines preliminary findings from the qualitative and quantitative data collection. Includes five case studies.

Access to Volume 2

Inquiry looked into the treatment of prisoners on Rottnest Island, where young boys were kept in a Reformatory section.

Looks at how the State Government was not bound by its own Health Act, and the ramifications that had for the Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia.

Compares quality of clinical management of Indigenous people with diabetes in remote areas of Australia and Canada.

Survey shows that three out of four Aboriginal Australians do not perceive depression as a state that could be treated.

Book review of Wanjina by Kim Akerman.

[Prehistory and Anthropology] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Australian National University, 1991.

Information from main survey broken down into nine regions. Main survey findings: Volume 1. Volume 2. Volume 3. Volume 4.

Sample included 28 young women and 56 senior women and service providers. Found role of female relatives was crucial, combined with availability of known and trusted care providers.

Includes results of brief literature review and findings from study with a sample of 84 individuals, 28 of whom were pregnant women or birth mothers 16-21 years, with the remainder being senior women and service providers. Themes which emerged were vulnerability, family support, accessing care, education, trusted provider and relocation.