First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 3, 2007, pp. 43-56
Description
Provides an understanding of how the traditional circles of care for Indigenous children in Australia have been fractured historically by colonization.
Aboriginal Affairs, no. 4, Social Suffering, January 2007, pp. 44-50
Description
Looks at the success of the Yarrabah Family Life Promotion Program to understand community engagement and empowerment.
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Briefly explains changes made to the, Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 which amends out of date legislation. The intent is to modernize the legislation while still retaining special measures to meet the needs of aboriginal people.
Australian Academic & Research Libraries, vol. 38, no. 2, June 2007, pp. 99-110
Description
Discusses some of the key issues in the areas where the library and information services sector intersect with Indigenous knowledge. The article also highlights the efforts of the Northern Territory Library (Australia).
Discusses the socioeconomic outcomes from Indigenous commercial fishing in Canada & New Zealand; and identifies the need for Australia to rethink its policies to ensure that the same rights and benefits accrue to Indigenous Australians.
BMC International Health and Human Rights , vol. 7, no. 9, 2007, p. article 9
Description
Looks at life expectancy, educational attainment and income between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations to determine if the gap between socioeconomic and health status has improved or decreased between 1990 and 2000.
Australasian Psychiatry, vol. 15, no. 1, Supplement, February 2007, pp. S10-S17
Description
Suggests three efforts towards improved mental health care: enhancing understanding and trust, promoting mental health in the context of holistic health, and linking mental health to its human rights determinants.
Indigenous Affairs, vol. 2008, no. 4, Social Suffering, 2007, pp. 38-43
Description
Discusses the protective measures introduced in 73 remote Aboriginal communities as the results of report.
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Book review of: Recognizing Aboriginal Title: The Mabo Case and Indigenous Resistance to English-Settler Colonialism by Peter Russell.
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United Nations Adopts the Declaration On The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples
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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.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 6, November/December 2007, pp. 6-8
Description
Presents abbreviated version of paper from World Health Organization (WHO) Commission on the Social Determinants of Health's International Symposium on Indigenous Health.