Book review of: Aboriginal Child Welfare, Self-Government and the Rights of Indigenous Children by Sonia Harris-Short.
Review located by scrolling down to page 189.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, September 1979, pp. 24-28
Description
Explains a local health record system that enables semi-literate health workers to independently assess children and keep accurate health records of patients.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, June 1979, pp. 19-24
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Reports on a government program that relocates Australian Aboriginal families from poorer outlying areas into five towns with better employment and education opportunities.
Report summarizes progress of an Indigenous community research project that is creating an Aboriginal pedagogy framework for teaching First Peoples' languages in Western New South Wales, Australia.
Aims to describe motivations and challenges faced by Aboriginal owned tourist business.
Towards Bachelor of Environmental Tourism Management from Southern Cross University, 2012.
Aboriginal History , vol. 3, no. 2, 1979, pp. 152-154
Description
Book review of: Aborigines and Change edited by R. M. Berndt. Chapters are papers presented at symposium of the Institute of Aboriginal Studies.
To access review, scroll down to page 152.
Aboriginal History, vol. 3, no. 2, 1979, pp. 154-155
Description
Book review of: Aborigines and Change edited by R. M. Berndt. Collection of papers from symposium of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies.
To access review, scroll down to page 154.
Looks at the significance, history and results of the referendum to change the Australian Constitution by eliminating provisions which prevented Federal Government from making laws for Aboriginals and excluded them from being counted in census.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, June 25, 2019
Description
Study assesses policy and practice documents relating to health literacy in three different countries to assess how Indigenous knowledge has been integrated into healthcare systems. Results showed that active integration and promotion of Indigenous health knowledge is limited.
NADA Practice Resource: Alcohol and Other Drugs Treatment Guidelines for Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in a Non-Aboriginal Setting
Art collector speaks about his collection, Crossing Cultures, exhibited at the Hood Museum of Art and his trek discovering the art and culture of Indigenous Australia.
Duration: 1:02:30.
Current Anthropology, vol. 53, no. S5, The Biological Anthropology of Living Human Populations, April 2012, pp. S210-S221
Description
Examines the social, cultural and political issues surrounding the repatriation of historical materials, sacred and significant objects, and human remains.
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.
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>.
Comments on the breach of legislation made by Australian Aboriginal people illegally crossing the twentieth parallel as form of activism challenging restrictive legislation.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 36, no. 2, 2012, pp. 47-73
Description
Studies seven indigenous justice service organizations in four countries to determine the essential characteristics specific to Indigenous organizations.
Search was performed for academic and non-academic Indigenous sources published between 2000 and 2016 and identified over 150 documents, books, and papers.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, September 1979, pp. 32-33
Description
Describes the social and health problems of, 'petrol' (gasoline) sniffing by Aboriginal youth in remote communities of the Northern Territory, Australia.
Goal of the program was to provide early intervention services which prevent entry and escalation of families in the statutory child protection system.
Article reframes the discussion surrounding mental health recognizing that Indigenous peoples have a holistic view of health that encompasses the physical, mental, emotional, and environmental spectrum of wellbeing. Notes implications for government policy and for frontline practice.