Comments on an appropriate approach to Aboriginal art and the issues of art production, art reception and representation with specific reference to Bush Tomato Dreaming by artist Lucy Ngwarai Kunoth.
Office of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
Australian Indigenous Law Reporter, vol. 2, no. 2, April 1997, p. 30
Description
Uses findings of coroners inquests as a way of auditing the implementation of the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.
[English Literature?] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wollongong, 2009.
Examines the works Arctic Dreams and Nightmares by Alootook Ipellie and he Kadaitcha Song by Sam Watson.
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).
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 6, November/December 2007, pp. 26-34
Description
Study looks at the factors contributing to geographical clustering of suicides in Northern Territory, Australia. Data suggests indigenous suicides have a greater impact on survivors than non-indigenous suicides do.
Journal of Ecotourism, vol. 8, no. 2, June 2009, p. 144–160
Description
Looks at the critical perspective on the capacity of Indigenous ecotourism to foster more sustainable lifeways in the hope of transforming the destructive nature of the Western environmental paradigm.
Proceedings of the 4th International AGSE Entrepreneurship Research Exchange
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Author/Creator
Craig Furneaux
Kerry Brown
Description
Paper from Proceedings of the 4th International AGSE Entrepreneurship Research Exchange edited by L. Murray Gillin.
Looks at the comparatively low number of Indigenous people engaged in small business in Australia compared to Canada and the United States.
Discusses how to effectively service Aboriginal people's needs, encourage good governance when exercising self-government, and incorporate respect for human and civil rights into governance structures while remaining culturally sensitive.
Lancet, vol. 374, no. 9683, July 04, 2009, pp. 76-85
Description
Looks at Indigenous notions of health and identity, mental health and addictions, urbanization and environmental stresses, whole health and healing, and reconciliation.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 3, Summer, 2009, pp. 405-407
Description
Book review of: Indigenous Knowledge and Education: Sites of Struggle, Strength, and Survivance edited by Malia Villegas, Sabina Rak Neugebauer, and Kerry R. Venegas
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 4, July/August 2007, pp. 8-9
Description
Describes the formation of the Yaba Men's Group with programming geared to healing victims of the, "stolen generation" of people that were relocated to Yarrabah, Queensland.
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. 1243-1261
Description
Looks at the impact of socio-economic conditions on health outcomes and infant mortality.
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 32, no. 2, 1997, pp. 125-138
Description
Contends that the children in family-based bicultural classes had fewer late, absent and dropout behaviours when compared to students in mainstream classes.
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.
Cosmopolitan Civil Societies, vol. 1, no. 3, 2009, pp. 35-51
Description
Comments on the failure of the reconciliation process and the Howard Government, to recognize Indigenous rights such as sovereignty, a treaty, self-determination and land rights.
Study explores the common features of Indigenous small business in Australia, looks at the characteristics associated with business success, and identifies factors that may lead to business failure.
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.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 4, 2007, pp. 96-105
Description
Looks at wide spread hearing loss among all Indigenous peoples and the impact it has on intercultural communication in schools, the criminal justice system, and within Aboriginal families.
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.
Legal Education Review, vol. 19, no. 2, 2009, pp. 237-255
Description
Looks at an Indigenous rights law class provided internationally via fully interactive live video-conferencing and also looks at the logistics of teaching online, the benefits of an internationally comparative Indigenous course, and some of the difficulties involved in this teaching mode.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 1, January/February 2007, pp. 3-5
Description
Article advocates placing dialysis treatment options as close as possible to people's homes. Relocation can result in cultural isolation and can have an enormous negative impact.
Australian Humanities Review, no. 42, August 2007, p. [?]
Description
Comments on a violent demonstration at the height of the 1965 Freedom Rides in New South Wales where ironically most the opposing participants were related.