The Uncertain Shape of Legally Recognised Indigenous Property Rights: Paths Forward in Law Reform?
Seminar
This paper, situated primarily in the context of Canadian Aboriginal title doctrine but making some comparative reference to Australia, seeks to consider some issues related to how ongoing uncertainties on the shape of Indigenous property rights affect prospects for Indigenous economic growth. It…
Indigenous and Other Australians since 1901
Seminar
How are we to understand the current impasse in the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. One way to answer this question is to construct an historical narrative. Any such narrative requires the author to make debatable interpretive decisions: when to start the story? What…
Out of school learning in remote Indigenous Australia
Seminar
The Australian Government’s highest priority in Indigenous Affairs is getting children to school. Yet in February 2018 we were told that The Closing the Gap Report revealed the target to halve the gap in reading and numeracy for Indigenous students by this year is not on track – neither is the…
Trends in partnering and fertility among the Indigenous population: the role of education
Seminar
This seminar will present data from the 2006–2016 censuses to examine trends in partnering and fertility for Indigenous Australians. We focus on how fertility and partnering rates have changed for the Indigenous population over time, and examine variations between Indigenous people living in remote…
Rethinking the residential segregation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australian towns and cities
Seminar
The understanding of contemporary patterns of Indigenous urban residential segregation remains at an early stage. Despite a voluminous literature on residential segregation in other contexts, particularly the segregation of African-American people in the United States and the segregation of post-…
Aboriginal Ranger jobs and wellbeing outcomes in Central Australia: Proof of concept
Seminar
Lunch will be provided from 12 – 12.30pm. The presentation will commence at 12.30pm Aunty Tina Brown of the Ngunnawal Peoples will conduct the Welcome to Country Aboriginal Rangers play a crucial role in the care of country. In Central Australia, the Central Land Council (CLC) employs…
Intercultural Dialogues: Interpreting and translating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights into Pintupi-Luritja.
Seminar
This seminar examines concepts of rights that arise as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is translated into the local vernacular of Pintupi-Luritja, a Western Desert language. The semantic properties of English and possible equivalent Luritja concepts are juxtaposed in the…