Theorising and tracking the global Māori diaspora
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With the increased political and scholarly attention given to New Zealand’s diaspora and the implications of the so-called ‘brain drain’ has come a renewed interest in Māori living overseas. The last decade has seen the emergence of a small but important body of work on Māori transnationalism, much…
Alternative approaches to developing a land reform model
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Since 2006, the Australian Government has been implementing a series of reforms to Aboriginal land ownership in the Northern Territory. Those reforms grew out of a widespread debate about communal and individual ownership of Aboriginal land, in which it was argued that reform was required to enable…
The push for drinking facilities in Indigenous communities: Social and policy influences from the 1960s to the present
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The idea that alcoholic drinks should be made available to Indigenous people in their communities has a history spanning around fifty years, and suggestions for such outlets are still being made today. This seminar explores two phases in the development and implementation of the notion of on-site…
The place where the ‘big fish’ play: An anthropological analysis of remote Indigenous gamblers in a large gaming venue in Darwin
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This seminar presents a recent and comprehensive analysis of how Aboriginal people living in remote areas of the Northern Territory access and use poker machines in a large gaming venue in Darwin. Recent gambling research that focuses on Indigenous gambling tends towards determining the prevalence…
Does it pay for Indigenous youth to go to school? Ethnic inequalities in school achievement and employment in New Caledonia, a 20-year perspective
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New Caledonia is the largest French Territory in South Pacific and one of the largest economies in the Pacific Island region. It differs from other French overseas territories and from more islands in Oceania, by high standard of living and human development (GDP per capita comparable to New…
Supporting the aspirations and expectations of young Aboriginal students – An alternative model?
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Post PhD fieldwork seminar Scroll through the daily Indigenous Alerts and you will find media releases and articles on the topic of education, employment and Australian Aboriginal youth - and in particular the need to equalise indicators in these areas between Indigenous and non-Indigenous…
People on Country, Vital Landscapes, Indigenous Futures: Personal reflections on a five year team project
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Over the past four decades Aboriginal people living in remote Australia have been empowered by land rights and native title laws to claim back large tracts of their ancestral lands. Today the Indigenous estate covers over 20 per cent of the continent and includes areas of globally significant…