The Wirrengren-Kulkyne pathway: Locating a cultural icon
Walk Work Together – A Culturally Considerate Design For At Risk Indigenous Youth
A Culturally Considerate Design for At Risk Indigenous Youth dissertation investigates and explores the way cultural consideration in the built environment can impact not only the individual but also a whole community’s level of wellbeing and quality of life. Further it acknowledges that social responsible design and cultural consideration could be the catalyst for positive social change for communities like that of Beagle Bay. The paper provides case studies and terminology to support the dissertation.
Remote Indigenous settlements – more than tiny dots on a map
Aboriginal Cultural Competency Standards: Self-assessment process for community housing providers
This document was produced by Origin Communications Australia and published in 2016. It was developed for the Community Housing sector, the NSW Federation of Housing Associations and the NSW Department of Family and Community Services as part of the Community Housing for Aboriginal People Strategy. It outlines the Self-Assessment Process for Community Housing Providers to follow regarding Aboriginal Cultural Literacy Standards.
Towards an Aboriginal Knowledge Place: Cultural Practices as a Pathway to Wellness in the Context of a Tertiary Hospital
The journal article, Towards an Aboriginal Knowledge Place: Cultural Practices as a Pathway to Wellness in the Context of a Tertiary Hospital, discusses the health of the Indigenous community in comparison to the non-Indigenous. In light of dire statistics, the article proposes a new framework in urban hospitals for Aboriginal young people and their families, embedding culture into assessment, formulation and treatment.
Transforming public housing in a federal context
The report focuses on public housing reform within multi-provider systems and complex governmental settings. It considers how four federated governments (United States (US), Canada, Germany and Austria) have managed the transformation of their social housing system so as to inform Australian approaches.
Resilience: a Lived Experience
The thesis, Resilience: a Lived Experience, written by Keith Andrew Noble explores agriculture in contemporary Australia with focus on Northern Australia. The thesis acknowledges the importance of seeking out knowledge from farmers with experience and explores how the Situational Awareness, the Ability to Plan, the Ability to Adapt, Social Connectedness and perception of Fairness through a Grounded Theory Approach contributes a new understanding of resilience.
Interculturality, identity, and self-determination in an Aboriginal cultural centre
The paper explores the relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, their nature and perceptions while suggesting that questions of relation and questions of identity cannot be separated from one another. Utilising a case study of Dharug organisation: Muru Mittigar Aboriginal Cultural and Education Centre, the author suggests that outcomes of projects of self-determination depend on the nature of intercultural exchange further in addition to economic and social wellbeing, cultural spaces and self-governance. , The paper Interculturality, identity, and self-determination in an Aboriginal cultural centre explores the relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, their nature and perceptions while suggesting that questions of relation and questions of identity cannot be separated from one another. Utilising a case study of Dharug organisation: Muru Mittigar Aboriginal Cultural and Education Centre, author Lainie Schultz suggests that outcomes of projects of self-determination depend on the nature of intercultural exchange further in addition to economic and social wellbeing, cultural spaces and self-governance.
The Decolonizing Generation: (Race and) Theory in Anthropology since the Eighties
Casino Aboriginal Medical Service
The Casino Aboriginal Medical Service is a built project completed in 2016. The project aimed to improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal communities by constructing a public medical service building. The project created a social hub with medical services for the community that responds to culture and Country.