09
Nov
Gamilaroi, Santos, Native Title, Water & Truth Telling
Dr Waters will share his experiences as a Native Title Applicant for the Gomeroi/Kamilaroi Aboriginal Nation and the controversial $3.6 billion Santos Narrabri gas project in the Pilliga, one of the most sacred areas of the Gomeroi Nation together with his being an Executive Member of the Northern Basin Aboriginal Nations (NBAN) representing 22 Sovereign First Nations in the Northern Murray Darling Basin.
20
Oct
Unsettling the colonial narrative: the story of eleven Aboriginal women and girls told through the archive
This seminar explores the stories of eleven Aboriginal women and girls who died in suspicious circumstances in Queensland during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Through the investigation into their deaths, the entangled narratives of property owners, Justices of the Peace, police constables, doctors, and Aboriginal family members, reveal how the stories of these women and girls are buried deep within the coronial structures and colonial discourses of the inquest file
15
Sep
Community-based research: Uncle Mervyn and the Gooniyandi
Dr Tim Maloney's research has seen him develop a close relationship with the Gooniyandi people of the Kimberley. He researches with Gooniyandi Elder, Uncle Mervyn Street and other Muludja elders to record local stories in language and investigate archaeological histories with scientific and traditional knowledge methods.
18
Aug
First Nations' Music as a Determinant of Health
This seminar will introduce a new Australian Research Council funded project exploring the role of First Nations' music as a health determinant. The project supports national and international calls for First Nations-led, strengths based, and culturally safe health and well-being responses.
22
Jun
Why are Indigenous Education Policies continuously failing
A case study about the policy-making process and Indigenous education.
15
Jun