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Aboriginal people (Australia)

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Knowledge foundations for the development of sustainable wildlife enterprises in remote Indigenous communities of Australia


This paper analyses the Indigenous ecological knowledge and western science underpinning the northern long-necked turtle and fledgling tarantula spider industries that are established in central Arnhem Land. The paper examines the transmission of knowledge through education and training as a means of developing employment pathways for young Indigenous people to work in wildlife enterprises.
Journal article

From crisis to crime: the escalation of civil and family law issues to criminal matters in Aboriginal communities in NSW

The issue of appropriate legal and social supports is critical to the question of Indigenous overrepresentation in the criminal justice system. This article discusses this relationship, arguing that the overwhelming emphasis on communities' criminal law needs distracts from other equally important, though perhaps less urgent, practical concerns. The authors argue that more attention needs to...
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Framework for measuring wellbeing: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, 2010


This publication describes a framework to map statistical information about Indigenous people, in the context of the interrelationships with their social and physical environments. Not only does it provide a means to present existing data, the framework also provides the means to identify potential data gaps. The framework attempts to provide a holistic approach to...
Discussion paper

Demography as destiny: Schooling, work and Aboriginal population change at Wadeye


Recent Commonwealth Treasury intergenerational reports have failed to consider the very different challenges that arise for the Indigenous population as a consequence of demographic ageing. Almost universally across the country, Indigenous populations are moving into a phase of demographic transition that will see the population in the prime workforce age groups peak relative to those...