First Peoples
Alternative labels
First Nations people
Indigenous
Indigenous peoples
Report
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth report: youth survey 2019
This report adds to existing research and offers rich insights into the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, both by comparing the relative differences with non-Indigenous young people, as well as looking at their absolute results. Both ways of looking at the data gives some clues as to what supports and interventions...
Discussion paper
Indigenous cultural competency in the Australian teaching workforce
This paper aims to facilitate a re-imagining of how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ cultures, identities and histories are reflected and understood in Australian classrooms. The ultimate goal is to improve how Australian education systems embrace the development of a culturally competent teaching workforce and culturally safe environments for Indigenous learners.
Submission
NPY Women's Council submission to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability
The NPY Women’s Council’s Tjungu team has presented a submission to the Royal Commission that identifies the experience of people living with a disability on the NPY lands.
Journal article
Tackling Indigenous smoking: a good news story in Australian tobacco control
The achievements in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tobacco control are among the most encouraging stories in Australian tobacco control and in efforts to improve Indigenous health and to Close The Gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
Journal article
‘There’s a wall there—and that wall is higher from our side’: drawing on qualitative interviews to improve Indigenous Australians’ experiences of dental health services
The aim of this study is to obtain a greater understanding of people’s perceptions, experiences of oral health, and the barriers and enablers that prevent Indigenous Australians from seeking timely and preventive dental care, using qualitative methodology.