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Indigenous

Broad subject area
Book

Black gold: Aboriginal people on the goldfields of Victoria, 1850-1870


This book tells the story about the magnitude of Aboriginal involvement on the Victorian goldfields in the middle of the nineteenth century. This first history of Aboriginal-white interaction on the Victorian goldfields offers new insights on one of the great epochs in Australian and world history — the gold story. It describes how Aboriginal people...
Working paper

Climate change adaptation, energy futures and carbon economies in remote Australia


This report is a review of current literature and research on climate change projections, impact, vulnerability, adaptation, energy futures and carbon economies in remote Australia.
Report

Our land our languages: language learning in Indigenous communities


Language work is close to the heart of many Indigenous Australians. The important role that Indigenous languages play in terms of a connection to culture, kinship, land and family was highlighted during the Committee’s inquiry, as was the devastation to communities that results when language is lost.
Report

Review of higher education access and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: final report


This report proposes a collaborative approach be developed involving universities, governments, professional bodies, the business sector and communities working together to improve the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through higher education. The Review of Higher Education Access and Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People follows on from the 2008 Review...
Working paper

Mobility of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a literature review


This report reviews the existing literature about the temporary mobility of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in remote Australia. It follows a number of other literature reviews on this topic, including Habibis et al. (2010), Memmott et al. (2004) and a comprehensive survey article by Prout (2008). While some of the same ground is...