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Natural And Unnatural Disasters: Responding With Respect For Indigenous Rights And Knowledges, Richard Howitt, Olga Havnen, Siri Veland
Natural And Unnatural Disasters: Responding With Respect For Indigenous Rights And Knowledges, Richard Howitt, Olga Havnen, Siri Veland
Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)
A key challenge for contemporary democratic societies is how to respond to disasters in ways that foster just and sustainable outcomes that build resilience, respect human rights, and foster economic, social, and cultural well-being in reasonable timeframes and at reasonable costs. In many places experiencing rapid environmental change, indigenous people continue to exercise some level of self-governance and autonomy, but they also face the burden of rapid social change and hostile or ambiguous policy settings. Drawing largely on experience in northern Australia, this paper argues that state policies can compound and contribute to vulnerability of indigenous groups to both natural …
Foreward, Jerry White, Peter Dinsdale, Dan Beavon
Foreward, Jerry White, Peter Dinsdale, Dan Beavon
Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)
No abstract provided.
Childhood Experiences Of Aboriginal Offenders, Shelley Trevethan, John-Patrick Moore
Childhood Experiences Of Aboriginal Offenders, Shelley Trevethan, John-Patrick Moore
Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)
No abstract provided.
Restorative Visions In Aboriginal Australia, Harry Blagg
Restorative Visions In Aboriginal Australia, Harry Blagg
Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)
No abstract provided.