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Environmental Issues, N.A, Mar 2005

Environmental Issues, N.A,

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

No abstract provided.


The Roots Causes Of Maasai Predicament, Navaya Ole Ndaskoi Jan 2005

The Roots Causes Of Maasai Predicament, Navaya Ole Ndaskoi

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

No abstract provided.


Aboriginal Pastoralism, Social Embeddedness, And Cultural Continuity In Central Australia, Nicholas Gill Jan 2005

Aboriginal Pastoralism, Social Embeddedness, And Cultural Continuity In Central Australia, Nicholas Gill

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

Aboriginal people are involved in pastoral enterprises throughout the inland and north of Australia. This has generated difficulties as landowners and policymakers struggled with conflicts between Aboriginal social structures and the demands of running commercial businesses. Problems often arose due to imposition of nonindigenous norms regarding land use. It has been suggested that pastoralism can generate social and cultural benefits for Aboriginal landowners, but these have not been investigated in any detail. Drawing on the concept of social embeddedness and fieldwork with Aboriginal pastoralists, this article identifies, describes, and ranks sociocultural benefits arising from Aboriginal pastoralism. Pastoralism fulfilled uniquely Aboriginal …


Country: Being And Belonging On Aboriginal Lands, Melissa Lucashenko Jan 2005

Country: Being And Belonging On Aboriginal Lands, Melissa Lucashenko

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

No abstract provided.


‘We Are Not Just Participants—We Are In Charge’: The Naccho Ear Trial And The Process For Aboriginal Community- Controlled Health Research, Traven Lea, Richard Murray, Margaret Culbong Jan 2005

‘We Are Not Just Participants—We Are In Charge’: The Naccho Ear Trial And The Process For Aboriginal Community- Controlled Health Research, Traven Lea, Richard Murray, Margaret Culbong

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

Objective. Methodological criteria that characterise ethically sound community-based studies are often described in overviews but are rarely documented in clinical studies. Research investigating the health of Aboriginal Australians is often small-scale, descriptive and largely driven by non-Indigenous people. The ‘community-controlled’ model of research relating to Aboriginal peoples health is a form of ‘participatory’ research that shifts the balance of control towards those being researched. This paper describes the methodological issues and principles that underpin community-controlled health research; their practical application; and encourages their adoption in research involving Indigenous populations.

Design. Descriptive report of the methods used to conduct the landmark …