Indigenous Land and Justice Research Group - UNSW

A huge congratulations to Bre LALC! 40 years wait for the return of the oldest Aboriginal land claim in NSW 🖤💛❤️

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jul/21/destiny-in-our-hands-the-indigenous-australians-joining-the-renewable-energy-transition

‘Destiny in our hands’: the Indigenous Australians joining the renewable energy transition Just 1% of renewables developments in Australia involve First Nations equity, compared with 20% in Canada. But some believe the sector offers a ‘new moment’ for Aboriginal people

Sharanjit Paddam, actuary and principal at Finity Consulting shares insights from our recent fieldwork trip to Brewarrina. The Indigenous Land and Justice Research Group co-hosted an Renewable Energy Summit with Brewarrina Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Rivers of Prosperity - Actuaries Digital Actuary Sharanjit Paddam reflects on the risks and opportunities for First Nation Australians from renewable energy. At a bend in the Barwon River, on the northern outskirts of Brewarrina in far Western NSW, lies a complex network of river stones arranged to form ponds and channels to catch fish. Tr...

Energy summit for LALCs in the North West Zone! See you there?

Brewarrina Energy Summit As a member of the LALC, we invite you to share your knowledge, preferences, aspirations, and values to guide the plans of your LALC.

🔔Today 18th April at 12pm 🔔
Truth-telling Research Report Launch

This launch will feature an important conversation on community based Truth-telling. Panelists include Leanne Holt, UNSW DVC Indigenous, Karen Mundine from Reconciliation Australia, Heidi Norman and Anne Maree Payne from The Indigenous Land and Justice Research Group, UNSW and community members who were apart of the research.
Reconciliation Australia UNSW

Register here: https://unsw.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qpf_ARhSQGCWBlpAgVCOhg?mc_cid=9292dbcbad&mc_eid=UNIQID #/registration

Truth-telling Research Report Launch

Join the launch of the report titled "Coming to terms with the past?: Identifying Barriers and Enablers to Truth-telling and Strategies to promote historical acceptance"

The research, undertaken by Prof. Heidi Norman & Dr Anne Maree Payne on behalf of Reconciliation Australia identifies what people think about truth-telling and the purpose it should serve; what motivates people to get involved and what prevents them; and the implications for the development of effective and engaging truth-telling activities.

When: Thursday 18 April 2024
Time: 12pm-1pm
To join the online webinar - register via the below link https://unsw.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qpf_ARhSQGCWBlpAgVCOhg

We're recipients of the 2023 Policy Challenge Grant from the James Martin Institute for Public Policy! We'll be collaborating with the UTS Institute For Sustainable Futures and NSW Aboriginal landholders to identify economic opportunities in climate change adaptation and mitigation.

2023 JMI Policy Challenge Grant Winners Announced Sydney, Australia – The James Martin Institute for Public Policy has announced the 2023 winners of its prestigious Policy Challenge Grants. Over half a million dollars will go to the seven winning teams, whose innovative projects are poised to tackle some of the most pressing public policy challen...

Driving Indigenous-led climate solutions on Aboriginal land Research to address the urgent need to involve and support NSW Aboriginal communities in climate change adaptation has received a boost with a grant of $125,000 from the James Martin Institute for Public Policy (JMI).

Graham Akhurst, lecturer Centre for the Advancement of Indigenous Knowledges, UTS: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the Sydney launch of his first novel Borderland. We know what we're reading this weekend!!

This book is a young adult novel. For more info on the book, a sample of the first chapter and teaching notes visit: https://www.grahamakhurst.com/borderland

Professor Heidi Norman, Associate Dean (Indigenous) at UTS: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and Director of the Caik Uts, calls for a reckoning with our past in debates about Australian civil society. Read her article in The Conversation

Coming to terms with the past is more important than ever. The Voice referendum is a vital first step Voice supporters are not looking for division, but rather a desire to play a role in the future of a nation that accepts it’s our country, too.

New article from Archie Thomas, researcher at the Centre for the Advancement of Indigenous Knowledges member and UTS: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Vice Chancellor's Post Doctoral Research Fellow!

3 key moments in Indigenous political history Victorian school students didn't learn about For over 100 years, the Victorian school curriculum has failed to give generations of students the chance to learn about Indigenous political movements.

It's a YES from us!

Centre for the Advancement of Indigenous Knowledges UTS: University of Technology Sydney Yes23 Together, Yes The Uluru Statement from the Heart

The Centre for the Advancement of Indigenous Knowledges, UTS: University of Technology Sydney, is undertaking a research project on behalf of Reconciliation Australia exploring truth-telling between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous Australians. We are seeking responses from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous Australians on a range of questions about attitudes towards and experiences of truth-telling. We aim to identify barriers to participation in truth-telling activities and events, and factors that enable engagement with truth-telling and promote understanding of Australia’s colonial past. Follow the link to complete the survey: https://utsau.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bHQlp8GkagtvNd4

What actually is a treaty? What could it mean for Indigenous people? This is the second article in our series explaining Voice, Treaty and Truth. Read the first article in the series here. The Uluru Statement from the Heart calls for Voice, Treaty and Truth. These aspirations…

New exhibition celebrates 50 years of the ‘original Indigenous round’ On Thursday 22 September, digital image viewers will be unavailable between 8 am and 10 am (AEST). We apologise for any inconvenience.

In The Australian Wars, Rachel Perkins dispenses with the myth Aboriginal people didn't fight back In her new SBS documentary, Rachel Perkins travels across vast territory to capture key aspects of a war that lasted more than 100 years.

Leah Lui-Chivizhe on NITV radio! Listen to the ep now, titled ‘New book brings to light the extraordinary story of turtle shell masks of the Torres Strait’ 🐢

New book brings to light the extraordinary story of turtle shell masks of the Torres Strait Leah Lui-Chivizhe’s new book, 'Masked Histories – Turtle Shell Masks and Torres Strait Islander People', celebrates unique Torres Strait Islander turtle shell masks that were taken or traded by Europeans throughout the nineteenth century.

This year the Centre for the Advancement of Indigenous Knowledges will host our first on-campus UTS: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Galuwa in partnership with UTS: Jumbunna Research Media.
Galuwa is a week long program for Indigenous students in years 10, 11 & 12, held from Nov 21 -25.

If you are interested in starting a career path in Arts and Social Sciences (Journalism, Creative Writing, Strategic Comms, Writing and Publishing, International Studies, Sustainability, Social Political Sciences, Criminology, Digital and Social Media, Animation Production, Music and Sound Design & Media Arts Production).

We can't wait to meet you!

Please apply now: https://www.uts.edu.au/study/indigenous-australians/getting-uts/galuwa-experience/uts-faculties/communication-education-and-international-studies

Communication, Education and International Studies Explore the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) - home to Communication, Education and International Studies students. Join our renowned community and follow in the footsteps of Indigenous trailblazers like Gamilaroi Woman and FASS alumni Brooke Boney, or Gomeroi poet and legal researcher Ali...

https://arena.org.au/first-nations-environmental-work/

Booming contributions by First Nations to address Australia’s environmental crisis must be recognised – Arena Critical * Radical * Australia * Earth

Local councils, arts and cultural organisations and Local Aboriginal Land Councils can now apply for funding to support cultural infrastructure projects that improve arts and cultural facilities.

This funding is part of the NSW Government’s $72 million Creative Capital program. Minor Works and Equipment grants are available for minor capital works projects, master-planning and equipment including systems for recording, broadcast and digitisation.

Applications for Minor Works and Equipment Round Two grants close at 12pm on Monday 8 August 2022. Guidelines are available on the Create NSW website. Apply now! https://bit.ly/3cccCD8

📸: Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery. Image: ©Lake Macquarie City Council.

Uprocessed land rights claims a significant issue in NSW In NSW there have been significant wins for First Nations land rights. But unprocessed claims still outnumber the successes.

Applications for the UTS Indigenous Research Fellowship are open! The fellow will be supported & mentored by the Centre for the Advancement of Indigenous Knowledges and Australian Centre for Public History.

The Fellowship is part of the Yirranma Place history project, and is building on the Darlinghurst Public History Initiative funded by the Paul Ramsay Foundation. See our website for more details:

https://www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/our-research/australian-centre-public-history/research-collaborations/darlinghurst-public-history-initiative/uts-indigenous-research-fellowship

UTS Indigenous Research Fellowship Read the EOI

Whose voice? Silencing local Aboriginal communities a mistake A NSW program designed to empower local Aboriginal communities is under review but scrapping it would be a major setback for Indigenous voices.

Join us tonight for the launch of Leah Lui-Chivizhe's book, Masked Histories at the Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney! Registration is essential: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/masked-histories-leah-lui-chivizhe-and-alick-tipoti-in-conversation-tickets-353536726867?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Masked Histories: Leah Lui-Chivizhe and Alick Tipoti in conversation Join us live at the museum for a conversation between Torres Strait Islander historian and curator Leah Lui-Chivizhe and artist Alick Tipoti

How can Aboriginal communities be part of the NSW renewable energy transition? Five ‘renewable energy zones’ planned for NSW represent a major opportunity for Aboriginal people.

Paakindji man, Uncle Owen Whyman is running as the Indigenous Party of Australia's candidate in the NSW Senate elections. Learn about his key policies here!

The Indigenous Party of Australia runs for NSW Senate in 2022 In March 2022, our research team travelled to Wilcannia and met Paakindji man and the Indigenous Party of Australia's candidate, Uncle Owen Whyman. In this v...