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National Congress of Australia's First Peoples

National Congress of Australia's First Peoples | Australian Indigenous Education | Scoop.it
The National Congress of Australia's First Peoples is a national representative for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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Reconciliation Australia Indigenous and non-Indigenous reconciliation for the wellbeing of the Australian nation

Reconciliation Australia Indigenous and non-Indigenous reconciliation for the wellbeing of the Australian nation | Australian Indigenous Education | Scoop.it

Reconciliation Australia is the national organisation promoting reconciliation between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the broader Australian community.

 

Our vision is for an Australia that recognises and respects the special place, culture, rights and contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; and where good relationships between First Australians and other Australians become the foundation for local strength and success; and the enhancement of our national wellbeing.

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Closing the Gap in Indigenous Disadvantage | Council of Australian Governments (COAG)

Closing the Gap in Indigenous Disadvantage | Council of Australian Governments (COAG) | Australian Indigenous Education | Scoop.it

In 2008, COAG agreed to six ambitious targets to address the disadvantage faced by Indigenous Australians in life expectancy, child mortality, education and employment.

They are to:

close the gap in life expectancy within a generation (by 2031);halve the gap in mortality rates for Indigenous children under five by 2018;ensure access to early childhood education for all Indigenous four year olds in remote communities by 2013;halve the gap in reading, writing and numeracy achievements for children by 2018;halve the gap for Indigenous students in Year 12 (or equivalent) attainment rates by 2020; andhalve the gap in employment outcomes between Indigenous and other Australians by 2018.
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Closing the Gap | Australian Government Department Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

Closing the Gap | Australian Government Department Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | Australian Indigenous Education | Scoop.it

Closing the Gap is a commitment by all Australian governments to improve the lives of Indigenous Australians, and in particular provide a better future for Indigenous children.

 

A national integrated Closing the Gap strategy has been agreed through the Council of Australian Governments (COAG)Link to external website, the peak intergovernmental forum in Australia. COAG brings together the Prime Minister, State Premiers, Territory Chief Ministers and the President of the Australian Local Government Association.

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Centre For Aboriginal Studies

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The Centre for Aboriginal Studies is a self determining, self-managed academic school situated at Curtin University in Bentley, just fifteen minutes out of the Perth Central Business District. The Centre was officially established in 1983, although programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have been operating at Curtin University since the mid 1970s.

The Centre for Aboriginal Studies building opened in 1994 and is beautifully designed to reflect the relationships between Indigenous people and the land. As Western Australia's first purpose-built Aboriginal Studies facility, it provides a base for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in programs both at the Centre and in general courses at the University.

Aboriginal control & leadership

The Centre has a policy of Aboriginal control and leadership and ensures that the philosphies of self-determination and self-management are actively practised. This policy is based on a firm foundation of Aboriginal community involvement: a two-way circulation of ideas, influences and practices that ensures culturally appropriate education.

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First Footprints : ABC TV

First Footprints : ABC TV | Australian Indigenous Education | Scoop.it

This 4 part documentary series explores the story of how people arrived and thrived on our continent. With startling new archaeological discoveries revealing how the first Australians adapted, migrated, fought and created in dramatically changing environments.

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ANTaR

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ANTaR is an independent, national network of organisations and individuals working in support of Justice, Rights and Respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia.
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Awaye! - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Awaye! - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) | Australian Indigenous Education | Scoop.it
About Us

Awaye! is produced and presented by Aboriginal broadcasters and is Australia's only national Indigenous arts and culture program.

Awaye! covers music (from the yidaki and gumleaf to techno), arts, spirituality, politics, dance, literature, theatre - in short, the healthy and vibrant diversity of Aboriginal culture across the country. Awaye! is also a showcase for features and documentaries produced by indigenous people overseas, including Maori, Polynesian, native American and South African broadcasters.

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SBS: First Australians

SBS: First Australians | Australian Indigenous Education | Scoop.it

First Australians chronicles the birth of contemporary Australia as never told before, from the perspective of its first people. First Australians explores what unfolds when the oldest living culture in the world is overrun by the world's greatest empire.

Over seven episodes, First Australians depicts the true stories of individuals - both black and white - caught in an epic drama of friendship, revenge, loss and victory in Australia's most transformative period of history.

The story begins in 1788 in Sydney, with the friendship between an Englishmen (Governor Phillip) and a warrior (Bennelong) and ends in 1993 with Koiki Mabo's legal challenge to the foundation of Australia. First Australians chronicles the collision of two worlds and the genesis of a new nation.

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Indigenous Australians participation in electoral processes | AEC

Indigenous Australians participation in electoral processes | AEC | Australian Indigenous Education | Scoop.it

Indigenous Australians are much less likely to enrol to vote than other Australians. Many of those who are enrolled do not vote or vote incorrectly. Make sure you get a say in your future and in the future of your community.

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Indigenous Repatriation - Office for the Arts

Indigenous Repatriation - Office for the Arts | Australian Indigenous Education | Scoop.it

For more than 150 years Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ancestral remains and secret sacred objects were removed to museums, universities and private collections in Australia and overseas. During the 19th and 20th centuries, ancestral remains were collected by medical officers, anatomists, ethnologists, anthropologists, and pastoralists, in some cases for the purposes of scientific research linked to explaining human biological differences.

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Apology to Australia's Indigenous Peoples | Australian Government Department Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

Apology to Australia's Indigenous Peoples | Australian Government Department Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | Australian Indigenous Education | Scoop.it

On 13 February 2008 the then Prime Minister, the Hon Kevin Rudd MP, moved a motion of Apology to Australia's Indigenous Peoples with specific reference to the Stolen Generations.

 

The Prime Minister described it as an occasion for "the nation to turn a new page in Australia's history by righting the wrongs of the past and so moving forward with confidence in the future".

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Good Practice Report: Innovative Indigenous Teaching and Learning

Good Practice Report: Innovative Indigenous Teaching and Learning | Australian Indigenous Education | Scoop.it

This good practice report, commissioned by the ALTC, provides a summative evaluation of useful outcomes and good practices from ALTC projects and fellowships on assuring graduate outcomes. The report contains:

 

- a summative evaluation of the good practices and key outcomes for teaching and learning from completed ALTC projects and fellowships

- a literature review of the good practices and key outcomes for teaching and learning from national and international research

- the proposed outcomes and resources for teaching and learning which will be produced by current incomplete ALTC projects and fellowships

- identifies areas in which further work or development are appropriate.

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Boyer Lectures - ABC Radio National The Quiet Revolution: Indigenous People and the Resources Boom | Marcia Langton AM

Boyer Lectures - ABC Radio National The Quiet Revolution: Indigenous People and the Resources Boom | Marcia Langton AM | Australian Indigenous Education | Scoop.it

The 53rd Boyer Lectures will be presented by Professor Marcia Langton AM, Chair of Australian Indigenous Studies at The University of Melbourne.

 

The lectures' subject will be The Quiet Revolution: Indigenous People and the Resources Boom. Prof Langton will look at the dependency of Aboriginal businesses and not-for-profit corporations on the resources industry and their resultant vulnerability to economic downturns.

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Constitutional Recognition Of Indigenous Australians - RECOGNISE

Constitutional Recognition Of Indigenous Australians - RECOGNISE | Australian Indigenous Education | Scoop.it
RECOGNISE is the national conversation about updating Australia’s constitution to recognise both Indigenous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Have your say!
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ABC Online Indigenous - Home

ABC Online Indigenous - Home | Australian Indigenous Education | Scoop.it
Welcome to ABC Indigenous - the ABC's new portal for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The Indigenous portal replaces and upgrades the pre-existing Message Stick gateway.
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indigenous.gov.au

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About this site

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this web site may contain images of deceased people.

This website celebrates the achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and is a gateway to Australian Government information on Closing the Gap.

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Report Calls for Radical Change to Governance of Remote Australia - Desert Knowledge Australia

Report Calls for Radical Change to Governance of Remote Australia - Desert Knowledge Australia | Australian Indigenous Education | Scoop.it

A major independent report has recommended sweeping changes to the way the residents and communities of remote Australia are consulted, treated and serviced by governments.

 

The report “Fixing the hole in Australia’s Heartland” is the result of more than three years consultation and research by the remoteFOCUS Group, which is facilitated by Desert Knowledge Australia.

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