The UN has published its first ever report on the global state of Indigenous peoples:

http://www.unpo.org/content/view/10586/83/

Professor Stephen Hagan’s online opinion (from University of Southern Queensland)

http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=9964

The report, "Voices from the campfires: Establishing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation" is the culmination of four months of consultation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to develop a model for establishing the Foundation is downloadable form this site.

http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/sa/indigenous/pubs/healing/Pages/default.aspx

http://www.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=8830

Aboriginal Spirituality: Aboriginal Philosophy, The Basis of Aboriginal Social and Emotional Wellbeing, Discussion Paper No. 9, Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health (CRCAH), Darwin. http://www.crcah.org.au/publications/DP_series.html

This link is for the whole series of discussion papers - let me know if you find them useful
Vicki

Hope that our Native American and other friends enjoy our humour - best wishes for the festive season V

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-MucVWo-Pw

Stop the NT Intervention – Sorry means you won’t do it again.

Protest Saturday February 13, 2010

9am LaPerouse point, Bunnerong Rd for the walk against racism to join the Redfern rally.

1pm rally at The Block in Redfern

speakers include:
Irene Fisher, Sunrise Health (NT) + Pastor Ray Minniecon + Mal Tulloch, CFMEU + Angeline Penrith + Jeff McMullen

Performers:
The Black Turtles + Nadeena Dixon + Michael Donovan + More tba

Supporters include:

Just to put the keynote address of Professor Graham Hingangaroa Smith into perspective - this happened as part of the Into the academy: Indigenous Knowledges protocols, ethics, philosophies and methodologies in higher education symposium held at the University of Sydney 14 - 15 December 2009 see http://conferences.arts.usyd.edu.au/index.php?cf=29 for abstracts of papers.

The idea of this symposium was to begin a conversation about ways forward in terms of incorporating Indigenous Knowledges and approaches to protocols, ethics, philosophy, research methodologies and pedagogies that are informed by IK development.

Goodooga, northwest NSW, 17 December 09 -- Aboriginal political activist, Michael Anderson, is calling for Elders from around the country to join him in Canberra for a ‘New Way’ summit on 30 January and 1 February next year.

The summit will be at the Aboriginal Centre ‘Jabal’ at the Australian National University (ANU).

“This summit is important for our future in order to take back our right to make our own decisions and stamp out the government-appointed spokespersons,” Mr Anderson argues in a media release.