Aboriginal Communities
Economics of Remote Communities Part 6 – Recognising Pioneers and the Need for Flexibility
Based on our nine years of work in business development with Indigenous families, I think there a...
Responding to Violence in the NT: the usual ‘get tough approach’, or a different way forward?
Richard Trudgen, author of Why Warriors Lie Down and Die, responds to media coverage of recent vi...
On being income managed
By Jessie Pangas As the mother of a two and a half year old, on a low income with my partner, I a...
Economics of Remote Aboriginal Communities Part 2 – Today’s Economy.
In the previous article I discussed some of the historical influences on the economy in the remot...
Living Dead: A Yolngu Experience of Disempowerment
This is a short video that describes living as a Yolngu person in a remote community in Au...
Cultural Spaces (An example of the Limit Conditions the people face)
All cultures have spaces of ceremony and tradition, both sacred and part of everyday life. We oft...
Understanding Indigenous “Poverty”- Making it History
In recent times the word "poverty" has been used broadly to refer to the situation in many remote...
Recruiting, Training and Supporting Dominant Culture Personnel for Indigenous Communities
The following is a Presentation I made to a ‘Roundtable’ discussion with TEAR Austral...
Another Indigenous voice from Arnhem Land
Here is another statement from a Yolngu person from North East Arnhem Land. He speaks against the...
A project in responsive development
We are initiating a new project in developing human enterprise in NE Arnhem Land. This unique pro...
An example of disempowerment- Why dont you talk to us first?
The Elder speaking was quite irate about decisions that had been made by Goverment and organisati...
Are we closing the gap? – Discussion paper
Has the Governement's approach over the last 2 years had any positive effect on Aborignal and Tor...
