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03 Jul 2009
Report highlights need for things to be done differently [edna News]
The 2009 Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage Report shows little progress has been made in closing the gap for Indigenous people but provides the strongest argument yet for the need for a new way of working with Indigenous people, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Tom Calma has said. National planning that involves Indigenous people, their representative bodies and peak organisations is the only way forward in truly overcoming Indigenous disadvantage. Australian Hu[..]
02 Jul 2009
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations - Indigenous [edna Resources]
This web site contains information about what DEEWR is doing to Close the Gap targets as well as outlining the programs, initiatives and services available to help improve the lives of Indigenous Australians. It also provides information for Indigenous Australians interested in working in the Department. There are sections of the site for Early Childhood, Schooling, Higher Education, Indigenous Skills, Indigenous Youth, Employment and Business, and Indigenous resources for each sector.
COAG progress on Closing the Gap [edna News]
Agreement was reached at the COAG meeting of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and State and Territory leaders in Darwin, in new areas including education, food security and Internet access for remote Indigenous communities, and importantly on having more comprehensive data collection to monitor and measure progress. NT Government, 2 July 2009.
01 Jul 2009
Stop judging on cultural stereotypes: Mick Dodson [edna News]
Keynote speakers at the Dreaming Festival, Professor Mick Dodson says to learn from each other, people need to start talking and not judge each other on cultural stereotypes. The Australian of the Year wants everyone of all backgrounds to take the positives of cultural celebrations like the Dreaming Festival into wider communities to work towards reconciliation. NIRS, June 2009.
29 Jun 2009
AusAID approach a good model for Indigenous communities [edna News]
The 2009 Australian of the Year, Professor Mick Dodson, has told a national conference that the principles AusAID uses in delivering aid throughout the region should be applied to the delivery of assistance to Australia's indigenous communities. The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, which AusAID adheres to, is a 'good approach' because it relies on consultation, engagement and building partnerships. AusAID, 23 June 2009.
28 Jun 2009
Trans-Tasman traditional foods meet [edna News]
Traditional Maori and traditional Aboriginal knowledge have joined in Central Australia in a unique trans-Tasman exchange of ideas and experiences in bush foods and indigenous art. The project follows the highly successful 'Hands Across the Desert' venture, in which Aboriginal communities thousands of kilometres apart met to share knowledge and experiences in the bush foods business. It was decided to establish similar links with New Zealand. FoodWeek, 25 June 2009.
26 Jun 2009
Indigenous young people, crime and justice conference [edna Events]
The overrepresentation of Indigenous young people in the criminal justice system has been identified as one of Australia's most significant social problems. This conference aims to identify and share the research and practice most relevant to addressing this problem. It has a major focus on Indigenous children and young people who interact with the criminal justice system early and/or repeatedly, who are likely to have complex needs and require highly targeted and joined up responses across the [..]
03 Jun 2009
Competition to name new national representative body [edna News]
The Australian Human Rights Commission is running a competion to name the soon-to-be-established new national representative body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Entry is open to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in Australia and is limited to one entry per person. The competition closes on at 11.59pm on Friday, 26 June 2009. Australian Human Rights Commission, June 2009.
28 May 2009
How to have your say about the Healing Foundation [edna News]
The Australian Government is committed to setting up a Healing Foundation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people which will support communities and individuals to address trauma and healing needs. Community workshops will be held across Australia from May to July 2009 to listen to community ideas for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation. Workshops are open to all interested participants. FaHCSIA, May 2009.
27 May 2009
Indigenous Communications Program [edna Resources]
The Indigenous Communications Program is an Australian Government initiative to help to improve telecommunications services in remote Indigenous communities. It will provide essential telephone services, basic public internet access facilities and computer training for many remote Indigenous communities.
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On 29 Jun 2009 Jane Simpson wrote
Sadly, the Northern Territory Government is going ahead with its flawed "first four hours in English" policy". This dismantles the bilingual education programmes in which children are taught for their first few years by teams of Indigenous teachers and English-speakers, so that they learn English and other content with the help of their mother tongue. The Northern Territory Government don't seem to have any real idea of how unworkable their new policy is in classrooms where children come to school not speaking English, and where the community language is not English. A paper on this is available on the AIATSIS website. Simpson, Jane, Caffery, Josephine, and McConvell, Patrick. 2009. Gaps in Australia's Indigenous Language Policy: Dismantling bilingual education in the Northern Territory. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Discussion Paper 24. http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/10703/Simpson_et_al_2009_DP_24.pdf.
On 22 Mar 2009 Leesa Watego wrote
Just found a new children's book "From Little Things Big Things Grow" adapted from the original song lyrics and illustrted by kids from Gurindji Country with Peter Hudson. Available online from one day hill http://www.onedayhill.com.au/. I purchased a copy from ABC shop. Excellent adaption. There are so many fabulous lyrics out there by Indigenous people from all over the nation.