Topic outline
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Aboriginal participants in this project recommended a range of resources for non-Aboriginal supervisors to continue in their quest to become more knowledgeable about the First Nations Peoples of Australia. If you would like to recommend further resources, please contact: HDRSupervision@unisa.edu.au.
- Register for UniSA professional development workshops on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Awareness which aim to make real and meaningful topics related to Aboriginal cultural safety, working with Aboriginal Peoples and engaging respectfully with Aboriginal Peoples.
- Attain an insight into recent Indigenous ARC-funded research from 2020 in the ‘flipping book’ (see pp. 54–59 in https://online.flippingbook.com/view/889600/56/)
- Access the many resources in the Reconciliation Australia website (https://www.reconciliation.org.au/)
- Learn more about Aboriginal culture and sites of Aboriginal significance within Adelaide. Some suggestions are:
- Find out about Aboriginal plant uses by having a Botanical Gardens tour (check the Adelaide Botanical Gardens website)
- Find out about the Tjilbruke Trail starting in Marion
- Visit the Kaurna Rain Gardens at the Watershed Function Centre, Salisbury which were designed with input from the local Kaurna community.
- UniSA library – The Library collection contains many resources created by, or in consultation with, Aboriginal Peoples, and we have guides to assist in locating information:
- The Aboriginal Cultures and Australian Society subject guide has pages to help locate resources and information, including Specialised Resources and In Focus.
- The Aboriginal Content in Undergraduate Programs subject guide includes pages on locating audio-visual resources and Aboriginal news media, as well as resources about Language in Australia, including some language starters.
- The Library catalogue provides access to a large collection of books, book chapters, journal articles, conference papers, databases. The volume is difficult to quantify in terms of exact number of resources. There is a wealth!
The Library also maintains two special collections:
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander special collection contains items in a variety of formats – books, papers, letters, realia, etc. and was created in consultation with local Aboriginal Peoples. It includes material which may be sacred, secret or culturally sensitive, and also items which are rare, fragile, valuable or historic in value. The collection is held in the glass cases on Level 2 of the Jeffrey Smart Building, City West.
The Lowitja O’Donoghue Collection is a collection comprising items from Professor Lowitja O’Donoghue’s personal papers and belongings, including documents and reports related to reconciliation and native title, books, photographs, awards and realia, such as honorary doctorate gowns and hats and memorabilia from the Sydney 2000 Olympics. These resources can be accessed by contacting Ask the Library.
The UniSA Library also has a guide to Archival Research which includes a section on finding Aboriginal histories.
- Online courses and websites
- Supervising Indigenous Higher Degree Research (https://open.uts.edu.au/uts-open/study-area/education/supervising-indigenous-higher-degree-research/) – this course focuses in depth on Indigenous research methodologies and use of Indigenous research guidelines, ethics and protocols. This course is recommended for supervisors unfamiliar with Indigenous research.
- National Centre for Cultural Competence (https://www.sydney.edu.au/nccc/) provides free courses and online resources. Some courses on cultural competence are concerned with social and emotional wellbeing, relational learning and the foundations of racism.
- Some recommended readings
Charles, Jack 2019, Born again blackfella, Penguin, Sydney.
O'Brien, Lewis 2007, And the clock struck thirteen: The life and thoughts of Kaurna Elder Uncle Lewis Yerloburka O'Brien, Wakefield Press, Adelaide.
Roach, Archie 2019, Tell me why: the story of my life and my music, Simon & Schuster, Cammeray, NSW.
Watson, Irene 2016, Aboriginal Peoples, colonialism and international law: Raw law, Routledge, London.
Winch, Tara June 2019, The Yield, Hamish Hamilton, Penguin Random House Australia Pty Ltd, Melbourne.
- Social media – TV, YouTube and IView provide a wealth of resources and so there is ‘no excuse for not knowing’. For example:
- Movies (e.g. In my blood it runs, The rabbit proof fence, 10 canoes, Mystery road, …)
- YouTube (e.g. revisit Stan Grant’s IQ2 Racism debate, … )
- Zoom (e.g. Michael Colbung 2020, Researching with Indigenous Peoples at https://universityofadelaide.box.com/s/7vx98d5d3064z494ou5s45qw1rgvu6jj).