Top 10 (+10!) Indigenous research resources

Some of these resources are available freely, and we have included links where this is the case. Some, however, are restricted. A frustrating issue in Indigenous health is when our research and knowledge is not published freely and made accessible, even to ourselves

You can scroll down to the bottom of the page to access this list as a PDF. We hope you find these resources stimulating and useful.

Resources

Arabena, K. & Moodie, D. (2011). The Lowitja Institute: Building a national strategic research agenda to improve the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Medical Journal of Australia, 194(10), 532-534.

Blignault, I., Jackson Pulver, J., Fitzpatrick, S., Arkles, R., Williams, M. Haswell, M. & Grand Ortega, M. (November 2014). A resource for collective healing for members of the Stolen Generation: Planning, implementing and evaluating effective local response. Prepared for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation by Muru Marri, School of Public Health, UNSW. 

Blignault, I. & Williams, M. (2017). Challenges in evaluating Aboriginal healing programs: Definitions, diversity and data. Evaluation Journal of Australasia, 17(2), 4-10.

Came, H., McCreanor, T., Haenga-Collins, M. & Cornes, R. (2019). Māori and Pasifika leaders’ experiences of government health advisory groups in New Zealand. Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online 14(1), 126-135, DOI: 10.1080/1177083X.2018.1561477

Couzos, S., Lea, T., Murray, R., & Culbong, M. (2005). We are not just participants—we are in charge: The NACCHO ear trial and the process for Aboriginal community-controlled health research. Ethnicity & Health, 10(2), 91-111. 

Cunneen, C. & Rowe, S. (2014). Changing narratives: Colonised peoples, criminology and social work. International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 3(1), 49-67. 

Dudgeon, P., Kelly, K., Walker, R. (2010). Closing the gaps in and through Indigenous health research: guidelines, processes and practices [online]. Australian Aboriginal Studies, 2(81), 81-91.

Ewen, S.C., Ryan, T. & Platania-Phung, C. (2019). Capacity building of the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health researcher workforce: A narrative review. Human Resources for Health, 17(10).

Fala Media. (31 December 2015). Moana Jackson and the force of 10. [Video file]. 

Laycock, A. with Walker, D., Harrison, N. & Brands, J. (2009). Supporting Indigenous researchers: A practical guide for supervisors. Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health. Darwin. 

Laycock, A. with Walker, D., Harrison, N. & Brands, J. (2011). Researching Indigenous health: A practical guide for researchers. The Lowitja Institute, Melbourne.

McInerney, M. (18 November 2016). Courage, honesty, celebration and imagination: And other ethics for Indigenous health research. From Croakey.

National Health and Medical Research Council (2018). Road Map 3: A strategic framework for improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health through research. Australian Government. 

Rapport, F. & Braithwaite, J. (2018). Are we on the cusp of a fourth research paradigm? Predicting the future for a new approach to methods-use in medical and health services research. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 18(131).

Rigney, L. (1999). Internationalization of an Indigenous anticolonial cultural critique of research methodologies: A guide to Indigenist research methodology and its principles. Wicazo Sa Review, 14(2), 109-121. DOI: 10.2307/1409555. 

Stewart, J.M., Sanson‐Fisher, R.W., Mealing, N.M. & Eades, S.J. (May 2010). Strategies for increasing high‐quality intervention research in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health: Views of leading researchers. Medical Journal of Australia, 192, 612-615.

Tsey, K., Onnis, L. A., Whiteside, M., McCalman, J., Williams, M., Heyeres, M, … Kinchin, I. (2019). Assessing research impact: Australia Research Council criteria and the case of family wellbeing research. Evaluation and Program Planning, 73, 176–186.

The Lowitja Institute. (n.d.). Facilitated Development Approach. Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health.

Tuhiwai-Smith, L. (2012). Decolonizing methodologies. Research and Indigenous peoples. Second edition [e-book].

Williams, M. (2018). Ngaa-bi-nya Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander program evaluation framework. Evaluation Journal of Australasia, 18(1), 6–20.