ARC discovery project investigating Indigenous nation building in the Gugu Badhun and Nyungar nations in Australia.
Project Description
Based on research that self-government increases Indigenous socioeconomic and community capacity, this international, interdisciplinary project collaborates with two Aboriginal nations, the Gugu Badhun Aboriginal Corporation and the Nyungar Nation, and is investigating factors that impact the transition from 'identifying' to 'organising' as political collectives to enable self-governance. Such knowledge has the potential to directly contribute to increased well-being for Indigenous communities as they define it. The project aims to contribute to Australian and international Indigenous governance, political science and Indigenous methodologies literatures. It aims to provide significant benefit to Indigenous peoples, the broader Australian community, Australian governments and Australian and international Indigeous nation building researchers.
Project Funder
Australian Research Council Discovery Project
UTS Research Team
Alison Vivian (lead CI), Pauline Clague (CI), Daryle Rigney (CI), Steve Hemming (CI), Anthea Compton (RO) and Coralie Achterberg (RO)
Project Partners:
- Gugu Badhun Aboriginal Corporation: Janine Gertz
- Aboriginal Legal Service (WA): Adjunct Professor Dennis Eggington (PI)
- James Cook University: Dr Theresa Petray (CI) and Janine Gertz (PI)
- University of Arizona, Native Nations Institute: Professor Miriam Jorgensen (PI) and Professor Stephen Cornell (PI)