Aboriginal Elders play an important role as community leaders and cultural knowledge holders. Supporting this aspect of ageing well is crucial.
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After participation in the Literacy for Life Foundation adult literacy campaign, serious offences by students dropped by almost 65%.
For descendants of those stolen, restoring a special family place enables them to reconnect to the past, to people and identity.
Uncle Jack Charles had a remarkable career of truth-telling across theatre, screen and books.
For First Nations peoples living with Dementia, loss of speech can bring loss of connection to family and culture. A new initiative has found a culturally friendly way to assist with communication.
Pandemic-induced lockdowns have brought up challenges for children in out-of-home care and their carers. However, Kinship care provided unexpected positives for Aboriginal elders and their families.
We need to stop taking Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children out of their homes and listen to elders instead.
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ARC Research Fellow in Indigenous Health, Disability and Community Development, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in Early Childhood Development, The University of Western Australia
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Professor and Academic Director (Indigenous Research), La Trobe University
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Executive Director, The Literacy for Life Foundation; Adjunct Professor, University of New England
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Canberra
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Senior Research Fellow, Research Centre for Children and Families, University of Sydney
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Deputy Dean (Education) and Associate Professor, UNSW Law, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, Co-Head, Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing, Telethon Kids Institute
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Aboriginal Educator and Research Associate, University of Sydney
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Conjoint Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney
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Graphic Designer & Illustrator, Indigenous Knowledge
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Research Associate, The University of Western Australia
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Chairperson, Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education
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Goreng Noongar Elder and cultural research collaborator, Indigenous Knowledge
