New projects
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Table 29: New research projects
Title
Start date
Completion date
Continuous Improvement Process - Always Be You Resources (Beyond Blue)
May 2020
December 2020
Partners: Beyond Blue Ltd
Project summary:
Review and evaluate the current Beyond Blue ‘Always Be You’ resources and provide recommendations for the development of new materials to support teachers to understand Indigenous mental health and social and emotional wellbeing.
Title
Start date
Completion date
Online Ethics module
June 2020
June 2021
Partners: University of Sydney, University of Queensland
Project summary:
Develop a research ethics module that will include: The research ethics framework in Australia and why it’s important; An introduction to the new AIATSIS Code of Ethics (previously the Guidelines for Ethical Research for Australia Indigenous Studies); Practical application of the principles in the new Code; Case studies and analysis of common issues; and Learning activities.
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Table 30: Continuing research projects
Name
Start year
End year
Preserve, Strengthen, Renew: South Coast—building practice for supporting preservation and management of, and access to, cultural material*
2019
2020
Indigenous youth in governance and political processes—engaging young people for success and sustainability*
2019
2021
National Indigenous Australians Agency Ethics service—provision of ethics
reviews and ethics training*
2019
2021
Indigenous Research Exchange—aggregator and access hub for Indigenous research*
2019
2022
AIATSIS Dictionaries Project—publication of Indigenous language dictionaries in partnership with 21 communities. Extended by 1 year
2018
2021
Return of Native Title Materials projects—review and development of best practice for management and return of materials collected and created during native title claim processes. Projects: Monash, Esperance, Yamatji*
2018
2021
National Indigenous Languages Report—third national survey and report on the state of Australia’s Indigenous languages*
2018
2020
Review of Guidelines for Ethical Research in Australian Indigenous Studies (GERAIS)—review and public consultation to ensure the guidelines remain at the forefront of best ethical practice
2018
2020
Culture in Policy and Practice—developing an approach to engaging with culture and heritage in Australian policy
2018
2020
Songlines—reviving, recording and strengthening the songs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples*
2018
Ongoing
Restoring Dignity: Networked Knowledge for Repatriation Communities (Return, Reconcile, Renew)*—building a digital facility to record repatriation information worldwide
2017
2021
Core Cultural Competency E-Learning—ongoing development and rollout
2015
Ongoing
Mayi Kuwayu—national longitudinal study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s health and wellbeing*
2014
Ongoing
Ngaiyuriija Ngunawal language revitalisation project*
2014
Ongoing
PBC Prosperity: A Longitudinal Study (PBC Survey Project)*
2018
2021
Livelihood values of Indigenous customary fishing*
2016
2021
NSW Aborigines Protection/Welfare Board 1883–1969: A History
2015
2020
* partnership project
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Table 31: Research projects completed
Title
Start date
Completion date
Paper and Talk: The Australian Breath of Life
1 October 2018
1 December 2019
Partners: Resource Network for Linguistic Diversity (RNLD)—now known as Living Languages
Project summary:
This project supports Indigenous peoples to strengthen or revitalise their languages through learning how to navigate archival collections and building their linguistic and other skills to use the materials discovered to develop language resources. It also engages them in working with collecting institutions and linguists.
Title
Start date
Completion date
State Library of NSW Waking Up Languages 2019 exhibition
September 2018
December 2019
Partners: Aboriginal communities in New South Wales (NSW) and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research at the University of Technology and the Languages and Practitioners Reference Group.
Project summary:
In support of the UNESCO’s International Year of Indigenous Languages 2019, the State Library of NSW developed a major language exhibition, Waking Up Languages, to highlight the dynamic and resilient language communities of NSW and the ACT. The exhibition provides a collection of narratives which will tell the story of Aboriginal languages of NSW and the ACT.
Title
Start date
Completion date
Our Land Our Stories School Curriculum Resources
September 2018
December 2019
Partners: Nelson Cengage
Project summary: In partnership with educational publisher Nelson Cengage, AIATSIS has produced an educational series for primary schools entitled Our land, our stories: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories and cultures. The series aligns with the central cross-curriculum priority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and histories. The majority of the content has been written by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander authors and is supported with images from the AIATSIS collections.
Title
Start date
Completion date
Little Red Yellow Black Book online teacher’s resource
January 2018
October 2019
Partners: N/A
Project summary:
AIATSIS has developed a series of free online resources to assist secondary educators to implement and embed the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cross-curriculum priority into their planning, teaching and assessment, including activities, worksheets and suggestions on assessment with step-by-step instructions on how to deliver the classroom lessons.
Title
Start date
Completion date
Return of Cultural Heritage
September 2018
June 2020
Partners:
Initial case studies were with five Indigenous communities: Aranda (central Australia), Bardi Jawi (Kimberley), Gangalidda and Garawa (North West Queensland), Nyamal (Pilbara) and Yawuru (Kimberley); and two institutional partners: the Illinois State Museum (United States of America); and Manchester Museum, The University of Manchester (United Kingdom).
Eight international cultural collecting institutions and 26 Australian Indigenous language organisations and groups have been identified for potential pilot projects in total.
Project summary:
Funding of $2 million over two years was provided in the 2018–19 Budget to scope, facilitate and secure the return of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage material from overseas collecting institutions back to country to support the cultural resurgence and maintenance of Indigenous cultures.