Indigenous Community Governance
Invisible to the state: Kinship and the Yolngu moral order
Wednesday, 29 October 2008
In the Yolngu-matha languages of north-east Arnhem land, the character trait rendered in English as 'self-centered' or 'selfish' is translated by gurrutu-miriw, literally 'kin-lacking' - acting as if one had no kin. Kin-based obligations structure the Yolngu moral order: everyone is classified as kin, and how one ought to behave to others is framed in terms of one's kin relationship to them.
Potemkin in Cape York: The Politics of Misrepresentation in Aurukun's Welfare Reform Trials
Wednesday, 2 April 2008
The community engagement strategy for the Cape York Welfare Reform trials was designed to represent communities and individuals under consultation strictly in terms of seven pre-determined 'community dysfunctions' only. They were: the abuse and neglect of children; alcohol abuse; drug abuse; petrol sniffing; problem gambling; poor school attendance; and dysfunctional housing tenancy arrangements. However, much of the research conducted on the ground in Aurukun suggests community members do not define themselves or their immediate families in terms of 'social-norms deficit'.
Prospects for Regionalism in Indigenous Community Governance
Topical Issue 7 / 2004
May 2004 - Prospects for Regionalism in Indigenous Community Governance
'Prospects for Regionalism in Indigenous Community Governance', a seminar by Will Sanders presented to the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies on 27 April 2004.
Compensating Indigenous Australian 'losers': a community-oriented approach from the Aboriginal social policy arena
Discussion Paper 47 / 1993
Abstract:
The extent to which social policy should foster economic adaptation and compensate the 'losers' from economic forces is of growing concern to policy makers in the 1990s. From an Aboriginal policy perspective this concern is familiar. The recent endemic levels of unemployment experienced by the non-Aboriginal population have been a long-term experience for Indigenous Australians.
Reconciling public accountability and Aboriginal self-determination/self-management: is ATSIC succeeding?
Discussion Paper 51 / 1993
Abstract:
Since the early 1970s Commonwealth Governments have been pursuing policies of self-determination/self-management in relation to Aborigines. In 1987, the Hawke Government announced its intention to establish an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) to further this policy goal. During the debates over ATSIC's formation, the issue of public accountability in the existing administration of Aboriginal affairs came to public prominence.
Local governments and Indigenous Australians: Developments and dilemmas in contrasting circumstances
Discussion Paper 84 / 1995
Abstract:
This paper examines developments and dilemmas in relations between local governments and Indigenous Australians over the last quarter century. It establishes a framework for analysis based on differences in local government systems, circumstances and populations. It then examines two sets of developments in relations which have occurred in contrasting circumstances. The first is ongoing poor relations in incorporated local government areas, focusing on a complex of issues surrounding land ownership, rates and services.
Beyond native title: multiple land use agreements and Aboriginal governance in the Kimberley
Discussion Paper 89 / 1995
Abstract:
Aborigines make up by far the largest proportion of the long-term residents of the Kimberley region and much of the population living outside the major towns. They already control, by one means or another, considerable areas of land. The Native Title Act 1993 offers the possibility of greater control still. They have a network of community-controlled functional organisations such as medical services, radio stations, service delivery resource agencies, cultural and language maintenance centres, and a publishing house.
Jurisdictional devolution: Towards an effective model for Indigenous community self-determination
Discussion Paper 233 / 2002
Abstract:
Over a decade ago the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody concluded that the essence of self-determination is the devolution of political and economic power to Indigenous communities.
Governance for sustainable development: Strategic issues and principles for Indigenous Australian communities
Discussion Paper 250 / 2003
Abstract:
This Discussion Paper examines the concepts of ‘governance’, ‘good governance’ and ‘sustainable development’ in the context of Australian Indigenous communities and regions. It explores the hypothesis that there is vital link between governance and sustainable development.
Thinking about Indigenous Community Governance
Discussion Paper 262 / 2004
Abstract:
This document brings together four papers on Indigenous community governance which were written as verbal presentations for conferences, seminars and workshops between 2000 and 2003. They argue, from different starting points in response to conference and workshop themes, that Indigenous community governance is as much about process as about structures and that dispersed governance has benefits as well as costs. In doing so they challenge some common assumptions of would-be reformers of Indigenous community governance.
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