2006
Indigenous Australian entrepreneurs: Not all community organisations, not all in the outback
Discussion Paper 279 / 2006
Abstract:
The media, academic publications and parliamentary speeches typically perceive Indigenous business enterprises as ‘community’ run ventures. This blanket characterisation is inadequate as it renders the individual Indigenous urban entrepreneur invisible and unconsidered. Confusion in public reporting and accountability has resulted in misconceptions that cloud the image of what a successful Indigenous entrepreneur is.
Being a good senior manager in Indigenous community governance: Working with public purpose and private benefit
Discussion Paper 280 / 2006
Abstract:
This paper seeks to understand the role of being a senior manager in Indigenous community governance, particularly though not exclusively in remote Aboriginal communities. It argues against the tendency of analysts and would-be reformers of Indigenous community governance to focus on the competence and ethical qualities of those who, from time to time occupy these roles, and asks instead how can isolated managerialism in Indigenous community governance be overcome?
Kids, skidoos and caribou: The Junior Canadian Ranger program as a model for re-engaging Indigenous Australian youth in remote areas
Discussion Paper 281 / 2006
Abstract:
The social and educational disengagement of Indigenous youth, who see education and training as irrelevant to their lives and experiences, is a looming crisis for many Indigenous communities in remote Australia. This paper is an exploration of a youth program in Canada, the Junior Canadian Rangers (JCRs), that addresses a similar crisis in that country. The Canadian program is of national importance to Canada in the context of not only community stability and capacity development but also border security, marine management in coastal areas and in search and rescue services.
Views from the top of the ‘quiet revolution’: Secretarial perspectives on the new arrangements in Indigenous affairs
Discussion Paper 282 / 2006
Abstract:
In the latter months of 2005 we interviewed eleven members of the Commonwealth Government’s Secretaries Group on Indigenous Affairs about their experiences of the new arrangements in Indigenous affairs since July 2004. This paper reports on the findings from those interviews under ten subheadings relating to various aspects of the new arrangements, ranging from the Ministerial Taskforce and the National Indigenous Council to Indigenous Coordination Centres and local and regional agreement making. In its latter sections the paper also offers some commentary and analysis.
Population and diversity: Policy implications of emerging Indigenous demographic trends
Discussion Paper 283 / 2006
Abstract:
There is a compelling need for fresh perspective on the policy implications of Indigenous demographic trends. Current frameworks for considering the structural situation of Indigenous peoples are increasingly focused on State and Territory jurisdictional levels. While this may ease access to data and help determine federal-state responsibilities, it provides little guidance regarding the spatial underpinnings of Indigenous disadvantage. It prevents a view of policy issues and dilemmas in terms of their contextual site and situation.
Mãori land and development finance
Discussion Paper 284 / 2006
Abstract:
This paper examines issues connected with the availability of finance to develop Mãori land and the use of Mãori land as security for loans, using two case studies. The paper concludes with some remarks about the New Zealand situation that might be relevant and of interest to those working with Indigenous landowning communities in Australia.
Local governments and Indigenous interests in Australia’s Northern Territory
Discussion Paper 285 / 2006
Abstract:
Australia’s Northern Territory has three categories of local government referred to as municipal, community government and association councils. This paper explores the historical development of these three categories of local governing body since Northern Territory self-government in 1978. Through more contemporary demographic analysis, and some minor spatial analysis, the paper also explores the different relationships of these three types of local governments to Indigenous interests.
Building Indigenous community governance in Australia: Preliminary research findings
Working Paper 31 / 2006
ISSN 1442 3871
ISBN 0 7315 4930 9
Abstract:
This is a preliminary research report from the first year of fieldwork conducted by the Indigenous Community Governance Project (ICGP). The Project is exploring the nature of Indigenous community governance in diverse contexts and locations across Australia through a series of diverse case studies—to understand what works, what doesn’t work, and why. A comparative analysis of the Project’s case studies is revealing that governance and decision-making in Indigenous community governance is shaped by multiple historical, cultural and political relationships.
Factors associated with internal migration: A comparison between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians
Working Paper 32 / 2006
ISSN 1442 3871
ISBN 0 7315 4931 7
Abstract:
Enhancing migration and mobility has been put forward by various commentators as a solution to Indigenous disadvantage in Australia. This paper examines patterns of migration and factors associated with both the decision to move and the choice of destination in order to assess the feasibility of this suggestion. The results suggest that Indigenous Australians are less responsive to local economic factors than other Australians, with social and cultural factors appearing to play a particularly significant role in their decision making.
Indigenous peoples and indicators of well-being: An Australian perspective on UNPFII Global Frameworks
Working Paper 33 / 2006
ISSN 1442 3871
ISBN 0 7315 4932 5
Abstract:
A version of this paper was presented at a United Nations (UN) workshop on Indigenous Peoples and Indicators of Well-Being held on 22–23 March 2006, in Ottawa. This workshop was one in a series held across the world to canvass appropriate recommendations for the establishment of a core set of global and regional indicators that could then be used by governments, intergovernmental organisations and the UN system when designing and monitoring programs that directly affect indigenous peoples.
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