Liz Cameron

Indigenous perspective – housing and accommodation

Student

Identity misconceptions

Identity makes us strong

Identity

• Value in identifying as Indigenous

• Scholarships

• Work based experience – Career Trackers

• Linking to Indigenous Centres – ITAS, activities

• Problems with Identifying – paperwork/whiteness

Identity = education

Culture – Primary school

activities

Positive strength of expressing

culture

Flash Mob

Culture - Community

Involvement

WAAP

Inviting Indigenous visitors

Katherine Elders visit Centre

Garma

Northern

Territory

experience

Cultural Days

Basket weaving

Mentoring as Identity

Mentoring programs • Inviting recognised

Indigenous public figures to

speak – tell their stories

• National Aboriginal Education

Ambassadors – free

• Working with communities

and educational services to

encourage personal growth

and development in

employment and education

opportunities.

Education

• Few – parent, older sibling – experience

university

• Low understanding –study (time)

• Additional support ITAS

• Cultural sensitivity within the

classroom - racism accommodation

Health

• High proportion – health issues – diabetes, hearing problems, mental/social health - Accommodation – focus special diets and totem restrictions (kangaroo)

• High proportion – community obligations – deaths – sorry business - fly home (additional costs)

• Longing for Country – strategies to assist

• City/culture shock

• AMS

Indigenous spiritualism

• Spiritual issues

• Being Sung

• Men and women's business

• Skin/Kin ship system – complications

• Kinship systems are complex - Who can speak to who?

• Examples: Tiwi – mother in laws

• Indigenous Counsellor

Avoidance and Shame

Traditional practice - turning your back

• Shame – standing out in public

- Public speaking

- Winning or loosing

- Avoidance – multiple issues too confronting – shutdown

Elder in Residence

• Auntie Elaine Chapman – Nominated Elder of the Year @ Macquarie University

• Other Universities –contact person

Yarning circles

• Raise student issues in safe place

• Improve conflict resolutions

• Increase student participation

• Educate to others

• Build self determination – making own

decisions

Is your environment culturally

welcome?

• Aboriginal / Torres Strait Islander flags

• Indigenous artwork

• Men/women separate

• Safety – e.g.: rural or remote – high rise, lifts, automatic doors

• Acknowledge Country at events

• Educate other students – international

• Cultural activities