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First Nations research resources

Information and resources for researchers and participants

Informed and reflective research is crucial to ensuring equitable outcomes for researchers and participants.

These resources are aimed at researchers, academic supervisors, and graduate students who are researching in Indigenous spaces, topics, or communities. They will assist in exploring the issues, challenges, and adaptations needed to make research practice ethical.

Thanks to all the researchers for sharing their lived research experiences for this resources page.

For information pertaining to research projects at CDU, the Northern Institute is the main hub for research expertise with researchers being recognised nationally and internationally as leaders in their fields.

Research at the Northern Institute

  • is undertaken in a positive view of living in remote and regional contexts
  • recognises the leadership that people in the region diverse lives and knowledge systems
  • appreciates the value of understanding diversity is a strength.

Indigenous people are a significant portion of the population in Northern Australia, who manage a large proportion of the region's land and sea country and reflect a high social and economic investment of high priority.

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Indigenous researchers speak out

Welcome to country or acknowledgement of country
Ms Bilawarra Lee, Larrakia Academic in Residence, CDU

Why it is important for Aboriginal and Torres Strait people to complete higher degrees by research
Ms Robyn Ober, Research Fellow, Batchelor Institute

Why is it important for Indigenous Australians to gain HDR qualifications 
Dr Kellie Pollard, Research Fellow, CDU

Professor Steve Larkin - PHD journey
Professor Steven Larkin, Former Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Leadership, CDU - Current CEO Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education

Indigenous researchers for Indigenous community research
Ms Valda Shannon, HDR student, CDU

Indigenous people have their own solutions
Mr Geoffrey Shannon, HDR student CDU

Aboriginal researchers needed for change
Mr Geoffrey Shannon, HDR student CDU

Winner of the SAGE Publishing scholarship
Dr Tracy Woodroofe, Senior Lecturer, College of Indigenous Futures, Arts and Society, CDU

Researching in the Indigenous space

Thinking about research with Indigenous communities 
Mr Greg Williams, Senior Lecturer, College of Indigenous Futures, Arts and Society, CDU

Non - Indigenous researchers working in the Indigenous space
Dr Sarah Ireland, Research Fellow, CDU

Non Indigenous researching on the Indigenous space 
Dr Eva McRae-Williams  Research Fellow, Batchelor Institute

Indigenous research - using the right tools
Ms Valda Shannon, HDR student, CDU

Cultural protocols for researching Aboriginal communities - gender
Mr Geoffrey Shannon, HDR student CDU

Researching with Indigenous communities
Ms Bilawarra Lee, Larakia Academic in Residence, CDU

Supervising students researching in Indigenous spaces

What makes a good academic supervisor from an Indigenous student perspective
Ms Robyn Ober, Research Fellow, Batchelor Institute

Supervising Indigenous HDR students
Mr Greg Williams, Senior Lecturer, College of Indigenous Futures, Arts and Society CDU

What makes a good academic supervisor from an Indigenous student perspective
Dr Kellie Pollard, Research Fellow, CDU

Supervising Indigenous HDR students (Eva McRae - Williams)
Dr Eva McRae-Williams, Research Fellow, Batchelor Institute

Indigenous Research Frameworks (Curtis Roman)
Dr Curtis Roman, Former Head of School, School of Indigenous Knowledges and Public Policy

Timely feedback
Dr Eliani Boton, Former Whole of Community Engagement, CDU

Accessing Indigenous communities

Practical tips for researchers going to remote Indigenous communities
Ms Billwara Lee, Larrakia Academic in Residence, CDU

Cultural protocols and research with Indigenous communities
Dr Curtis Roman, Former Head of School, School of Indigenous Knowledges and Public Policy, CDU

Yalu: Doing research with Yolngu
Yalu

Gaining access - warming the ground 
Ms Valda Shannon, HDR student, CDU

Cultural protocols when researching with australian Aboriginal communities
Ms Valda Shannon, HDR student, CDU

Researcher access to Aboriginal communities
Mr Geoffrey Shannon, HDR student CDU

Taking ethics seriously
Being, knowing, doing: ontology, epistemology, methodology

Indigenous Research Frameworks
Dr Curtis Roman, Former Head of School, School of Indigenous Knowledges and Public Policy

Knowledge making in cross cultural research
Mr Greg Williams, Senior Lecturer, College of Indigenous Futures, Arts and Society CDU

Indigenous research methods
Ms Robyn Ober, Research Fellow, Batchelor Institute

Working with interpreters and Indigenous research assistants

Indigenous research - using interpreters
Dr Sarah Ireland, Research Fellow, CDU

Researching with Interpreters 
Dr Michele Wilsher, Student Co-ordinator, Batchelor Institute

When you need research interpreters
Mr Geoffrey Shannon, HDR student CDU

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