Though the law is designed to act as a tool for natural justice, with the presumption of innocence and the capacity to protect and punish, for many Indigenous Australians, the […]
Though the law is designed to act as a tool for natural justice, with the presumption of innocence and the capacity to protect and punish, for many Indigenous Australians, the […]
Resources Nov,2013
Since 2011 the Indigenous Australians with Mental Health Disorder and Cognitive Disability (IAMHDCH) Project, based at the University of New South Wales, has been investigating the life course pathways of […]
ndigenous populations in the U.S. and Paci?c Islands are underrepresented in mental healthandsubstanceabuseresearch,areunderserved,andhavelimitedaccesstomainstreamproviders. Often, they receive care that is low quality and culturally inappropriate, resulting in compromised service outcomes. The […]
This is the second research report by the Indigenous Community Governance Project. ICGP is exploring the nature of Indigenous community governance in Australia – to understand what works, what doesn’t […]
The obsession with the issue of the recognition of customary law has focused on the content of rules and customs rather than on the process of governing social relations, and […]
Resources November,2022
On 2 November the IJC held a Forum on Indigenous Data Sovereignty and had the privilege to hear from the following speakers. The recording of Session One can be viewed […]
Deaths in custody, particularly Indigenous deaths, have been the subject of widespread public debate and concern for more than a decade since the undertaking of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal […]
Resources Oct,2011
This e-brief provides a review of Australian and international studies on the relationship between Indigenous lives and cultural attachment and related socio-economic outcomes. Using statistical information on language and culture […]
This paper reports findings from statistical analyses of Indigeneity and lower court sentencing in New South Wales and South Australia from 1998 to 2008. The aim was to explore the […]
As part of a two phase project commissioned by the Australian National Council on Drugs, this report identifies alcohol and other drug intervention projects conducted by or for Indigenous Australians […]