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NOTICES as at July 2009
SPECIAL SEMINAR Tuesday, 21 July 2009 12.30 to 2pm.
Mabo room, AIATSIS Building, Acton Peninsula, Canberra
Ken Moore (Manager Water, Social and Institutional Research, Land & Water Australia) and Lynne Sealie (Knowledge Broker, Social and Institutional Research, Land & Water Australia)
'Doing Research on Country: Looking to the Future', a talk on the work of Land and Water Australia.
Land & Water Australia is an Australian Government Statutory Authority that was established in 1990, largely to fund and broker research, development and the adoption of knowledge concerning Australia's land and water assets in rural and remote areas. LWA was abolished in the 2009 Budget and will cease operations in December. LWA funded a major portfolio of research projects with Indigenous communities. It was at the forefront of research agencies in building collaboration, partnerships, mutual respect and understanding between Indigenous communities, researchers and research users (Traditional owners, communities, managers, policy makers). Our projects have focussed on the values and aspirations of Indigenous People, their relationship with Country, and their involvement in natural resources management (NRM). Indigenous People lead, advise and participate in this research, working alongside researchers and demonstrating the importance of building relationships and trust. A key outcome of this work has been the collaboration between Indigenous communities and many of Australia's leading scientists from across a wide range of research areas including law; policy; governance and institutional practice; social networks and engagement; economics; water planning and management; and environmental conservation. This has led to integrated actions and solutions to NRM challenges on Indigenous lands. Many of the research projects have provided understanding from successful experiences of working with Indigenous communities, of the natural resource issues Indigenous People are challenged with, and their capacity for participation in NRM planning, strategy setting, policy development and on-ground programs. This is critically important to national, regional and local land and water management as Indigenous People are responsible for managing 20% of Australia's land mass across many catchments and NRM regions. In this seminar, we will present some of the key results of our research and look to the future in generating support for Indigenous communities in funding land and water research.
The seminars are free and open to the public. There is free parking outside the Institute. If you would like to link up via video-conferencing, please get in touch.
September 2009
The 2009 AIATSIS Natonal Indigenous Studies Conference: "Perspectives on Urban Life: Connections and Reconnections" 29 Sept - 1 October 2009. For more information see: www.aiatsis.gov.au
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION: register by 31 July for a reduced rate.
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