Indigenous Knowledge
Sciences & Technology
Research
AI must be built with Indigenous Knowledges, not against them
The same AI that can help revive endangered languages can also deepen historical injustice. The difference, research shows, comes down to whether Indigenous Knowledges are built in from the start
Arts & Culture
Research
Fifty words at a time, this project is helping to preserve Australia’s Indigenous languages
The 50 Words Project is documenting Australia’s Indigenous languages by recording 50 everyday words in as many as possible. It now has 100 languages online, free for anyone to explore and learn
Education
Research
Djambatj Dhukarr – Walking the Road to Excellence Together
For fifteen years, teacher candidates from Melbourne have learned on Yolŋu Country in bilingual classrooms, showing what respectful collaboration between universities and Indigenous communities can look like
Environment
Opinion
Caring for Country means First Nations are at the heart of decision making
Recent environmental reforms have left the door open for new standards that ensure meaningful engagement with Traditional Owners
Politics & Society
Opinion
‘To tell the truth and seek justice are central to the remit of a university’
Australia's Indigenous-led truth-telling process is an opportunity to create a new generation of leaders who will transform higher education
Politics & Society
Book extract
‘Finding an Indigenous voice’
The second volume of the truth-telling initiative, Dhoombak Goobgoowana, shares the steps, and missteps, on the road to finding an Indigenous Voice at the University of Melbourne
Politics & Society
Book extract
‘The field of Indigenous Studies simply gets on with the job’
Indigenous Studies means becoming part of global conversations about the place of Indigenous knowledges and traditions in the world
Environment
Recipes bring Australia’s native harvest into the kitchen
The Native Harvest Kitchen cookbook demystifies native ingredients and helps you incorporate Indigenous food into everyday meals.
Education
What education for Indigenous Futures could look like
As NAIDOC week celebrates the theme 'Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud', the conditions are ripe for increased First Language learning across Australia’s schools
Arts & Culture
‘The more you tell a story, the stronger the story becomes’
Indigenous-led songwriting is helping to celebrate cultural knowledge, revitalise language and improve wellbeing in a remote community in the central Kimberley