SCHOOL OF INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIAN STUDIES
The school interacts with a wide range of social issues pertaining to the broader communities aspirations.
Our mission is to foster and advance Indigenous people through programs for students and the wider community. This is done through traditional and electronic means. There are unique and rare collections of library materials, international in scope and comprehensive in discipline.
To have a greater understanding of Indigenous Culture and how they cope within the higher education sector, you need to have a greater understanding of the Indigenous people and how higher education provides for Indigenous culture.
The School’s research areas are:
Human rights
Indigenous (collective) rights
Ways Indigenous people won civil rights in
Australia
Culture heritage and intellectual property
International developments
Social issues (health, housing and education)
Indigenous peoples and the environment
Indigenous legal issues
Native title
Deaths in custody
Indigenous curriculum development and perspectives
Opportunities available for high school students
for entry into university study
Teaching and learning in higher education
Adult education in remote areas
Indigenous early childhood education
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