IKC101 Indigenous Cultures, Histories and Contemporary Realities (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Indigenous Studies (INDST)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject has been designed in module format within a cultural competence framework to provide students with knowledge and understanding of pre- and post-invasion Indigenous Australian cultures, including the continuity and change between past and present culture; the impact of historical policies and practices upon Indigenous communities and families; issues which are of concern to contemporary Indigenous Australians including the international human rights framework, health, education, employment, land, and criminal justice; strategies and skills for working effectively and with confidence in Indigenous contexts or with Indigenous colleagues.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 1 | |
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| Distance | Dubbo | Session 2 |
| Internal | Dubbo |
| Distance | Dubbo |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: IKC101
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
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be able to apply knowledge of Australia's obligations under the United Nations human rights framework for the protection of Indigenous Australian Human Rights;
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be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the diversity of Indigenous Australian cultures both past and present;
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be able to critically analyse post-colonisation policies and practices and their impact on Indigenous communities and families;
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be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a range of contemporary issues which impact upon Indigenous peoples and communities;
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be able to investigate Indigenous community protocols and strategies to work effectively with Indigenous people and communities; and
- be able to demonstrate skills in research and effective communication.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- critical analysis of the issues associated with the past and present treatment of Indigenous Australian peoples;
- Australia's human rights obligations;
- pre- and post-invasion Indigenous Australian cultures, including the Dreaming, relationships to land, kinship structures including classificatory and totemic systems, economic organisation and gender relations;
- economic organisation;
- gender relations;
- historical policies such as the Aborigines Protection Act and Assimilation policy, the forcible removal of Indigenous children from their families;
- health;
- trans-generational trauma;
- education and employment;
- landrights and Native Title;
- criminal and juvenile justice;
- Indigenous community protocols; and
- strategies for working confidently and effectively in Indigenous Australian contexts.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.