Gamilaroi cultural retreat
Our team were welcomed onto Gamilaroi land for our lab retreat. We had a fantastic time meeting the elders and learning about country. We also had the opportunity to visit sites like Terry Hie Hie, and another cultural site (no images were taken at ...
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Aboriginal health research in the Hunter region, community panel
The Community Panel is to ensure that Aboriginal people have a say in what is being researched, by who, how, what for, where and when in their Community. The Community Panel will be involved in the decision making and administering of these grants. Th...
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Indigenous staff network, yarning about The Voice
Through the University of Newcastle's Indigenous staff network, I had the opportunity to discuss the importance of a First Nations Voice to Parliament in Australia and to yarn about whether the University should have a position about this, and if so, w... (Link)
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Dunghutti Bul-Bul and clay-making
I recently attended an event where I had the chance to view the beautiful artwork of artists John Kelly and Rena Shein. As part of the event, I also had the opportunity to participate in a nest and egg clay-making workshop, which was a wonderful experi... (Link)
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Close the Gap Day
National Close the Gap Day is an annual event that takes place on 16th March. It raises awareness and seeks to close the gap with respect to life expectancy, child mortality, educational and employment outcomes between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Isla... (Link)
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International Women's Day event
I attended an event for International Women's Day at the Hunter Medical Research institute (HMRI) which involved an informal discussion followed by a Q&A session. The HMRI Director, Professor Frances Kay-Lambkin and PhD researcher Vladimira Foteva unp... (Link)
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Ngarrama community event
Ngarrama (meaning 'to sit, listen and know') was an opportunity to reflect on traditional life and celebrate the richness and resilience of Aboriginal culture. Ngarrama is an annual event held in Newcastle, Australia, which aims to bring people togeth... (Link)
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Miroma Bunbilla program mentor
I was one of the mentors for the Miroma Bunbilla Program, a pre-entry pathway to the Joint Medical Program, designed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. The program ran over 5 days and included problem-based and group-based learning, ... (Link)
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Relationships and research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
At the event, Aunty Amy (Creighton) presented on Culturally Safe Research and asked researchers to reflect on how their personal and professional behaviours regarding First Nations peoples may influence their research practices. We also got to witness ...
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Indigenous perspective on genetics panel discussion
I coordinated community inclusion providing Indigenous perspectives in genetics for a first year University of Newcastle course: HUBS1202, Human genomics and biomolecular analysis. Ms. Toni Manton, Aboriginal Project officer joined the panel and shared... (Link)
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