Indigenous Wellbeing Frameworks in Australia and the Quest for Quantification

Prout, Sarah

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“…These kinds of generalized assessments provide only a narrow understanding of Indigenous well-being (Prout 2011;Kral et al 2011;Parlee et al 2007). Well-being, like the .…”

Section: Theoretical Framework: Concepts Of Well-being-what Does It Mmentioning

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Well-being and environmental change in the arctic: a synthesis of selected research from Canada’s International Polar Year program

Parlee

Furgal

2012

Climatic Change

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The social and cultural dimensions of arctic environmental change were explored through Canada's International Polar Year (IPY) research program. Drawing on concepts of vulnerability, resilience and human security, we discuss preliminary results of 15 IPY research projects (of 52) which dealt with the effects and responses of northern communities to issues of ecological variability, natural resource development and climate change. This paper attempts to determine whether the preliminary results of these projects have contributed to the IPY program goal of building knowledge about well-being in the arctic. The projects were diverse in focus and approach but together offer a valuable pan-northern perspective on many themes including land and resource use, food security, poverty and best practices of northern engagement. Case study research using self-reported measures suggests individual views of their own well-being differ from regional and territorial standardized statistics on quality of life. A large body of work was developed around changes in land and resource use. A decline in land and resource use in some areas and consequent concerns for food security, are directly linked to the effects of climate change, particularly in coastal areas where melting sea ice, erratic weather events and changes in the stability of landscapes (e.g., erosion, slumping) are leading to increased risks for land users. Natural resource development, while creating some new economic opportunities, may be compounding rather than offsetting such stresses of environmental change for vulnerable populations. While the IPY program has contributed to our understanding of some aspects of well-being in the arctic, many other issues of social, economic, cultural and political significance, including those unrelated to environmental change, remain poorly understood.Climatic Change

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“…These kinds of generalized assessments provide only a narrow understanding of Indigenous well-being (Prout 2011;Kral et al 2011;Parlee et al 2007). Well-being, like the .…”

Section: Theoretical Framework: Concepts Of Well-being-what Does It Mmentioning

confidence: 99%

Well-being and environmental change in the arctic: a synthesis of selected research from Canada’s International Polar Year program

Parlee

Furgal

2012

Climatic Change

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“…Critics argue that this form of 'postcolonial demography' has largely been geared towards meeting the needs of government rather than the needs of Indigenous peoples and communities (see, for example, Altman 2009; Kukutai and Taylor 2013;Prout 2012;Taylor 2008). By focusing policy interventions solely on individual-level behaviour change rather than underlying power inequalities, contemporary forms of inequality are decoupled from the unequal institutional arrangements that structure the relationship between Indigenous peoples and the State, itself a product of colonialism.…”

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The field of Indigenous health and the role of colonisation and history

2016

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“…Qualitative research conducted from the perspective of the dominant culture would still be conducted with the same mind-set as a quantitative researcher from the same culture. The form of data generated would differ but the same issues remain, along with additional issues that arise when having to actively engage with a culturally distinct people at a more intimate level for what is likely to be a much a longer period of time (for data collection) than is required for quantitative research (Prout 2012;Putt 2013). …”

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Assessing the Prison Experience for Australian First Peoples: A Prospective Research Approach

Rynne

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2015

Int J for Crime, Justice & Social Democracy

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Australian First Peoples hyperincarceration is concomitant with the trauma of historical and contemporary colonisation in perpetuating social dysfunction. Ongoing colonisation has been sustained by research that does not respect First Peoples epistemology, axiology, and ontology. Given this, the impact of prison quality and the potential association with First Peoples imprisonment and recidivism has been inadequately researched. Therefore there is a need to examine prison quality as experienced by Australian First Peoples. The purpose of this paper is to conceptualise a decolonising prison quality research method that is respectful of and culturally sensitive to Australian First Peoples. The proposed method interfaces First Peoples yarning with Appreciative Inquiry. Underpinning the proposed method is that all researchers, First Peoples or non-Indigenous, are attuned to cultural awareness and sensitive to the engagement process. When yarning is interfaced with Appreciative Inquiry and the latter is modified in consultation with First Peoples input, the proposed research method empowers research participants, potentially contributing to de-colonisation.

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Indigenous Wellbeing Frameworks in Australia and the Quest for Quantification

Cited by 51 publications

References 15 publications

Well-being and environmental change in the arctic: a synthesis of selected research from Canada’s International Polar Year program

Well-being and environmental change in the arctic: a synthesis of selected research from Canada’s International Polar Year program

The field of Indigenous health and the role of colonisation and history

Assessing the Prison Experience for Australian First Peoples: A Prospective Research Approach

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