Context Efforts are underway in many parts of the world to develop medical education
curricula that address the health care issues of indigenous populations. The topic of …

Selma Macfarlane, PhD has been involved in social work education for 20 years, primarily
as a Lecturer at Deakin University in Geelong, Victoria. She has publications in the areas of …

The prevalence of diabetes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (hereafter
'Aboriginal') Australians is three times greater than non-Aboriginal Australians, contributing …

In this study, we attempted to explore the experiences and beliefs of Aboriginal families as
they cared for their children in the first year of life. We collected family stories concerning …

Indigenous peoples around the world suffer from health disparities attributed to a plethora of
risk factors and social determinants of health stemming from colonialism and systemic …

Reflexivity involves the ability to understand how one's social locations and experiences of
advantage or disadvantage have shaped the way one understands the world. The capacity …

In a national survey of witnessing racism, ten per cent of respondents reported an event
where they perceived a white Australian had been the target of racism. We discuss the …

Beginning in the 1970s, the efforts of the Australian settler state to help its Indigenous
minority shifted away from 'assimilation'and embraced the principles of 'self-determination' …

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander men have the worst health of any group in Australia.
Despite this, relevant policies do not specifically explain how the issue will be improved …

This article addresses an apparent paradox between academic and policy depictions of
American Indian reservations as “broken” and “unhealthy” places, and Indigenous youth …