Social Sciences, Community Work, Health Studies

Dawn is a senior social worker and an experienced Indigenous qualitative health researcher whose
research focuses on the application of Indigenous research and critical, de-colonising methodologies in health research with Indigenous peoples in Australia. Dawn is collaborating closely with Prof. Adone and team.

Her research interest are currently focussed on documenting, describing and reviving Indigenous languages. She has a new focus on the Indigenous languages of Pakistan, including Saraiki of the Punjab and Torwali of Swat. She has two Australian Research Council Discovery Projects one with Prof John Maynard on the history of Aboriginal missions and reserves in eastern Australia and the history of Aboriginal people who were not institutionalised. The other DP is about the practise of ‘corroboree’ by Aboriginal people in the ‘assimilation period’ of the mid C20 in Australia. She is interested in the use of Indigenous research methodologies and and community engaged research practises. She is Aboriginal Australian and her community is Ngarigu of the Snowy Mountains in south eastern Australia. Jakelin has worked closely with members of CAS such as Prof. Adone.

She specialises in collaborative qualitative research and community education with remote Aboriginal communities. Her primary areas of interest include intercultural communication, particularly related to Indigenous health and early childhood; and culturally responsive policy and practice, in both research and provision of health and education services. Improving recognition of the critical importance of Indigenous cultural and linguistic expertise is an ongoing priority. Anne is collaborating closely with Prof. Adone and team.

Dikul provides cultural and linguistic support to many researchers and projects. She is a passionate mentor of young people and delivers suicide prevention and awareness programs across North East Arnhem Land. Dikul is also an accomplished Pandanus weaver and regularly teaches these Yolŋu skills to small groups.

She is also a student at the University of Southern Queensland studying Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Anthropology. She is passionate about sharing perspectives through Yolngu kinship structure and Yolngu cosmology. She also teaches cultural competency training through Aboriginal resource development ARDS. Her language is Djambarrbuyngu and she is learning her mother’s language which is Warramiri. She is accomplished at weaving using pandanus fibers and natural native bush dyes. Rachel is collaborating closely with Prof. Adone and team.