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Dr Cass Lynch, a Koreng Wudjari Noongar researcher at Â鶹ֱ²¥, works at the intersection of culture and ecology to protect WA’s unique species and preserve Noongar knowledge.<\/p>\n\n \n <\/div>\n <\/mimas-block>\n\n At the School of Education, Professor Cheryl Kickett-Tucker is investigating how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander content is taught in Australian schools and the impact it can have on the identity and self-esteem of young children. Professor Rhonda Oliver is exploring the benefits of using translanguaging in the classroom and developing more culturally appropriate assessments to improve, celebrate and nurture the literacy and communication skills of Aboriginal children in remote and regional areas.<\/p>\n Together with the Telethon Kids Institute, we\u2019re also working on the Ngulluk Koolunga Ngulluk Koort project to connect Perth\u2019s Aboriginal community to policymakers and service providers to create better education and care outcomes for young Aboriginal children and their families.<\/p>\n Protection, conservation and restoration of country is inherent to the long-term wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. At the ARC Training Centre for Healing Country, we\u2019re fusing Indigenous knowledge and traditional approaches with western science to restore country and drive an Indigenous-led land management economy.<\/p>\n Through the Healing Land, Healing People project, Curtin researchers are blending Aboriginal cultural knowledge, history and scientific expertise to generate new strategies to slow the decline of biodiversity.<\/p>\n The team on the Reconnecting to Rivers project is exploring the link between rivers and community wellbeing, and applying the knowledge of Whadjuk Nyungar Elders to improve the long-term prospects of Western Australia\u2019s river systems.<\/p>\n We\u2019re finding ways to preserve, nourish and communicate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural practices and languages. Our researchers are using virtual reality technology to turn mission sites into healing spaces for survivors and families of the Stolen Generations.<\/p>\n At the Centre for Culture and Technology, Professor Kim Scott is leading the Indigenous Culture and Digital Technologies program to explore how digital technology can consolidate and communicate Indigenous cultural knowledge. The program includes the Wirlomin Language and Stories project to revitalise and share the language, memories, songs and stories of the Nyungar people with the wider world.<\/p>\n We\u2019re using collaborative and indigenous-led research to address racial and social inequality in Australia. Our researchers are examining the forms and impact of covert racism on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth and exploring ways to challenge and ameliorate these behaviors.<\/p>\n At Curtin\u2019s National Drug Research Institute (NDRI), Dr Jocelyn Jones is leading the Aboriginal Research Program to reform policy and improve outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This includes trialling an evidence-based behavioural program to help incarcerated Aboriginal women break the cycle of violence and offending.<\/p>\n At the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, we\u2019re investigating how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people\u2019s cultural identity, engagement and wellbeing links to socio-economic status. Together with industry partners, we\u2019re addressing the inequities of the superannuation system and exploring how housing conditions can shape and support young Aboriginal people\u2019s health and educational outcomes.<\/p>\n Curtin is exploring a range of culturally secure ways to improve and support the long-term mental and physical health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.<\/p>\n At Curtin Medical School, the Indigenous Health Research Program brings together a passionate and multidisciplinary team working to improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.<\/p>\n We\u2019re also partnering with The Kids Institute and Aboriginal Elders to promote bush tucker consumption and safe sun exposure to reduce vitamin D deficiency among Aboriginal people.<\/p>\n Curtin\u2019s Associate Professor Michael Wright and his team are collaborating with Aboriginal Elders on the Australian Government-funded Our Journey, Our Story project to co-design more culturally appropriate and responsive mental health services for Aboriginal young people and their families.<\/p>\n Moombaki \u2013 A Cultural Journey<\/em> is Aboriginal-led research combining virtual reality and classroom lessons based on Noongar languages, culture and history.<\/p>\n Jointly funded by the Australian Research Council and Â鶹ֱ²¥, the research project aims to honour and reconnect grass roots Aboriginal knowledges to primary school education.<\/p>\n The objective is to prioritise Aboriginal parents, carers, students and Aboriginal staff values, beliefs and ways of doing and embed it within the school system and relevant curriculum.<\/p>\nOur strengths<\/h2>\n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n\n
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Protecting culture and heritage<\/h3>\n
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Supporting and empowering communities<\/h3>\n
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Moombaki Cultural Learnings<\/h3>\n
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