Focused on developing practical communication skills, this workshop is for Indigenous PhD scholars from any Australian university, working in health and wellbeing.

Session topics

Facilitated sessions will include

• the importance of communicating the work we do as Indigenous researchers
• how and why we share our work
• how sharing work can lead to positive outcomes for communities, and help to make our work more relevant across contexts
• translating our work for different forums, and picking the right forum for your purpose
• a writing exercise – bring your laptop and/or notebook

Facilitators include

• Madi Day, Murri researcher and lecturer who works in the Department of Critical Indigenous Studies at Macquarie University. Their areas of research include gender and colonialism, technology and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQIA+ health and wellbeing. They specialise in Indigenist and community-led research practices.
• Professor Sean Taylor, Director of Onemda: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Wellbeing
• Associate Professor Shawana Andrews, Director of the Melbourne Poche Centre for Indigenous Health and Associate Dean Indigenous, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
• Dr Tui Crumpen, Peeneeyt Thanampool (Strong Women) Aunty Joan Vickery and Aunty Angela Clarke MDHS Indigenous Post-doctoral Fellow and Shani Crumpen, PhD Scholar with the Department of Rural Health, Melbourne Medical School
• Dr Cindy Blackstock, of the Gitxsan First Nation, is Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society and is a Professor at McGill University’s School of Social Work. Dr Blackstock is also Chancellor of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. Dr. Blackstock’s research interests are indigenous theory and the identification and remediation of structural inequalities affecting First Nations children, youth and families and she is the author of over 50 publications.
• Paul Stewart, CEO, Lowitja Institute

Who’s this workshop for?

This workshop is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PhD scholars only, from any Australian University.

Domestic flights and accommodation are available for participants outside of Narrm.

Register by Friday 15 November, or contact Warwick Padgham to indicate your interest.

Meet and Greet dinner

Participants are invited to a Pre Workshop Dinner on Wednesday 27 November, to meet, network and connect with peers.

Narrm Oration

The Narrm Oration is Melbourne University’s key address that profiles leading Indigenous peoples from across the world in order to enrich our ideas about possible futures for Indigenous Australia.

The 2024 Narrm Oration will be delivered by Professor Yalmay Yunupiŋu titled ‘Djambatj Dhukarr’ (road to excellence) Walking Between Two Worlds’.

Professor Yunupiŋu is a much loved and respected Yolŋu leader from Northeast Arnhem Land. Before retiring in March 2023, Professor Yunupiŋu was a teacher linguist at Yirrkala Bilingual School for over four decades. Known as a ‘bilingual warrior’, she was twice awarded a ‘Teacher of Excellence’ by the Northern Territory Department of Education and made a lifetime member of the Teacher’s Union.

Questions

For more information, contact Warwick Padgham, Manager Indigenous Student Programs, Melbourne Poche Centre for Indigenous Health by email padghamw@unimelb.edu.au