Williams, Lewis and Stuart, Lynne and Reedy, Natasha (2015) Remapping country, kin and culture on the Darling Downs and Southwest Queensland: some suggestions for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal resilience and well-being. Journal of Australian Indigenous Issues, 18 (4). pp. 21-38. ISSN 1440-5202
Abstract
Recent years have seen resilience discourse occupy an increasingly significant space within the health and well-being domains; a situation which is similarly the case in the Darling Downs and Southwest Queensland regions, Australia. These changes are flanked by a growing social innovation movement that recognizes the importance of making the links between social and ecological resilience in ways that include disenfranchised communities as active participants; particularly the Aboriginal peoples within those communities. Today, these regions have significant Aboriginal populations and theoretically potential for this form of engagement. However, a particularly violent and bloody colonial history has left its Aboriginal populations displaced with accompanying significant health and well-being challenges. Authored by three health academics engaged in research and teaching activities within these communities, this paper outlines contemporary human progress and well-being issues for these regions, and proposes an ‘integral approach to cultural and epistemological remapping’ as one means of aligning social and ecological resilience and addressing these issues.
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| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | c. 2015 Swinburne University of Technology. |
| Faculty / Department / School: | Current - Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences - School of Nursing and Midwifery |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Feb 2017 00:39 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Feb 2017 06:43 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Darling Downs; resilience; well-being; Indigenous |
| Fields of Research : | 11 Medical and Health Sciences > 1117 Public Health and Health Services > 111701 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health 20 Language, Communication and Culture > 2002 Cultural Studies > 200201 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Studies |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/30678 |
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