NIKERI Institute Research Symposium
In July, NIKERI hosted our first Research Symposium. The event, led by NIKERI Associate Director of Research, Dr Kim Kinnear was an opportunity to welcome current students, community and prospective students to hear more about our research agendas, innovations and...
Meeneer Pa Tyama Book Launch
In May we celebrated the publication of a new book by Joleen Ryan (NIKERI Social Work Lecturer), Associate Professor Sophie Goldingay (Deakin Bachelor of Social Work Course Director) and Dr Angela Daddow (former Deakin Senior Lecturer in Social Work) with our Meaner...
3KND Live Radio Broadcast
In February we welcomed the 3KND team to NIKERI for a live broadcast. The Melbourne-based community radio station traveled throughout Victoria for the month, visiting Aboriginal organisations and community locations to conduct live broadcasts interviewing mob. We...
Right Story, Wrong Story
Following on from his best selling 'Sand Talk', NIKERI Institute academic Dr Tyson Yunkaporta's second book further explores how Indigenous thinking can impact society. Sand Talk, Tyson Yunkaporta’s bestselling debut, cast an Indigenous lens on contemporary...
Ways of Valuing, Knowing, Being, and Doing are leading the research at NIKERI
The National Indigenous Knowledges Education Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute at Deakin University is paving the way for a new wave of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers. NIKERI Institute has been providing opportunities to First Nations...
Journey through research
The following is a profile of current NIKERI Institute PhD student Julie-ann Christian. Julie initially studied the Graduate Diploma of Indigenous Research where she gained high grades and decided to continue her research through to doctorate level. Julie is a...
The Indigenous Knowledges Systems Lab
Deakin’s Indigenous Knowledges Systems Lab is a space where Indigenous practitioners can apply their thinking and systems to different contexts around the world. While promoting his book Sand Talk Dr Tyson Yunkaporta shared the following quote: “…rarely do we see the...
Vessels of love: Darug weaving that connects generations, community and country
Jules Christian is an Indigenous Research student at NIKERI Institute. This article was published by Garland Magazine. Jules Christian reflects on how weaving helps her cope with the fear of abandonment that is a legacy of colonisation. Weaving is a central...
Art celebrates sacred site
The Indigenous Sculpture Park in Ballarat has seen the reawakening of a sacred site, thanks to the work of local artist and Wadawurrung traditional owner, Deanne Gilson. The public artwork — titled Murrup Larr, Ancestral Stones — is a traditional stone circle...
PhD student recognised with award
Congratulations to PhD student Jessica Byrne who recently received the Dr Phillip Brown Research Award. The Award is named in memory of Dr Philip Brown, an eminent historian whose work is characterised by meticulous research and extensive use of primary sources,...