Our worldwide connections
University of Alaska
Dr Bernice Joseph, Vice Chancellor of Rural, Community & Native Education. The Fairbanks College of Rural & Community Development. PhD student with the David Unaipon College of Indigenous Education and Research. Dr Peter Gale Supervisor.
The Fairbanks College of Rural & Community Development, University of Alaska, is home to six rural and community campuses that serve nearly two thirds of Alaska's total land area including more than 160 primarily Native communities. The CRCD is the centre for support & development of distance delivery education throughout the university.
University
of Hawaii
Professor Peter Buckskin and Dr Tangi Steen. Discussions around strategic partnerships to develop Indigenous Knowledges.
Founded in 1907, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is the flagship campus of the University of Hawaiʻi System. Students enrol from across the nation and the world to take advantage of UH Mānoa's unique research opportunities, diverse community, nationally-ranked Division I athletics program, and beautiful landscape.
The World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium (WINHEC)
Professor Peter Buckskin. Executive member.
WINHEC provides an international forum and support for Indigenous Peoples to pursue common goals through higher education. Launched in 2002, WINHEC founding state/country members included Australia, the states of Hawaiï and Alaska and the American Indian Higher Education Consortium of the United States, Canada, the Wänanga of Aotearoa (New Zealand), and Saamiland (North Norway).
WINHEC was established to:
- Accelerate the articulation of Indigenous epistemology (ways of knowing, education, philosophy, and research);
- Protect and enhance Indigenous spiritual beliefs, culture and languages through higher education;
- Advance the social, economical, and political status of Indigenous Peoples that contribute to the well-being of Indigenous communities through higher education;
- Create an accreditation body for Indigenous education initiatives and systems that identify common criteria, practices and principles by which Indigenous Peoples live;
- Recognize the significance of Indigenous education;
- Create a global network for sharing knowledge through exchange forums and state of the art technology ; and
- Recognize the educational rights of Indigenous Peoples.
The David Unaipon College has maintained important ties with the WINHEC Executive through its founding members. In 2009, UniSA and the David Unaipon College of Indigenous Education and Research were host to visiting Indigenous WINHEC Executive and founding member Dr Verlie Anne Malina Wright and Dr Peter Hanohano of the Hawaiian Ministry of Education.
Sami University College, Norway
Professor Peter Buckskin. International guest
Sámi University College was established in 1989 and has about 260 students and 52 faculty, technical and administrative staff. It is one of 25 Norwegian state university colleges and located in Kautokeino (or Guovdageaidnu), Norway The college has a national responsibility for Sámi higher education, including education within teaching and journalism. The college syllabus is developed on the basis of Sámi needs and is from a Sami or Indigenous Perspective. The College aims to develop Sámi as an academic language. The college has students from all four countries covered by Sapmi.
Sami University College will host the 2010 WINHEC Annual General meeting and Conference.
Leaders in the Indigenous Knowledges movement, Sami University College regularly advertise events such as 'Environmental Journalism from a Sami Perspective' which are of particular interest to the David Unaipon College Indigenous Content effort.
Aboriginal
Art Museum Utrecht, (AAMU) Netherlands
Dr Brenda Croft. Board of Directors. One of only 2 Indigenous representatives from Australia
AAMU is the only museum in Europe that is entirely dedicated to contemporary Aboriginal art from Australia.
University of Virginia,
USA
Dr Brenda Croft. Advisory Committee, Kluge Rhue Collection
The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia promotes learning about Australian Aboriginal art and culture through an integrated program of collection management, exhibition, education, research and publication.
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU),New Delhi,
India
Professor Alan Mayne. Ford Foundation Visiting Professorial Fellow. Centre for the Study of Law and Governance.
Dr Peter Gale. Collaboration with publications and future research. School of International Studies. Professor R Narayanan and Professor Priti Singh. Priti Singh (ed.), Indigenous Identity and Activism (New Delhi Shipra Publications, 2009) ISBN No: 978-81-7541-488-4. Also collaboration on the question of governance with regard to Australian Aborigines and the tribals in India, poverty alleviation in the tribal regions of India, the welfare-oriented approach taken by the Indian government and the need for the recognition of legal pluralism.
During the forty-six years of its existence, the School of International Studies has established itself as one of the premier institutions in the country for the study of international relations and area studies. The School has made pioneering contributions in promoting the study of international relations as an academic discipline in India and in advancing knowledge and understanding of international affairs in an inter-disciplinary perspective. The School is also the first institution in the country to promote “Area Studies” and to develop expertise on various counties and regions of the world. It has also acquired an international reputation as a center of advanced learning.
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
New Delhi, India
Professor Alan Mayne. Member of the expert committee overseeing the development of the Gandian Studies Program, a collaborative project between the Indira Gandhi National Open University and the Government of India's Gandhi memorial institution, Gandhi Smriti and Garshan Samiti.
Since its establishment in 1985, the University has contributed significantly to the development of higher education in the country through the distance mode.
The University has extended its outreach beyond the borders of the country. The University entered into bilateral and multi-lateral cooperation and alliances with several countries, especially in Asia and Africa: United Arab Emirates (Dubai, Al Ain, Sharjah, Fujairah), Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Seychelles, Mauritius, Maldives, Ethiopia, Madagascar and Liberia. The IGNOU intends to establish collaboration and partnership with government agencies and other open universities through international organisations like UNESCO, Commonwealth Secretariat, Commonwealth of Learning (COL), and World Health Organisation (WHO). To promote international understanding, the University has a scheme of fellowships for academics and other staff working in the open universities of Asia under the Inter-University Staff Exchange Scheme. The University hosts, supports and participates in national and international conferences to give impetus to research and academic activities of the faculty and staff.
Apart from teaching, research and training, extension education is an important component of academic activities of IGNOU. Extension education provides much needed linkages between the community and the University. Various literacy programmes focusing on community awareness, education and training in need-based and relevant areas have been successfully undertaken by the University as a part of its strategy of social intervention and community capacity building.
Australia-India
Council
Professor Alan Mayne. Panel member of the Australia-India Council's Australian Studies Fellowship program.
Fellowships for the study of Australia by Indian University Teaching Staff and Postgraduates are available as part of the Australian Studies program of the Australia-India Council (AIC)
The primary purpose of the AIC Fellowship program is to more fully acquaint visiting Indian scholars with Australian Studies Centres and programs in Australia. However, some agreed portion of the time, which is consistent with the itinerary, may be spent pursuing individual research on Australia.
Indian Society for the Study of Australia (IASA)
Professor Alan Mayne, Dr Peter Gale, Dr Alice Healy.
Collaboration with publications (Professor Alan Mayne)
The Indian Association for the Study of Australia (IASA) was created in 2000 for the promotion and encouragement of the study of Australia in India. It has an interdisciplinary focus and addresses issues pertaining to all facets of Australian society including culture, humanities, social sciences, international studies, media and literature. It organizes seminars, conferences and workshops. It publishes and prints material contributing to the study of Australia in India.
University of Otago
Professor Peter Buckskin, Dr Tangi Steen. In 2008 the David Unaipon College was host to the University of Otago Office of Maori Development and since that time an enduring relationship has resulted in the sharing of Indigenous Knowledges.
Otago's commitment to Mãori development is articulated in their Mãori Strategic Framework, the Mãori strategy to 2012. Treaty relationships and the Mãori Strategic Framework provide the platform for the collective commitment to excellence in educational outcomes for all students.
The University's southern roots are anchored in a special relationship with the communities of Otãgo and Southland, including a special partnership with Ngãi Tahu, by way of a Memorandum of Understanding with Te Rūnanga o Ngãi Tahu. Both parties acknowledge that the University extends beyond the Ngãi Tahu takiwã (tribal area) and memoranda with Ngãti Whatua, Ngãti Porou Hauora (Ngãti Porou), Ngãti Toa, Te Atiawa and Tipu Ora Charitable Trust (Te Arawa) are either in place or currently being negotiated. These relationships are the foundation of the University's Treaty responsiveness.
University of Regina, Canada
Dr Brenda Croft. Indigenous International Visiting Scholars Program. Associate Professor David Garneau. David Unaipon College of Indigenous Education and Research, host.
The University of Regina has a growing national reputation for excellence in teaching and research. The University's comprehensive services and programs prepare students to excel in local and global communities and its research opportunities attract the best and brightest minds.
The University's programs have grown in response to the needs of the province; the balance of scholarship, research and public service is attracting students and international attention. Specialized programs are offered in a number of areas including journalism, social work, media production and studies, actuarial science, petroleum engineering, fine arts, software systems, education, police studies, health studies, public policy, business administration, and many others. A co-operative education program - the first in Western Canada - is available in arts, business administration, engineering and science (computer science, physics, chemistry and biochemistry, and mathematics and statistics including actuarial science internships). An Aboriginal co-operative education program is available in each of these areas.
Contemporary Maori, Indigenous Art Museum of New Zealand
Dr Brenda Croft. Indigenous International Visiting Scholars Program. Megan Tamati-Quennell. David Unaipon College of Indigenous Education and Research, host.
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, New York
Dr Brenda Croft. Indigenous International Visiting Scholars Program. Kathleen Ash-Milby. Navjo Nation. David Unaipon College of Indigenous Education and Research, host.
Opened in October 1994, the George Gustav Heye Center of the National Museum of the American Indian, at the historic Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in lower Manhattan, serves as the National Museum of the American Indian's exhibition and education facility in New York City. Permanent and temporary exhibitions, as well as a range of public programs - including music and dance performances, films, and symposia - explore the diversity of the Native people of the Americas and the strength and continuity of their cultures from the earliest times to the present.
National University of Mexico
Associate Professor Irene Watson. Scholarly networks with Indigenous academics in Mexico including Natalio Hernandez and Roberta Menchu, colleague and past winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and past participant in UN forums.
The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) was founded on September 21st, 1551 under the name Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico. It is the biggest and most important university in Mexico and Ibero-America. The fundamental aim of the UNAM is to serve both the country and humanity, train professionals, organize and carry out research, mainly on national problems and conditions, and offer cultural benefits in the broadest sense possible.
UCLA, USA
Associate Professor Irene Watson. Discussions on current ARC Research findings with UCLA International Legal Scholars.
Forty years ago, UCLA was among the first universities in the nation to establish comprehensive ethnic studies research centers. Since their founding, the American Indian Studies Center, Asian American Studies Center, Bunche Center for African American Studies, and Chicano Studies Research Center have reflected the rich ethnic diversity of California.
Home to outstanding faculty and students throughout their history, the centers have earned worldwide recognition for their scholarly output, archival work and lasting contributions to the vibrant intellectual community on campus and in Los Angeles.
Today, UCLA remains the only university with dedicated centers in all four subjects. By providing opportunities to engage in vital research relevant to these and other ethnic communities - and by advancing understanding of the interplay among various sectors of society - UCLA's ethnic studies research centres further the mission as a public university