Towards Indigenous Self-Determination

Welcome to the Indigenous Research Support Network's 2024 Seminar Series: "Determining Futures at the Interface". The focus for this series is on Cultural Interface Scholarship and Indigenous Self-Determination Agendas.

About the Seminar

In this first seminar of the series, Prof Nakata will outline JCU's effort to turn us toward Indigenous self-determination agendas. There are traditions and customs that have long projected Indigenous people as principal agents in their development as a people. These traditions served as foundations for the development of an individual's self-worth, dignity, and self-respect. Central to this process was being able to do things and make decisions without the help of others, being self-reliant, and making their own way in life. These traditions, however, have been eroded over time by well-meaning people but ultimately disempowering acts of benevolence from governments and other entities. The restoration of these fundamental aspects of Indigenous motivation to advance self-determination agendas is key if there is to be any significant change to the ways we address the inequities that exist in this country.

Seminar Venues

This seminar will be presented by Prof Nakata at JCU Townsville, Bebegu Yumba Campus. The event will be livestreamed to The Cairns Institute, D003-003 at JCU Cairns, Nguma-bada Campus and available online via Zoom. A Zoom link will be provided to those attendees who select their attendance mode as online prior to the event.

This seminar series is hosted by the Indigenous Education and Research Centre's Indigenous Research Support Network (IRSN). Find out more about events in this series here.