Conducting research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities requires a respectful, ethical, and culturally sensitive approach. This case study provides comprehensive guidance on how to engage with communities effectively, ensuring that research practices honour their unique cultural heritage and lived experiences. Written Resources Steps for Involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities – prepared […]
The NSW Government, Agency for Clinical Innovation, Co-design Toolkit: Working Together with Aboriginal Communities is designed to support respectful, culturally grounded collaboration with Aboriginal communities in service design and improvement. The toolkit emphasises the importance of bringing Aboriginal perspectives—ways of being, knowing, and doing—to the forefront of the co-design process. It draws on the 8 […]
If you are looking at co-design with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities, this website provides tips and resources around best practice for successful engagement.
The Lowitja Institute’s 2020 discussion paper, Aboriginal Participatory Action Research: An Indigenous Research Methodology Strengthening Decolonisation and Social and Emotional Wellbeing, defines and promotes Aboriginal Participatory Action Research (APAR) as a transformative Indigenous research methodology.
This discussion paper builds on findings from the Murru Minya study, a national investigation into how ethical processes are implemented in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research. It provides a comprehensive overview of the principles and governance frameworks that support culturally safe, respectful, and ethical research practices.
The purpose of the AIATSIS Code of Ethics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research is to promote ethical, responsible, and culturally respectful research practices that uphold the rights and interests of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
The NHMRC’s Ethical Conduct in Research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Communities (2018) provides a framework of principles that ensure research involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is: safe, respectful, responsible, high quality and of benefit to the communities involved. These guidelines are designed to support researchers and stakeholders in conducting […]