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The National Centre for Indigenous Studies (NCIS) was established in January 2005. NCIS’s charter is for it to be recognised as a leading academic institute for inter-disciplinary research in fields of relevance to Indigenous Australians, especially in relation to the enrichment of scholarly and public understandings of Australian Indigenous cultures and histories. NCIS works collaboratively with the nine main research and teaching areas of relevance to Indigenous Australians within the ANU.
NCIS is privileged to have close working relationships with the Australian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Reconciliation Australia and the National Museum of Australia.
NCIS Charter
Vision: To ensure that Indigenous knowledges, perspectives and experiences are respected, valued, accessed and incorporated into all learning environments at the ANU and beyond.
Operational Objectives
Goals and Purposes
- To promote the recognition of and respect for Indigenous knowledges, perspectives and experiences in law, Indigenous public policy, community and the public domain.
- To promote debate between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, policy-makers and researchers about our shared past, present and future, at the local, national and global level.
- To promote the participation of Indigenous people in research, education, teaching and learning at the ANU.
- To establish a focal point for the co-ordination of Indigenous education and research across the ANU academic community and the development of collaborative initiatives that bring together the resources of the ANU.
- To support the development of the knowledge, skill and capacities of Indigenous peoples and relevant organisations to build healthy, self-sustaining communities, clans, tribes and nations.
Our Research Priorities
The Research Priorities of NCIS are as follows
- Indigenous engagement, Indigenous governance and Indigenous public policy
- International Indigenous issues
- Law, rights and social justice issues
- Education on Indigenous issues
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