The ANU Institute for Indigenous Australia (ANUIIA) is an inter-disciplinary grouping of more than 150 researchers and educators in Indigenous Studies. ANUIIA draws its members from eleven Centres, Faculties and Research Schools. ANUIIA's members conduct research in the field, in archives and in libraries. They contribute to the editing of several periodicals in Indigenous studies.

The Australian National University Institute for Indigenous Australia seeks to:

• Enable Indigenous Australians to develop sustainable communities, cultures, environments and socioeconomic development,
• Accurately document their diverse histories, cultures and identities.
• Further the exercise of self-determined community based goverance and land management capacities,
• Enhance the conditions for Indigenous health and well-being.

The Institute's unique interdisciplinary grouping of researchers and educators in Indigenous Studies work to further the social, economic and political development of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and to promote informed understanding, recognition and respect for Indigenous cultures, histories and identities.

Indigenous Studies at ANU

Students and researchers will find that the ANU offers a variety of opportunities to study Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture. Degrees may be pursued at the undergraduate and graduate level and post doctoral fellowships support further research for promising scholars. The University's academic staff conduct research both on contract and independently. More information can be found under the Programs Menu

Priority Areas of Research and Education

• Sustainable Community Development. Research into the basis for Indigenous Australians' survival and prosperity, including issues of: land tenure, relationships with three levels of government, economic viability, public health and epidemiology, and criminology.
• Environment. Research into past and present patterns of land and sea use, emphasising Indigenous understandings of Nature - both traditional and modern.
• History and Indigenous and Australian Identities. Research into the history of Australia's colonisation, and Indigenous responses and initiatives. Stories of colonisation and survival, told in print, song, speech and the visual and musical arts.

Governance

The membership in the ANUIIA includes over 150 scholars and students. Through these members, it is affliated with 11 Centres, Faculties, Research Schools and Institutes both on and off the ANU campus. The members elect a steering committee comprised of ten individuals. Five other members are appointed by the committee.

Management

The Coordinator provides administrative support for the Convenor and Steering Committee of the ANUIIA.

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