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Interview: First Nations led investigator SSI research project

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In this interview with Bumma Bippera Media (Queensland, September 2023), Dr Madison Shakespeare (Gadigal Traditional Owner and First Nations-led investigator) discusses her role in a Western Sydney University ICS and Settlement Services International (SSI) collaborative research project exploring refugee resettlement in Australia. The conversation focuses on her leadership of the YarnCountry onCountry workshops, which engaged refugee participants across Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria with Indigenous cultural protocols, Welcome to Country ceremonies, yarning, and place-based activities. Insights from the multi-site SSI YarnCountry research report inform the discussion.

Subject

Dr Shakespeare highlights how Indigenous-led engagement fosters cultural safety, belonging, and understanding for refugees, while illustrating parallels between refugee experiences of displacement and Indigenous histories of dispossession. The interview emphasizes the significance of Indigenous-led research in bridging communities, promoting cross-cultural dialogue, and supporting social cohesion in multicultural Australia.

Period25 Sept 2023

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  • TitleFirst Nations led investigator SSI research project
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletBumma Bippera Media Queensland
    Media typeRadio
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    Date25/09/23
    DescriptionIn this interview with Bumma Bippera Media (Queensland, September 2023), Dr Madison Shakespeare (Gadigal Traditional Owner and First Nations-led investigator) discusses her role in a WSU ICS and Settlement Services International (SSI) collaborative research project exploring refugee resettlement in Australia. The conversation focuses on her work leading the YarnCountry onCountry workshops, which engaged refugee participants across Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria with Indigenous cultural protocols, Welcome to Country ceremonies, yarning, and place-based activities. Drawing on insights from the multi-site SSI YarnCountry research report, Dr Shakespeare highlights how Indigenous-led engagement fosters cultural safety, belonging, and understanding for refugees, while illustrating the parallels between refugee experiences of displacement and Indigenous histories of dispossession. The interview emphasizes the importance of Indigenous-led research in bridging communities, promoting cross-cultural dialogue, and supporting social cohesion in multicultural Australia.
    PersonsMadison Shakespeare
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