CARECountry

Madison Shakespeare

CARECountry

Madison Shakespeare

School of Arts

Research output: Other contribution

Abstract

CARECountry is a geo-emotional digital platform designed by Dr. Madison Shakespeare that enables users to map natural elements, document ecological changes, and share personal reflections on how these changes affect their wellbeing and connection to Country. Australian First Nations peoples have cared for Country for over 65,000 years, ensuring the wellbeing of all Communities and our shared natural environment. This Indigenous-designed project invites users to share their emotional responses to their unique experiences in nature and to reflect on environmental changes impacting Country.

CARECountry is a culturally respectful digital space that honours and values users’ lived experiences. By connecting contributions through shared connection to Country, it facilitates yarning and dialogue around collective care for the environment. By raising awareness of environmental changes that affect everyone, CARECountry promotes shared responsibility, allyship, and collective stewardship, reinforcing the deep interconnection between people’s wellbeing, place, and the health of Country. This platform fosters mutual understanding, healing, and culturally grounded relationships between people and the natural world.

Original language	English
Type	Digital research platform
Media of output	Digital App platform
Publisher	Western Sydney University
Place of Publication	online
Publication status	Published - 2025

Bibliographical note

Dr. Madison Shakespeare is the Indigenous designer of CARECountry, a geo-emotional digital platform that fosters connections between people, Country, and wellbeing. Proudly identifying as a Gadigal saltwater woman, Madison is a multidisciplinary lawyer, filmmaker, artist, poet, and academic with extensive experience leading culturally-led research and Indigenous knowledge projects. She integrates Indigenous ways of knowing, doing, and being into her work, emphasizing relational accountability and cultural safety. As the designer of CARECountry, she has created a culturally respectful digital space where users can map natural elements, document ecological changes, and share personal reflections, promoting shared responsibility and collective care of Country. Her work reflects a deep commitment to Indigenous sovereignty, ecological custodianship, and healing through Indigenous storytelling and yarning methodologies. Madison is also actively engaged in community advisory roles and academic research focused on Indigenous health, social determinants, and decolonising practices in research and culture.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 4 Quality Education
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13 Climate Action
SDG 14 Life Below Water
SDG 15 Life on Land
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

Keywords

Custodianship of Country
Indigenist research
Indigenous and non-Indigenous relations
Indigenous knowledges
Indigenous ways of knowing
Indigenous worldview ontology
Decolonising climate and adaptation scholarship (DCAS)
decolonial research methodology
climate activism
climate-change impact
Climate change and health
climate change education
Global warming
pollution prevention

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CARECountry

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