Making children and families welcome: from the dance floor to keynote presentations at #Lowitja2025

Making children and families welcome: from the dance floor to keynote presentations at #Lowitja2025 www.croakey.org/making-child...

The quotable quote now featured at @croakeynews.bsky.social
homepage comes from this wrap of #Lowitja2025 by Assoc Prof Danielle Manton:

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And happy NAIDOC!

Making children and families welcome: from the dance floor to keynote presentations at #Lowitja2025

Making children and families welcome: from the dance floor to keynote presentations at #Lowitja2025 www.croakey.org/making-child...

Writing Indigenous futures – “boldly, fearlessly, and together” *** Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article mentions someone who has passed *** Introduction by Croakey:

In our final report from #Lowitja2025, Assoc Prof Danielle Manton: Writing Indigenous futures – “boldly, fearlessly, and together”
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And baby Ivy makes her first conference appearance...and article

Making children and families welcome: from the dance floor to keynote presentations at #Lowitja2025 Children and families were made welcome at the Lowitja Institute's recent international conference, bringing many benefits for participants and families,

Making children and families welcome: from the dance floor to keynote presentations at #Lowitja2025
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by Assoc Prof Summer May Finlay

Making children and families welcome: from the dance floor to keynote presentations at #Lowitja2025

Making children and families welcome: from the dance floor to keynote presentations at #Lowitja2025 www.croakey.org/making-child... #publichealth

Celebrating Blak excellence, culture and knowledge *** Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article mentions someone who has passed *** Highlights from the

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Walking together in wellness, where collective rights enable Indigenous Peoples to thrive Introduction by Croakey: An emerging paradigm shift for First Nations people in Canada, reflecting the United Nations Declaration on the

Walking together in wellness, where collective rights enable Indigenous Peoples to thrive – Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/walking-toge...
A must-read from recent #Lowitja2025 @LowitjaInstitut

Walking together in wellness, where collective rights enable Indigenous Peoples to thrive Introduction by Croakey: An emerging paradigm shift for First Nations people in Canada, reflecting the United Nations Declaration on the

Walking together in wellness, where collective rights enable Indigenous Peoples to thrive – Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/walking-toge...
A must-read from recent #Lowitja2025

“We took action” – turning up to protect Country in Australia and Aotearoa *** Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article mentions someone who has passed *** Introduction by Croakey:

“We took action” – turning up to protect Country in Australia and Aotearoa – Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/we-took-acti...
@mariemcinerney.bsky.social reports from #Lowitja2025

Walking together in wellness, where collective rights enable Indigenous Peoples to thrive Introduction by Croakey: An emerging paradigm shift for First Nations people in Canada, reflecting the United Nations Declaration on the

Walking together in wellness, where collective rights enable Indigenous Peoples to thrive – Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/walking-toge...
By Assoc Prof Summer May Finlay & @mariemcinerney.bsky.social from recent #Lowitja2025

And here is Assoc Prof Summer May Finlay speaking with Professor Sheryl Lightfoot, a leading Canadian Indigenous rights expert, at #Lowitja2025
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On the importance of advocacy, being at the table & recent global developments for First Nations Peoples

Kei te mihi nunui ki ngā kaimahi i ā koutou tautoko ki #Lowitja2025.

Scrapping the national census raises data sovereignty and surveillance fears for Māori Social licence and consent are central to trust in state data systems. Changes to the way census information is gathered make this especially important for Māori.

Scrapping the national census raises data sovereignty and surveillance fears for Māori
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Distinguished Prof Linda Tuhiwai Smith (www.wananga.ac.nz/about/awanui...) offers the closing statement of the #Lowitja2025 Conference on Kaurna Country.

There's growing interest globally in engaging with/valuing Indigenous knowledges, says Justin Mohamed, Australia's inaugural Ambassador for First Nations People.
Speaking with Assoc Prof Summer May Finlay at #Lowitja2025
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Interested in submitting a paper to the Lowitja Journal? As a Senior Editor with the journal, I encourage you to see the resources for authors - www.lowitjajournal.org.au & or ask Catherine Chamberlain, Moana Waitoki, me & others on the editorial board. We need your great work! #Lowitja2025

Karina Maxwell, @UQHealth @UQPoche @UQ_News has years of social work practice, and brings this to her teaching, PhD research & her presentation at #Lowitja2025 focused on family & peer advocacy & support for Indigenous families in the child protection system.

Interesting insights here from Prof Ian Anderson re his experience of working on National Agreement on Closing the Gap – on power, accountability & challenges of co-design.

Speaking with Assoc Prof Summer May Finlay at #Lowitja2025

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Nat Lee, UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, Faculty of Health, Medicine & Behavioural Sciences, UQ presented some of her PhD research work on ‘Anti-racist stances in public health’ at the #lowitja2025 Conference. It’s important & much needed work within the #publichealth arena!

Health services face legal risk over poor quality care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients *** Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article mentions someone who has died *** An urgent need

Health services face legal risk over poor quality care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients – Report from #Lowitja2025 by Assoc Prof Summer May Finlay & @mariemcinerney.bsky.social
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It’s always good to see these two strong, deadly & smart women & today was no exception. Dr Simone Sherriff, Sydney Uni, and A/Prof Summer May Finlay, Uni of Wollongong. We’re all at the #Lowitja2025 Conference on Kaurna Country.

Here is Assoc Prof Summer May Finlay speaking with Dr Mark Wenitong at #Lowitja2025, on the need for mainstream health systems & services to provide much better care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients.
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I caught up with Lorelle Holland, of UQ Poche Centre for #Indigenous Health, UQ Health, Medicine & Behavioural Sciences at the #Lowitja2025 Conference. She’s presenting her PhD #research today on the powerful ways people build resistance to #incarceration of #Indigenous #children.

Terrific!! Pekeri Ruska, @indigenousfuturescentre & Tegan Burns & Aunty Mary Burgess #Minjerribah #Moorgumpin Elders-in-Council Aboriginal Corporation at #Lowitja2025 on the #Quandamooka Community-Led #JusticeReinvestment Initiative! Thank you for the work you’re all doing with & for community!

Dr Janine Gertz, ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Futures, UQ & & Allison Hoolihan, CEO, Gugu Badhun Corp at #Lowitja2025 on ‘Building Gugu Badhun Self-Determination & Self-Government’. See Gugu Badhun Sovereignty- search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/...; & journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Thanks to everyone who came to hear from A/Prof Summer Finlay, @UOW & me, @ARC_IFC @UQPoche at #Lowitja2025 about Indigenous health & wellbeing evaluations, and commissioning. Links to papers in posts below. Thanks Dr Kim O’Donnell, @UniofAdelaide for chairing our session.

Great work Amanda Sibosado! Amanda who’s from @UQPoche Centre for Indigenous Health presented at #Lowitja2025 on ‘Meaningful collaboration & culturally centre co-design’ with a focus on young people. Young people matter!

Wiradjuri woman & @UQPoche @UQHealth Senior Project Officer Kellie Stacy showed via her presentation at #Lowitja2025 that she’s all over the stats & info from the national survey of Indigenous young people aged 16-29. Way to go Kellie!