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Unit Summary

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit

Credit points

12

AQF level

7

Level of learning

Advanced

Former School/College

College of Indigenous Peoples (Gnibi)

Unit aim

This unit explores Indigenous philosophies, knowledges, systems and processes as they apply to country, land and the environment to posit Indigenous Worldviews as legitimate bodies of knowledge alongside western paradigms.

Unit content

All unit activities are supported by an interactive intranet site with which all students are required to engage throughout the study period. The unit covers the following topics:

  • Indigenous knowledge and process in relationship to the environment: a different worldview
  • The impacts of British invasion and settlement on Indigenous Australian natural resource use and management
  • Biodiversity and cultural diversity: the recognition of culture and cultural heritage within current biodiversity conservation initiatives
  • Indigenous environmental and natural resource management and intellectual property rights in international and domestic law
  • Indigenous responses to Australian Government and State Government approaches to natural resource management
  • Case studies – Indigenous initiatives regarding environmental and natural resource management – including a one week intensive residential component

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

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On completion of this unit, students should be able to: GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 recognise the relationships between Indigenous peoples, land and environment and understand the different worldviews of western and indigenous peoples
2 recognise Indigenous knowledge systems including biocultural diversity
3 appraise the legislative structures and its administration and the way in which the relationship between Indigenous peoples and the environment are defined by governments
4 analyse and assess the impact and effectiveness of international declarations, Federal and State/Territory laws on Indigenous participation in natural and cultural resource management
5 identify and evaluate ways in which scientific and political processes may be utilised by Indigenous peoples and others to action positive social outcomes and sustainable natural and cultural resource management

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. recognise the relationships between Indigenous peoples, land and environment and understand the different worldviews of western and indigenous peoples
    • GA1:
    • GA6:
    • GA7:
  2. recognise Indigenous knowledge systems including biocultural diversity
    • GA1:
    • GA6:
    • GA7:
  3. appraise the legislative structures and its administration and the way in which the relationship between Indigenous peoples and the environment are defined by governments
    • GA1:
    • GA6:
    • GA7:
  4. analyse and assess the impact and effectiveness of international declarations, Federal and State/Territory laws on Indigenous participation in natural and cultural resource management
    • GA1:
    • GA6:
    • GA7:
  5. identify and evaluate ways in which scientific and political processes may be utilised by Indigenous peoples and others to action positive social outcomes and sustainable natural and cultural resource management
    • GA1:
    • GA6:
    • GA7:

Prescribed texts

  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed texts may change in future teaching periods.