AIS281: Contemporary Indigenous Issues

This unit is designed to provide an understanding of contemporary issues relating to Indigenous Australians. It discusses the historical and political context for issues such as Aboriginal deaths in custody, the removal of children, land rights, the rise of Indigenous organisations and reconciliation. It also explores responses to these issues, which may take the form of art, song writing or politics.

Related Unit Codes:

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external Rockingham: S2-internal
Contact Time	Lectures: 1 hour per week; tutorials: 1.5 hours per week.
Prerequisites	Nil. Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
Exclusions	Students who have successfully completed AIS181 Contemporary Indigenous Issues may not enrol in this unit for credit.
Notes	Graduate, Postgraduate and Honours students should enrol in the higher-level code for this unit.
School	Kulbardi Centre
Unit Coordinator	Contact details for a Unit Coordinator are currently unavailable
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Contact the Unit Coordinator MURDOCH S2: Internal (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)   MURDOCH S2: External (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)   ROCKINGHAM S2: Internal (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)