Sentences with phrase «indigenous people and communities»

Examining income levels of Indigenous people and communities is a critical component of any successful proposal regarding improvements in home owner ship.

This is the first webinar in a series that will introduce each of the eight Aboriginal Health Improvement Committees (AHICs) undertaking innovative collaborative work across northern BC to support improved health and wellness with Indigenous people and communities.

This is the second webinar in a series that will introduce each of the eight Aboriginal Health Improvement Committees (AHICs) undertaking innovative collaborative work across northern BC to support improved health and wellness with Indigenous people and communities.

Much of the failure of service delivery to Indigenous people and communities, and the lack of sustainable outcomes, is a direct result of the failure to effectively engage with Indigenous people and of the failure to invest in building the capacity of Indigenous communities to participate.

It is the second webinar in a series that will introduce each of the eight Aboriginal Health Improvement Committees (AHICs) undertaking innovative collaborative work across northern BC to support improved health and wellness with Indigenous people and communities.

There is also no «one size fits all» model that will suit the circumstances of all Indigenous people and communities.

There was a concern that the indicators may reflect insufficient research or a failure to consult widely enough to obtain representative views of Indigenous people and communities.

However, in order for these opportunities to be successful, Indigenous people and their communities will require, in some instances, intensive community development support.

Indigenous people and their communities... have a vital role in environmental management and development because of their knowledge and traditional practices.

In addition, the profound problems suffered by Indigenous people and communities are ongoing, and a failure to address those problems and to implement the recommendations of the Report impact on the present and future generations of Indigenous people.

States should recognise and duly support the identity, culture and interests of Indigenous people and their communities.

More specifically, Agenda 21 states that «Indigenous people and their communities shall enjoy the full measure of human rights and fundamental freedoms without hindrance or discrimination».

We want Indigenous people and communities to drive change and shape their own futures.

Moreover, debatably, little political will exists for learning from Indigenous people and communities (Cox, 2014; NACCHO, 2014a).

It contains a wealth of data and a detailed analysis of the cumulative impact of the Budget on Indigenous people and communities across a range of policy areas, including health, housing education and community services.

I've written here and here that mainstream health promotion has largely failed Indigenous people and communities.

The study highlights that Deadly Choices develops and uses innovative, diverse, relationship - based approaches to health promotion that effectively shift power from practitioner to Indigenous people and communities.

Related to an apology, mainstream health promotion must learn from and with practitioners at the interface of Indigenous - led health promotion, working with Indigenous people and communities rather than intervening.

The Melbourne conference heard on Wednesday from a panel of Aboriginal women experts about an ongoing failure of politicians, policy - makers and universities to listen to Indigenous people and communities for solutions.

Through a dialogical approach with Indigenous people and communities, Indigenous notions of health and healthy behaviours are embedded.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda has been a prominent advocate of the need for Indigenous people and communities to address lateral violence or «internalised colonialism».

Through such involvement Indigenous people and communities would be able to begin moving from being, in the words of Noel Pearson, victims of «passive welfare» towards being re-empowered through the exercise of greater control over their lives.

Much of the failure of service delivery to Indigenous people and communities, and the lack of sustainable outcomes, is a direct result of the failure to engage appropriately with Indigenous people and of the failure to support and build the capacity of indigenous communities.

They can all be progressed through the negotiation with Indigenous people and communities of agreements and partnerships.

In November 2000, the Council of Australian Governments («COAG») agreed that all governments would work together to improve the social and economic well being of Indigenous people and communities.

But there is also a challenge to indigenous people and communities.

The Congress would provide the opportunity to compare best practice and the experiences in each region relating to the implementation of the new arrangements and service delivery to Indigenous people and communities.

How will the national leadership keep connected with the broad base of Indigenous people and communities at the local and regional level through to the state / territory and national level?

If public servants don «t have a clear understanding of the arrangements then it is harder to see how Indigenous people and communities will.

how will the national leadership keep connected with the broad base of Indigenous people and communities at the local and regional level through to the state / territory and national level?

The range of reactions to the Report obviously had immediate implications for individual Indigenous people and their communities.

This is a significant opportunity to improve the accessibility of mainstream programs for Indigenous people and communities so as to better meet their needs.

It is regrettable that Regional Councils, with their ability to communicate widely with Indigenous people and communities and their experience engaging with service deliverers at the regional level, have not been more integrally involved in the introduction of the new arrangements.

This demarcation between the national and regional and local levels is problematic given that the new arrangements are premised on the basis of partnerships and genuine engagement of Indigenous people and communities.

However, with the Australian Government encouraging a more flexible approach towards native title [21], there is the potential for Indigenous people and governments to develop a climate change policy that achieves real outcomes and provides better protection of (exclusive and non-exclusive) native title rights and interests for Indigenous people and their communities.

how the «narrow» national leadership will remain connected with the broader base of Indigenous people and communities at the local and regional level through to the State / Territory and national level; and

There remains a need for a comprehensive information campaign about the new arrangements directed towards Indigenous people and communities.

This lack of progress is exacerbated by the lack of engagement with ATSIC Regional Councils in the process and also by the insufficient information provided to Indigenous people and communities about the new arrangements in general.

Indigenous people and communities need to learn about the new processes and think about how they can engage in them to address their needs.

The importance of human rights in the aim for, and practice of, sustainable development has been repeatedly emphasised [2], as has the importance of Indigenous people and their communities.

Representing Indigenous people and communities Some of the ways in which a new national body could engage with Indigenous people, communities and organisations at the regional and state / territory level, include:

I note that through the new arrangements, the Government has made commitments to work in partnership with Indigenous people and communities, including through regional representative structures and at the local level.

The Ministerial Taskforce and Secretaries Group have significant leverage in seeking to ensure that administrative barriers do not continue to defeat innovation or the adoption of more holistic responses to the needs of Indigenous people and communities.

An emphasis on whole of government activity, with simplified processes for Indigenous people and communities to interact with the government; and

This section identifies a number of challenges that need to be addressed by the new arrangements, including into the long term, for them to meet the objectives and commitments set by the Government and to ensure that they benefit Indigenous people and communities.

The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development states «Indigenous people and their communities... have a vital role in environmental management and development because of their knowledge and traditional practices.

Identified criteria reflect essential skills for public servants to engage with Indigenous people and communities or determine policy that directly affects Indigenous peoples.

One is ensuring that we have a skilled public service that can interact appropriately with Indigenous people and communities - there are cultural issues here as well as ensuring that staff on the ground have skills in capacity development;

As noted in section 1 of this paper, a key finding of every review of national Indigenous representation in Australia has stressed the importance of ensuring a connection between Indigenous people and communities at the local and regional level through to the State / Territory and national level.

The Government has committed to ensuring «robust machinery» is introduced for monitoring and evaluation, particularly to ensure that mainstream programs are accessible to Indigenous people and communities.