Truth-telling and the Ancient University: Healing the Wound of Colonisation in Nauiyu, Daly River

Morris, Gavin John; Ungunmerr-Baumann, Miriam-Rose; Atkinson, Judith; Schuberg, Emma L.

This book shares a strength-based truth-telling model, which reveals the trauma associated with the experience of colonisation and the traditional healing practices specific to the Nauiyu Nambiyu community in Australia. It explores the significance of community placed on developing the 'Ancient University', an Aboriginal-based, stand-alone healing centre that incorporates traditional healing practices. This book outlines the truth-telling model, which was developed by the Nauiyu community to address a community need. This unique approach represents a deliberate shift from decolonial scholarship, which merely captures Indigenous voice speaking back to the colonisers. This book explores Indigenous critical pedagogies to investigate theoretical frameworks with implications for planning, learning and teaching which are culturally responsive in a variety of contexts. It is the first of its kind that utilises an Indigenous research methodology on the country and with the people to which it belongs.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2024-10-27

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9789819961610

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-6159-7

Dimensions: 235.0cm x155.0cm

Pages: 178.0