Indigenous Nation Building and Governance

Undergraduate | 2026

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Area/Catalogue
INDG 3001
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Course ID
200863
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course level
3
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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Yes
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University-wide elective course
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Single course enrolment
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Note:
Course data is interim and subject to change

Course overview

To provide students with an understanding of Indigenous Nation Building and Governance as a significant factor for Aboriginal communities to achieve their economic and community development aspirations. Students will engage with Nation Building theorists and practitioners to explore Indigenous Nation Building as a governance and community planning tool for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to achieve their economic aspirations.

Course learning outcomes

  • Identify the elements of colonisation that have impacted on Indigenous knowledges, governance and cultures and the implications for rebuilding Indigenous Nations in a contemporary context
  • Critically analyse the basic political and socioeconomic challenges facing Indigenous nations today
  • Critically analyse Australian, Canadian, New Zealand and North American research on Indigenous Nation building and distinguish what successful Nation Building looks like in different Indigenous communities
  • Think critically about Indigenous Nation Building and Governance and be able to generate strategies to achieve Nation Building

Prerequisite(s)

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Corequisite(s)

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Antirequisite(s)

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