Native Title Anthropologist Grants Program Recipients
2012–13
The successful recipients in 2012–2013 were:
Recipient
ANU School of
Archaeology and
Anthropology
Priority area 1:
Three students will be
paired with senior native
title anthropologists for
short-term field placements.
Priority area 2:
Four ten-week fellowships
will be available for early or
mid-career anthropologists.
Goldfields Land and Sea
Council
In-house anthropologists
will be provided with
training about native title
research, analysis and
connection report writing.
A one-day training
workshop on native title will
introduce anthropologists to
the practical applications of
anthropology and the work
of representative bodies.
Two students will have an
opportunity for a paid
summer internship with a
native title representative
body (NTRB).
The training will assist staff
to develop practical skills.
Northern Land Council
South West Aboriginal
Land and Sea Council
The Cairns Institute,
James Cook University
University of Adelaide,
School of Social Sciences
Priority area 3:
Three native title
workshops or conferences
will be conducted. The
workshops will focus on
issues relevant to
anthropological native title
research and practice.
The workshop will provide
professional support for
anthropologists working in
the native title sector.
The internships will provide
relevant work experience
and on-the-job training for
students in native title. The
students will be supervised
and mentored by an
anthropologist.
A professional short course
for graduate and early
career anthropologists. The
course will use industry
experts to focus and direct
skills and methods in native
title projects. The course
will focus on 'job ready'
specific skills which will
further develop links
between academic and
applied anthropologists.
The project will scope, test
and undertake preliminary
work regarding a national
curriculum in native title.
This will include a needs
analysis, development of a
business plan and
engagement with key
personnel.
2011–12 recipients
Additional one-off funding of $400,000 was provided to the Program on 23 June 2011. All 15 NTRBs and Native Title
Services Providers were offered funding for initiatives that would attract and retain anthropologists to native title work.
Fourteen organisations accepted the funding offer. The University of Adelaide also received funding to develop and hold a
meeting of national conveners to consider a national curriculum.
The successful recipients in 2011–12 were:
Recipient
The Cairns Institute,
James Cook University
Priority area 1
A professional short course
for graduate and early
career anthropologists. The
course will use industry
experts to focus and direct
skills and methods in native
title projects. The course
will focus on ‘job ready’
specific skills which will
further develop links
between academic and
applied anthropologists.
Three students will be
paired with senior native
title anthropologists for
short-term field placements.
Priority area 2
Priority area 3
A competitive visiting
fellowship program for early
or mid-career
anthropologists working
outside of academia. Four
ten-week fellowships will be
available.
University of Adelaide,
School of Social Sciences
(project 1)
Field placements,
internships and mentoring
for students and early
career practitioners of
native title anthropology
will be facilitated. A course
on society and governance
in native title anthropology
will also be developed.
A virtual network or bulletin
board for native title
anthropologists will be
established. It will have a
particular focus on society
and governance.
University of Adelaide,
School of Social Sciences
(project 2)
Scholarly, teaching and
learning materials will be
developed. Relationships
with experienced mentors
and professional and career
development of early-career
appointees will be
developed.
Native title anthropologists
from a range of career
stages will be able to take
study leave at the University
of Adelaide. Recipients will
be required to prepare
publications, participate in
mentoring relationships and
contribute to teaching and
learning initiatives in the
field of native title
anthropology.
At least one native title
workshop to be
conducted, focusing on
issues relevant to
anthropological native
title research and
practice. A new
postgraduate course on
native title anthropology
will be developed.
Two professional
workshops will be
developed for native title
anthropologists and key
native title practitioners
and experts. An edited
volume on the key issues
in the anthropology of
society and governance
will also be developed.
Draft publications will be
presented at university
research seminars and
potentially other
Australian universities.
ANU School of
Archaeology and
Anthropology
University of Sydney
Department of
Anthropology, School of
Social and Political
Sciences
A grant will be provided for
an Honours student
majoring in anthropology at
the University of Sydney.
Junior and early career
native title anthropologists
will be mentored. A manual
will be developed to provide
approaches, guidance and
strategies to
anthropologists. Specific
honours projects and
masters units will be
developed. Training and
support will also be
provided for an Indigenous
person to undertake native
title research
Development of a
workshop on law and
sovereignty issues in
settled Australia.
2010–11 recipients
The successful recipients in 2010–11 were:
Recipient
ANU School of Archaeology
and Anthropology
Priority area 1
Students will be paired with
senior native title
anthropologists for shortterm field placements
lasting up to two months.
Priority area 2
A visiting fellowship
program for early or midcareer anthropologists
working outside of
academia.
ANU Enterprise
Students will undertake a
fieldwork training program.
Students will also develop
the practical skills base
required for native title
fieldwork.
The training program will
identify the techniques
necessary to undertake
native title field work.
Teaching materials and field
guides will also be
developed.
Priority area 3
At least one native title
workshop will be conducted
on issues relevant to
anthropological native title
research. An online email
forum and website will also
be established. A new
undergraduate course on
native title and
anthropology will be
developed.
Outcomes from the field
school will be relevant to
current or pending native
title claims, agreements and
research.