Birra News Number 47, 7 March 2005

Number 47, 7 March 2005

A Note from the Editor

We have a great issue of Birra for you this week. We have an extra-large review of books this week along with more websites, events, and news. Check out the Pic of the Week, another from my friend in Japan, as well as the Quote of Note: it is worth reading Senator Aden Ridegway's entire speech. There is plenty more besides, so have a look around and enjoy yourself. We like to make Birra News as accessible and informative as we can so if you would like to be added to our email notification list, offer comments or suggestions or have a community event to put in, just contact us at birranews@uq.edu.au. Nathan.

Contents

Pic of the Week

Employment Opportunities

Goorie Berrimpa Business

Scholarships, Grants, Prizes & Cadetships

Pic of the Week

Japan on Acid by Jade Brischke
Another photo from my friend Jade.

"I went to Shibuya today with my friend Nat. It's a crazy place where the people are always under the age of 35. Over 35s are not allowed! My friend Joel described the place as Japan on acid and he's right. It's busy, filled with neon, a thousand sights and sounds to assault your senses and lots of interesting people and fashion."

Quote of Note

"we should never forget the path that Neville Bonner blazed in this place, the price that he paid or the legacy that he has left for so many people who have followed."

Senator Aden Ridgeway, The Anniversary of the First Speech of Senator Neville Bonner (18 September 2003)

Student News

UQ Careers Fair
All UQ students are invited to the Careers Fair which will be held on Wednesday 16 March 2005 at the UQ Centre, St Lucia Campus. Students are welcome to attend anytime between 11am and 4pm for the opportunity to meet face-to-face with over 90 leading employers and recruitment agencies. Participants include Alphapharm, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Brisbane City Council, Coles Myer, Department of Agriculture Fisheries & Forestry, Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources, Ernst and Young, Masterfoods, Schlumberger, and Thiess. Many major organisations begin the recruiting process early and university careers fairs are being held throughout Australia during March and early April. Information about the Careers Fair, including employer profiles with links to their websites, can be found on here.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Learning & Engagement Centre, Inala
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Learning & Engagement Centre library at Inala has an excellent collection of resources that would be of interest to students undertaking Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. The collection includes curriculum materials, including toys, puzzles, puppets and kits that have an Indigenous perspective; and a good video and monograph collection. The library is open to the public and resources can be borrowed at no charge. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Learning & Engagement Centre catalogue link is: http://nslib.qed.qld.gov.au/atsilib/webinqu7.dll. For further information, contact Jackie Saunders on (07) 3372 5460 or email Jackie Saunders.

National Indigenous Cadetship Program (NICP)
The National Indigenous Cadetship Program (NICP) provides opportunities for Indigenous Australians to gain the professional qualifications needed for a range of jobs in both the public and private sectors. It assists in matching students who intend studying full-time in an undergraduate degree, and in some circumstances postgraduate students, with employers who can give them work skills and professional employment experience. Here at the Unit Kym Kilroy, our Cadetship Officer, has been very successful in placing many of students. Kym can register you with the NICP and help find you a cadetship and she also does "graduate link-ups" for final year students. So call in to Room 607B of the Gordon Greenwood Building, or call (07) 3365 7251 or email Kym Kilroy.

myAdvisor - Essential Information for Students
Many of your questions about student issues can be answered on this webpage. myAdvisor provides essential information about the following topics:

Designing your program
Enrolment
Changing or withdrawing
Assessment
Student rights & responsibilities
Financial matters
Graduation
Forms online

So check it out and if you want further advice or it doesn't tell you what you need to know then come and talk to the staff at the Unit.

UQCareerHub
The UQ CareerHub is an online careers and graduate employment service for UQ students. Employment vacancies are listed in real-time because information comes directly from the employer - so check UQ CareerHub regularly for the latest vacancies. Weekly emails will be sent to you featuring vacancies relevant to your discipline. UQ CareerHub is managed by Student Support Services with assistance from UQ faculty staff. Check out the site at www.careerhub.uq.edu.au.

Goorie Berrimpa Business

The primary role of the Goorie Berrimpa Student Collective is to provide union support to Indigenous students attending the University of Queensland. In addition to this responsibility, Goorie Berrimpa works to promote greater respect for Indigenous culture across all spectrums of the student community. The major activities to be conducted in 2005 are the Sorry Week activities in Semester 1, and the Indigenous cultural festival in Semester 2. Further activities will be run throughout the year and non-Indigenous students are welcome to attend and participate at all times. For further information please contact Goorie Berrimpa on (07) 3377 2903 or email Goorie Berrimpa.

Grapevine

Volunteers Sought
Hello to all readers. Some of you will know of me from reading Birra News last year, and some of you have given me some of your time to help me with my research, for which I thank you again. I would like to talk with some more UQ students about your experience at uni so that I can "flesh out" my research from books etc with real life experience of people. This is part of research for a Doctorate of Education and the research proposal has undergone all the approval procedures, including the guarantee to participants of confidentiality. If you think you could spare an hour or so to talk with me before the assignment load swamps you I would appreciate your help. If you have the time or any questions please contact me at rhondacoopes@yahoo.com.au.

Call for Papers: Special Edition of The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2005
This special edition of The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, guest edited by Professor Marie Battiste (University of Saskatchewan, Canada) and Associate Professor Cathryn McConaghy (University of New England, Australia) provides a thinking place for contributors to explore the development of Indigenous humanities within the field of education. Specifically, how can we think within, through and about place to develop intellectual and imaginative ecologies, to reconnect with knowledges that are generous, creative, just and respectful? What does it mean to think about education creatively through place and space? What are the special "thinking places" for decolonising Indigenous education? Papers that make links between education and place and the fields of literature, philosophy, history, languages, the arts and theology are encouraged. Please forward abstracts of between 500 and 1000 words to either of the editors by 31 March 2005. Accepted papers of 5,000-8,000 words will be required by 1 June 2005.

A World of Opportunity: Graduate Careers in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
In a demanding international environment, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) needs highly talented and resourceful graduates to develop and implement policies that advance Australia's national interests, both in Australia and overseas.

• Will you have a Bachelor degree by the end of 2005?
• Are you an Australian citizen?
• Are you prepared to live and work overseas?
• Can you maintain the highest standards of conduct and ethics?
• Are you flexible enough to work on new issues every few years?

If you answered yes to all of these questions, you could be the person we're looking for. If you are interested you can complete an application on the website at www.dfat.gov.au/recruit/graduates from 7 March to 13 April 2005.

Unit News

Indigenous Studies at the University of Queensland - Semester 1, 2005
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Plan was established at the University of Queensland in 1988 to provide a coherent course in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. It is coordinated by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit. The primary aims of ABTS courses are twofold: to expose students to specifically Indigenous Australian perspectives, worldviews and intellectual traditions; and secondly, to explore the ethical implications of the study and use of knowledge about and/or owned by Indigenous Australians. The courses offered for Semester 1, 2005 are ABTS1000 Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Perspectives, ABTS2040 Black Australian Literature A, ABTS2080 Independent Project in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies I, ABTS3000 Aboriginal Politics & Political Issues and ABTS7000 Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Perspectives.

Scholarships, Grants, Prizes & Cadetships

Elaine Brough Bursary
Applications close March 14 for the $5,000 Elaine Brough Bursary, available to women studying or working in the fields of science, primary industries, agribusiness and natural resource management. For details, visit www.dpi.qld.gov.au.

The Department of Public Works Cadetships
The Department of Public Works are looking for 2 students to fill cadetship positions. They have to be in their second year: one studying Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies and the other studying Economics or Statistics. For more information contact Kym Kilroy, Cadetship Officer, on (07) 3365 7251 or drop into Room 607b, 6th Floor Gordon Greenwood Building, St Lucia, University of Queensland.

Aboriginal Affairs Victoria Cadetships
Aboriginal Affairs Victoria (AAV) established a cadetship program which is due to commence in early 2005. This program aims to achieve a long-term increase in the number of qualified Indigenous people employed in cultural heritage management in Victoria. A maximum of two cadetships will be offered in 2005 for study in one or more of the following fields: Australian archaeology, heritage management, museum studies, collection management, archival records management, geospatial systems, cartography, geomorphology, land and resource management, environmental science and other fields as they relate to employment around Indigenous cultural heritage. At completion of the cadetship, it is expected that successful graduates will undertake a minimum 1 year of employment with Aboriginal Affairs Victoria. Applications close the end of March 2005. For application forms and details please contact Julia Cusack, Heritage Project Office, Aboriginal Affairs Victoria on (03) 9208 3273 or email Julia Cusack.

R.N. Hammon Scholarship
Applications are invited for the R.N. Hammon Scholarship which is available to assist Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students who have successfully completed at least one year of an undergraduate or postgraduate program at UQ, QUT, USQ, CQU or TAFE. Applicants must be enrolled on a full-time basis for a subsequent year of that program, or for a further program at that or another participating institution. The scholarship is tenable for the duration of the program, subject to satisfactory academic progress and annual review. The value of the scholarships will be determined by the Selection Committee. Preference will be given to applicants enrolling for programs in the fields of Science, Engineering, Medicine, Dentistry, Architecture, Agriculture and Veterinary Science. Selection criteria includes: academic merit or technical excellence; any other scholarship, bursary, award or benefit, whether governmental or otherwise, to which the applicant is entitled; and social and economic need. the closing date is 1 April 2005. Further information and an application form are available here.

E.O.H. Handy Memorial Scholarship
Applications are invited for the E.O.H. Handy Memorial Scholarship which is available to assist Indigenous people of Queensland to attend the University of Queensland. For the purpose of the scholarship, "Indigenous people" means students who are eligible for an allowance under the Commonwealth Aboriginal Study Assistance Scheme or who can otherwise convince the selection committee that they are of Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, who regard themselves as Aborigines or Torres Strait Islanders and who are so considered by the community in which they live. Selection criteria includes: academic merit or technical excellence; any other scholarship, bursary, award or benefit, whether governmental or otherwise, to which the applicant is entitled; and social and economic need. The period of tenure of the scholarship is one year and is valued at $500. Candidates may apply for an award in other years. The closing date is 24 March. Further information and an application form are available here.

Robert Riley Scholarship Program
Robert Riley scholarship 2005 opens on 20 January and closes on 9 March at 6pm. The aim of the Robert Riley Scholarship Program is to promote the pursuit of justice and human rights for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through supporting education of young Indigenous people. Up to four scholarships of $5,000 each will be awarded to Aboriginal and Torres Strait people aged 25 years or under for the pursuit of studies in the fields of law, legal practice, human rights, child protection, criminology and criminal or juvenile justice. For more information contact Jacinta Marmo at The Foundation for Young Australians.

The JB Seed: Indigenous Music Programme
The JB seed, in its formative year, is a programme that intends to offer support to develop genuine artistic expression. The categories we have chosen are designed to explore and encourage the social, cultural and artistic diversity that exists in Australian society. We intend to create an open-minded "artist-friendly" grant programme that focuses on positive outcomes. This program is open to musicians, technicians and managers who are of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent. Examples of projects that may be funded under this category are: music workshops in communities; recording; touring; skills development in musicianship or technical or management skills; or marketing CDs. These examples are just some of the types of projects that we may fund. Expressions of interest close 15 March 2005. Further information and expression of interest forms are available at the JB seed website.

The Sally White/Diane Barwick Award
The award of $1,000 is awarded annually to a female Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander tertiary student who is about to start or is already studying at Honours level. The award can be used for any purpose. Candidates are invited to apply in writing at any time for selection in April of the following year. Apply to: Aboriginal History, Box 2837, GPO Canberra ACT 2601.

Discovery - Indigenous Researchers Development
The primary aim of Discovery - Indigenous Researchers Development is to develop the research expertise of Indigenous Australian researchers to a level which is competitive with mainstream funding. To be eligible to apply researchers must be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent. It is strongly recommended that a Mentor (who does not need to be an Indigenous Australian) be associated with the proposal to provide specific expert advice on the subject of the research. Applicants do not have to hold a PhD to apply, but must have completed a research degree or demonstrate equivalent research capacity and experience. Researchers who are enrolled in higher research degrees may apply for a grant to provide funding towards their degree. In this instance, it is strongly recommended that the student's supervisor (who does not need to be an Indigenous Australian) be associated with the proposal. The Research Cadetship - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (RC-ATSI) was introduced into the program in 2002. The RC-ATSI provides a salary equivalent to the ARC's Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship. Applicants should familiarise themselves with the Funding Rules and Funding Contracts. For more information go to the website. Applications close 7 May 2005.

Joint Academic Scholarship Online Network (JASON)
JASON is a search engine that contains information about postgraduate scholarships. The scholarships in the database apply to Australian students wishing to study at home or abroad, and to international students wishing to study in Australia. www.jason.unimelb.edu.au.

Other Scholarships
Other scholarships offered to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students at the University of Queensland can be found at www.uq.edu.au/study/index.html?id=1137.

Employment Opportunities

Position: New Indigenous Trainee
Description: The Queensland Museum invites Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders to apply for an Indigenous traineeship position at the Queensland Museum, South Bank. The trainee will work with Curators and Collection staff in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies area of the Cultures and Histories Program. In conjunction with their training at the Queensland Museum, they will undertake a TAFE accredited Certificate 3 level course in Arts Administration. The traineeship is funded by the Department of Employment and Training and the Queensland Museum, under the Public Sector Employment Program. The position is for 12 months. For those who apply, please provide a resume and a covering letter as to why you are interested in undertaking an Indigenous traineeship at the Queensland Museum.
Closing Date: 11 March 2005
More Information: Angelina Hurley on (07) 3840 7672 or email Angelina Hurley

Position: Artistic Director
Description: Based in Brisbane, Kooemba Jdarra Indigenous Performing Arts Company is one of Australia's foremost Indigenous theatre companies, dedicated to the development and production of innovative and challenging contemporary Indigenous theatre. The Artistic Director is responsible for the development and implementation of the artistic direction and program for Kooemba Jdarra in accordance with the company's vision, mission and strategic goals.
Closing Date: 23 March 2005
More Information: Gail Hewton on (07) 32571433 or email Gail Hewton

Position: Floor and Tiling
Description: The Masters Builders Association is looking for 4 Indigenous youths to start employment in the floor and tiling trade in Brisbane. Would be good if they have a licence, must have good reading and writing skills and be reliable.
Closing Date: -
More Information: Gerald on (02) 6280 9119

What's On!!!

UQ - What's on this Week
A UQ webpage that gives an overview of events around UQ on a weekly basis or search further ahead. Covering the academic calendar, student matters, seminars and workshops, sporting fixtures, concerts, exhibitions, courses and careers events, graduations, orientation, dinners, receptions and public lectures. Go to www.uq.edu.au/events/ to check it out.

North by North-west: Contemporary Indigenous Art from the Queensland Art Gallery Collection - 1 February-3 April 2005
The Queensland Art Gallery presents the North by North-West exhibition. This display features art from Cape York in Queensland to the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Mimih spirits by Yolgnu artists from Maningrida in Arnhem Land are decorated with rarrk, fine cross-hatching indicating special spiritual energy. The art of the Tiwi people from Bathurst Island and Melville Island is based on 'Jilimara' or good design, patterns originally used as body painting for ceremonies, now a rich repertoire for Tiwi art. The innovative women painters of Peppimenarti, off the northern coast near Darwin, are translating stitches from weaving into large colourful paintings, in one of the most exciting developments in contemporary Indigenous art; and from the Kimberley region come exquisite paintings using ochres on canvas. These artistic achievements derive from knowledge of Country and culture, but are also completely contemporary. The Queensland Art Gallery is located at Melbourne Street, South Brisbane (directions).

UQ Working Papers in Archaeology - 11 March & 18 March 2005
The Working Papers in Archaeology seminar series provides a forum for dissemination of research and ideas amongst UQ archaeology and anthropology postgraduate students and staff. The second working paper for semester one is "Work in progress at Liang Bua featuring the discovery of Homo floresiensis" by Carol Lentfer on 11 March 2005. The third working paper is to be will be presented by Deb Brian on 18 March 2005. The seminars are held at 3pm each Friday of the teaching semester in Room 207, Gordon Greenwood Building (#32), University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus. For further information on this series contact Sean Ulm. This seminar series is sponsored by the School of Social Science and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit. For further details on upcoming seminars check out www.atsis.uq.edu.au/workingpapers.html.

Red Hot Riding Hood & Bride of Frankenstein - 13 March 2005
Come along to the State Library's free weekly film screenings, selected from their collection of independent, international and classic films. Screening this week are the 1943 short animated film by Tex Avery, Red Hot Riding Hood and the 1933 adaptation of Mary Shelly's Bride of Frankenstein. The State Library's free films screen 2pm most Sundays at Metro Arts, 109 Edward Street, Brisbane. For further enquiries ring (07) 3840 7768 or go to the website here.

Looking Out for Culture Workshop - 15 March 2005
Terri Janke, a successful solicitor, author and Indigenous businesswoman, will be presenting a one-day workshop entitled "Looking Out for Culture: An Introduction to Indigenous Arts, Copyright, Trademarks and Designs". The workshop is being held at Rosebrry, Sydney on the 15 March 2005. The cost is $495 (inc. GST) covering course materials of 100+ pages, a certificate plus a light lunch. Terri is a popular public speaker. Her method is entertaining, engaging and educational. She empowers her guests with knowledge and enthusiasm. For more info go to the website www.terrijanke.com.au or download an application for here.

UQ Careers Fair - 16 March 2005
All UQ students are invited to the Careers Fair which will be held on Wednesday, 16 March 2005 at the UQ Centre, St. Lucia Campus. Students are welcome to attend anytime between 11am and 4pm for the opportunity to meet face-to-face with over 90 leading employers and recruitment agencies. Participants include Alphapharm, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Brisbane City Council, Coles Myer, Department of Agriculture Fisheries & Forestry, Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources, Ernst and Young, Masterfoods, Schlumberger, and Thiess. Many major organisations begin the recruiting process early and university careers fairs are being held throughout Australia during March and early April. Information about the Careers Fair, including Employer Profiles with links to their websites, can be found on here.

The Twilight Zone: The After Hours & Detour - 20 March 2005
Come along to the State Library's free weekly film screenings, selected from their collection of independent, international and classic films. Screening this week are the 1960 episode of The Twilight Zone: The After Hours in which Miss Marsha White takes the express elevator to the ninth floor on an ordinary run-of-the-mill mission, only to find herself in the Twilight Zone. In the main feauture, the 1945 film Detour, a down-and-out piano player relates, unreliably, how he became enmeshed in a web of nightmarish circumstance and fate while hitchhiking from New York to LA. The State Library's free films screen 2pm most Sundays at Metro Arts, 109 Edward Street, Brisbane. For further enquiries ring (07) 3840 7768 or go to the website here.

Heritage, Environment & Tourism - 5-10 April 2005
Meetings of the Society for Applied Anthropology will be held at La Fonda Hotel, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, 5-10 April 2005. The Santa Fe meetings provide an excellent locale for exploring the closely related themes of Heritage, Environment & Tourism. In its own right, heritage has become a major focal point for national, regional and local development initiatives. As heritage is seen to have both external and internal value, how can we participate in such areas as heritage development and resource management while still defending the rights of communities and other groups to control how their heritages are represented? In a similar manner, the environment is increasingly being viewed as a kind of “natural heritage,” implying a strong association between environmental conservation and human associations with the environment. What does this tendency suggest in terms of understanding and negotiating different stakeholder interests related to particular acts of environmental decision making? Finally, tourism, as one of the world's largest industries, is increasingly being cast in the terms of both cultural and natural heritage. What does the increased popularity of such tourism “niches” as heritage tourism and ecotourism imply for the conservation of local heritage practices and the preservation of popular “natural” places? What are the roles played by museums in the presentation of heritage and the promotion of cultural tourism? To learn more go to the conference website here.

Cultural Landscapes, Laws, Management and Public Participation - 11-16 April 2005
The Cultural Landscapes, Laws, Management, and Public Participation: Heritage as a Challenge of Citizenship conference will look at landscapes in all of their possible manifestations, through a wide variety of academic disciplines and through the voices of some of those who live and interact with landscapes. It will investigate the supposed division between cultural and natural landscapes and question the value of this division. The conference is arranged around seven major themes. The conference is being held by the World Archaeological Congress, Forum UNESCO and the University of Newcastle, United Kingdom. To learn more about the conference got the website here.

Universal Relationships and Responsibilities for Sustainable Living Practices - 18-21 April 2005
As part of the University of Western Australia's dynamic Indigenous cultural exchange programme, the School of Indigenous Studies in collaboration with the Insitutute of Advanced Studies, Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts and the School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences is pleased to present a major cross-cultural and multi-disciplinary event, Universal Relationships and Responsibilities for sustainable living practices for cultural and environmental well-being, with an emphasis on Indigenous peoples' perspectives is a three day symposium that has it's foundation in both addressing crucial environmental concerns and embracing a global approach to a more holistic way of thinking, living and being. A major focus of this gathering is The Five Hundred Year Peace Plan, delivered by special guest speaker Leon Secatero of the Canoncito Navajo Nation who will address relevant global concerns of cultural and environmental importance that positively embrace land and humanity collectively. There are two associated events as integral components of the Symposium - Indigenous Art Exhibition Gnarlung Wirn, Gnarlung Ngarnk, Gnarlung Boodja - our spirit, our mother, our country and a traditional women's healing workshop Marr Mooditj Gnarlung Djookanka - healing hands of our sisters that provides a perspective on cultural artistic expression and the importance of traditional healing practices. The symposium runs from 18-21 April 2005, for registration and programme details go to www.sis.uwa.edu.au.

Train the Trainer: Cross Cultural Awareness Training Program - 9-13 May 2005
Cross Cultural Communications has operated the most successful Train the Trainers program for Indigenous people for eight years. In that time more than 400 people have been trained as cultural mediators. The program offers the participants the oppurtunity to develop the necessary skills to present cultural information appropriately, effectively and competently within a structured framework. If you are interested in more information please call our senior mediator Tom Kirk on (07) 3395 1054 or email tomk@powerup.com.au. Places are available for all training programs. The next course runs from the 9-13 May 2005.

The Indigenous Knowledges Conference - 22-25 June 2005
The Indigenous Knowledges Conference - Reconciling Academic Priorities with Indigenous Realities is being held at Victoria University, Wellington New Zealand, in 2005. The 4 day conference brings together scholars from a range of disciplinary fields and nations to develop discipline-based responses to the real-world struggles of Māori and indigenous peoples. The purpose of Indigenous Knowledges Conference is to promote discussion and interaction between academics and indigenous communities focused in different disciplines as well as different nations. We are particularly interested in generating new thinking about academia and its role in indigenous communities and societies. We are providing a forum for established and emerging Māori and indigenous academics to map disciplinary and intellectual discourses from an indigenous perspective. The Conference will highlight the work of indigenous experts in a range of academic disciplines and offer a forum for the development of indigenous research priorities. For more information on the conference got to the website here.

The Repatriation of Ancestral Remains - 7-10 July 2005
The past 15 years have witnessed a revolution in relations between Indigenous peoples and Australian museums, characterised by recognition of and respect for Indigenous rights and obligations in respect of cultural property. Acknowledgment of Indigenous obligations and customary law in respect of the dead has resulted in various initiatives by museums and state agencies to resolve the fate of Indigenous human remains and grave goods acquired during the colonial era. However, these initiatives have had the effect of throwing into sharp relief challenges that Indigenous peoples and museums face in seeking to work together to resolve the fate of remains. The Repatriation of Ancestral Remains conference aims to examine critically the successes and failures of efforts to resolve the fate of Indigenous ancestral remains acquired from Australian and overseas museums and scientific institutions. As well as assessing repatriation policies and practices in the light of Indigenous community experiences of repatriation and addressing the problems of identifying and repatriating ancestral remains located in European and other overseas collections, especially in the light of scientific reluctance and resistance to recognise the rights and obligations of Indigenous people in respect of the dead and their possessions. The conference is presented by the World Archaeological Congress and the Centre for Cross-Cultural Research, Australian National University, Canberra. For further information contact Paul Turnbull or Michael Pickering.

The Uses and Abuses of Archaeology for Indigenous Populations - 8-12 November 2005
This World Archaeological Congress Inter-Congress provides a forum for examining a range of issues concerned with indigenous peoples and their past. WAC is based on, and campaigns for, the need to recognise the historical and social role and the political context of archaeological inquiry and the need to make archaeological studies relevant to the wider community. WAC's First Code of Ethics acknowledges the obligations of professionals in archaeology and heritage management to indigenous peoples. This involves the recognition of the importance of indigenous cultural heritage (sites, places, objects, artifacts, human remains etc) to indigenous people and also, that this heritage rightfully belongs to them as their cultural property. The conference is being held at Rangataua, Tauranga, Aotearoa/New Zealand. For further information goto the website or email rangataua@ihug.co.nz.

Cool Websites

	Metacritic "Metacritic's mission is to help you make an informed decision about how to spend your money on entertainment. Metacritic® compiles reviews from respected critics and publications for film, video/dvd, books, music and games. Our unique Metascores® show the critical consensus at a glance by taking a weighted average of critic grades." (ref)
	eHow The tag line for this site is "Clear Instructions on How To Do (just about) Everything" (ref). Well they aren't joking. Check it out, bookmark it, because you will go back again and again.

Recent Additions to the UQ Library

The recent additions webpage is at library.uq.edu.au/screens/newttls.html.

	In the Name of Identity: Violence and the Need to Belong by Amin Maalouf "Identity - what makes each of us unique - has been a fundamental question of philosophers from Socrates to Freud. Identity is the crucible out of which we come: our background, our race, our gender, our tribal affiliations, our religion (or lack thereof), all go into making up who we are. All too often, however, the notion of identity--personal, religious, ethnic, or national--has given rise to heated passions and even massive crimes. Maalouf contends that many of us would reject our inherited conceptions of identity, to which we cling through habit, if only we examined them more closely. The future of society depends on accepting all identities, while recognizing our uniqueness." (ref) Click here to find In the Name of Identity at the UQ Library.
	The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time and the Texture of Reality by Brian Greene "From Brian Greene, one of the world's leading physicists, comes a grand tour of the universe that makes us look at reality in a completely different way. Space and time form the very fabric of the cosmos. Yet they remain among the most mysterious of concepts. Is space an entity? Why does time have a direction? Could the universe exist without space and time? Can we travel to the past?... Sparked by the trademark wit, humor, and brilliant use of analogy that have made The Elegant Universe a modern classic, Brian Greene takes us all, regardless of our scientific backgrounds, on an irresistible and revelatory journey to the new layers of reality that modern physics has discovered lying just beneath the surface of our everyday world." (ref) Click here to find The Fabric of the Cosmos at the UQ Library.

Books

	The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education edited by Elizabeth Mackinlay & Jackie Huggins "The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education is a peer reviewed research journal publishing articles in the field of Indigenous education, broadly defined. It is the only journal for educators devoted specifically to issues of practice, pedagogy and policy in Indigenous education in Australia. The journal has an international audience and is highly valued by its readers as a reliable source of information on Indigenous education issues. Contributions on the participation of Indigenous people in education and training; equitable and appropriate access and achievement of Indigenous people in education and training; and, the teaching of Indigenous studies, cultures and languages to both Indigenous and non-Indigenous students are encouraged. The journal is published by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit at the University of Queensland" (ref). The contents and abstracts of the latest issue of The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education are now available on the Unit's website.
	Butterfly Song by Terri Janke "Tarena Shaw has just finished her law degree but isn't sure she wants to be a lawyer after all. What place does a black lawyer have in a white system? Does everyone in Sydney feel like a turtle without a shell? Drawn to Thursday Island, the home of her grandparents, Tarena is persuaded by her family to take on her first case. Part of the evidence is a man with a guitar and a very special song ... Butterfly Song moves from the pearling days of the Torres Strait to the ebb and flow of big-city life, with a warm and funny modern heroine whose story reaches across cultures." (ref)
	Crude: The Story of Oil by Sonia Shah "Sonia Shah weaves together the science, economics, politics, and social history of oil in a way that will forever change the way we look at the world's most coveted and contentious mineral. She takes us on a globe-trotting journey to the far corners of the Earth and the depths of the seas, with would be oil barons, hundreds of Nigerian women who stormed a Chevron plant, and a monomaniacal scientist who speaks of oil's 'lovely organic molecules.'" (ref)
	Development as Freedom by Amartya Sen "Sen explains how in a world of unprecedented increase in overall opulence, millions of people living in rich and poor countries are still unfree. Even if they are not technically slaves, they are denied elementary freedom and remain imprisoned in one way or another by economic poverty, social deprivation, political tyranny or cultural authoritarianism. The main purpose of development is to spread freedom and its ' thousand charms' to the unfree citizens." (ref)

Media Guide

ABC Local Radio	QLD Country Hour Presented by Theresa Rockley-Hogan, the Country Hour explores the issues facing primary industries and rural communities across Regional Queensland and around Australia. Broadcast 12-1pm weekdays on ABC's Queensland Local Radio. A summary of the Country Hour program is available each day at www.abc.net.au/rural/qld/today.htm.	Weekdays	12:00pm
ABC	Media Watch "Media Watch is Australia's leading forum for media analysis and comment. Conflicts of interest, bank backflips, deceit, misrepresentation, manipulation, plagiarism, abuse of power, technical lies and straight out fraud: Media Watch has built an unrivalled record of exposing media shenanigans since it first went to air in 1989" (ref).	7 March 14 March	9:15pm 9:15pm
ABC	Message Stick Watch the summer series of Message Stick to see repeats of some of the best shows from 2004. "Message Stick is a half hour magazine style TV program about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lifestyles and issues. It allows Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians to tell their stories in their own way and is the ABC's most recent series to give Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander's a voice on our television screens" (ref).	11 March 18 March	6:00pm 6:00pm
Radio National	Awaye Indigenous art and culture on Radio National with Rhoda Roberts. To find out what is on the program this week or to listen to the last four programs go to the Awaye website at abc.net.au/message/radio/awaye.	11 March 18 March	1:00pm 1:00pm
ABC Local Radio	Speaking Out Cultural, lifestyle and political issues affecting Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders in Australia today. Visit the Speaking Out website to find out what is on this week. Listen to the show on ABC Local Radio or online.	13 March 20 March	9:30pm 9:30pm
ABC	Landline "Landline is Australia's national rural issues program. The full hour of Landline can be seen on Sundays at noon and is repeated as a half-hour show on the following Monday at 11:00am. The program is presented by Joanne Shoebridge and Kerry Lonergan" (ref).	13 March 20 March	12:00pm 12:00pm

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