Practice | Moale James

OUR PRACTICE

This is where you can find resources that have not only informed this project but communicate through different mediums the themes and conversations of this project. These resources have been broken up into categories and can be identified with the colour system below.

GREEN: Resources created or heavily informed by Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Pacific Islander women.

BLUE: Resources created by other Black or Indigenous People of Colour (BIPOC), that reference and discuss themes relevant to this project.

YELLOW: Resources created by non-BIPOC, that reference and discuss themes relevant to this project.

These resources are a curated list based on the aims and dialogues of this project. The list has been broken up into different categories - audio, video, multimedia, written material - books, brohures/reports, journals, articles (magazines, blogs, news, etc.).

I wanted to give you a bit of an overview of as many of the resources I have come across during this research process.

ARTICLES

Ngoonjook

Valuing yolnu knowledge in the education system. Journal by Raymattja Marika.

Welcoming babies to country: the Indigenous ceremony revived after 80 years

News Article by Ben Smee. This event was discussed in podcast episode one with Jackie Bennett.

Can digital redefine our relationship with museum collections?

The Übersee-Museum is on a journey of reinvention. As a place for multidisciplinary research in ethnology, natural history and trade history we are transitioning to a space for conversation and impact. As part of this effort, we launched digital residencies for artists linked with Pacific Islands and diaspora communities. Having spent 4 months working closely with this dynamic group, we have developed innovative methods to change perspectives on our collections.

Moana Cosmopolitan Imaginaries: Toward an Emerging Theory of Moana Art

This thesis uses a theoretical approach to examine the way a digital native generation of Moana artists with connections to Aotearoa, and part of global worlds today, imagine their subjectivities, their cultures and their places in the world through contemporary art.

Perceptions of the value of traditional ecological knowledge to formal school curricula: opportunities and challenges from Malekula Island, Vanuatu

A journal exploring, "The integration of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) into formal school curricula may be a key tool for the revitalisation of biocultural diversity, and has the potential to improve the delivery of educational objectives".

First Nations Women Workers' Speak, Write and Research Back: Child Welfare and Decolonizing Stories

A journal article researching the experiences of working in Child Welfare as a First Nations woman.

Kindling & Sage Fesity Magazine

We're building a platform for women & non-binary POC where our strong voices come together to call out, shout out, create sparks and inspire change.

Indigenous languages are disappearing. These linguists are trying to stop that.

News Article by Sophie Kesteven

AUDIO

Sistas Lets Talk

Australian Broadcasting Corporation Podcast, Sistas Let's Talk.

The Ancestors Know You: Real Life Reconnection Stories

All My Relations Podcast with Matika Wilbur, Desi Small-Rodriquez and Adrienne Keene

Not Your Venus

Australian Broadcasting Corporation Podcast, Stuff the British Stole exploring Saartjie Baartman.

Speaking Out

Australian Broadcasting Corporation Podcast, Speaking Out: Politics, arts and culture from a range of Indigenous perspectives.

Hey Aunty!

Hey Aunty! Podcast with Shantel Wetherall.

Beyond the Gap

First Nations Foundation Podcast, Beyond The Gap: Indigenous Australia's Relationship with Corporate Australia.

A heart full of ancestors

Australian Broadcasting Corporation Podcast, Conversations with guest, Imelda Miller

BOOKS

True Tracks: Respecting Indigenous knowledge and culture

"A ground-breaking book paving the way for respectful and ethical engagement with Indigenous knowledges and cultures" by Terri Janke,

Talkin up to the White Woman

"In this accessible and provocative analysis of the whiteness of Australian feminism the author applies academic training and cultural knowledge in revealing the invisible position of power and privilege in feminist practice. This is a uniquely Australian contribution to the increasing global discourse on feminism and race".

Imagining Decolonisation

Decolonisation is a term that scares some, and gives hope to others. It is an uncomfortable and bewildering concept for many New Zealanders - yet needed if we are going to build a country that is fair and equal for all who live there. This book sets out the case for decolonisation by illuminating - through anecdotal, real life examples - what decolonisation might look and feel like.

Disciplining the Savages: Savaging the discipline

Disciplining the savages: Savaging the disciplines provides alternative reading for those struggling with the contradictory and ambiguous intersections of academia and Indigenous experience. In doing so, it moves beyond the usual criticisms of the disciplines which construct the way we have come to know and understand Indigenous peoples.

Another Day in the Colony

"A Collection of Essays by Chelsea Watego examining the ongoing and daily racism faced by First Nations peoples in so-called Australia".

Milthun latju wana romgu yolnu

Valuing yolnu knowledge in the education system

White Tears Brown Scars

"When white people cry foul it is often people of colour who suffer. White tears have a potency that silences racial minorities. White Tears/Brown Scars blows open the inconvenient truth that when it comes to race, white entitlement is too often masked by victimhood. Never is this more obvious than the dealings between women of colour and white women. What happens when racism and sexism collide?".

Becoming Our Future

"Becoming Our Future: Global Indigenous Curatorial Practice is a book reflecting on international Indigenous methodologies in curatorial practice from the geographic spaces of Canada, Aotearoa (New Zealand) and Australia to assert specific cultural knowledges, protocols and relationships".

The Woven Universe

This book is a collection of the writings of Rev. Maori Marsden (1924-1993) who was a tohunga, scholar, writer, healer, minister and philosopher of the latter part of the twentieth century. In his writings, Marsden's thoughts venture far and wide and include analyses and views on key concepts in the Maori worldview and knowledge, politics, science (particularly the New Physicists), the Treaty of Waitangi, the legal system and much more. All of his work, however, is under-pinned by a devout sense of divinity and mana that is central to Maori notions of the human person and his/her relationship with God and the universe.

North & South: Cook Island Connections

A place long seen by many Kiwis as somewhere to head for a “flop and drop” beach holiday, the Cook Islands is rich with tales of adventure and colonial resistance, much of which interlaces with New Zealand’s own history in surprising ways.

CATALOGUES AND REPORTS

Working and Walking Together

Supporting Family Relationship Services to Work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families and Organisations. Report by Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care.

Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander
Cultural Protocols

Oxfam Australia’s vision is of fair world in which people control their own lives, their basic rights are achieved and the environment is sustained. We support all Australians to achieve their potential on a basis of equity and respect. Oxfam Australia (OAus) recognises the unique status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the First Australians. We acknowledge the special relationship that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have with their traditional lands and waters, as well as their unique history and diverse culture, customs and circumstances

Te Kore, Te Po, Te Ao Marama

An exhibition catalogue for the Auckland Art Gallery Toi O Tamaki exhibition held from Saturday 5th December 2020 - Sunday 11th July 2021

ANKAAA Harvesting Traditional Knowledge

A two-way learning project by the Association of Northern Kimberley and Arnhem Aboriginal Artists

Ritual: the past in the present

Cairns Regional Gallery's Exhibition Catalogue and Publication Foreword

Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women's Voices)

Led by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, June Oscar AO, Wiyi Yani U Thagani (Women's Voices) is a multi-year initiative report set out to capture what Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls consider to be their strengths, challenges and aspirations for change.

Transit and Returns

This catalogue is a significant contribution to the emergent discourse on global Indigenous art while remaining grounded in the multi-local context of the Pacific, and Vancouver’s connections to this wider region.

The Australian Musem's Unsettled exhibition

Unsettled uncovers the untold histories behind this nation’s foundation story. In this powerful exhibition, First Nations voices reveal the hidden stories of devastation, survival and the fight for recognition. These first-hand accounts are presented through long hidden historical documents, large-scale artworks, immersive experiences and never-before-seen objects from the Australian Museum collections and beyond.

First Peoples: A roadmap for enhancing Indigenous engagement in museums and galleries

A 10-Year Indigenous Roadmap committed to improving Indigenous engagement employment in the museums and galleries sector.

Climate Justice: a Pacific Island perspective

The negative effects of climate change disproportionately impact Pacific Island nations. Although Pacific Nations contribute the least to climate change compared to other nations, they are the most impacted by rising sea levels. These negative effects can see nations within the region completely submerged or uninhabitable. This article highlights how the Pacific Island diaspora in Australia are acting in solidarity with their homelands in the fight for climate justice.

Gender and Indigenous People's.

Report published by the United Nations.

PORTFOLIOS OF PROJECT PARTICIPANTS

I follow over 1000 people online and this number continues to grow everyday. I strongly encourage you to engage with many portfolios of First Nations people. One way to start is by following someone you admire and then following their own networks. This is why I won't be listing down EVERY single person I have met and been inspired by, only those who participated in this project. For more networks you can start with my own "Following" list on Instagram - @moalejames

Reading Oceania

FaceBook Group supervised and created by Seini Taumoepeau to explore Oceania topics and texts.

Reading Oceania has been an online database full of resources, videos, media and networks from "Oceania" which has been running for many years! In fact, many of the resources on this webpage were first seen on Reading Oceania. If you are a First Nations person or not, please go and follow this account on FaceBook!