RESEARCH THEME

Indigenous Peoples
and cultural heritage

Research programs and groups

Indigenous Peoples and Mining Resource Hub: Knowledge Hub in the
Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining

Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining

Development Minerals: transdisciplinary research program that undertakes research, education, technical assistance and capacity building on the local materials most important for local development

Highlight projects

The Indigenous Exchange Forum: transitions in mine closure

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Resourceful Acts: Producing Cultural Livelihoods on Resource Extraction Frontiers

We had the privilege of spending the week in Roebourne for rehearsals, to attend the prison performance and the final community concert at the invitation of Big hART (arts and social change organization) and the local Indigenous members of their board. The aim of the visit was to start building relationships with First Nations artists as we undertake our research project Resourceful Acts Cultural Livelihoods on Resource Extraction Frontiers.
Indigenous business procurement project showcased at national conference

Published on: 19 September 2023

A collaborative project to benchmark how Rio Tinto Iron Ore works with Indigenous businesses has been showcased at the Aboriginal Enterprises In Mining, Energy & Exploration (AEMEE) Conference in Cairns.
Minding the governance gaps in rush for critical minerals

Published on: 16 June 2023

The urgency to provide metals for the energy transition is putting pressure on the legal safeguards and approval processes governing mining, according to University of Queensland (UQ) researchers, and the consequences could compromise sustainable development.
54% of projects extracting clean energy minerals overlap with Indigenous lands, research reveals

Published on: 5 December 2022

Energy transition minerals are essential to tackling climate change. But First Nations people must have a genuine say in where and how this happens.
Repatriation of cultural material gives new life to traditional songs

Published on: 22 November 2022

When researcher Dr Sarah Holcombe was undertaking her PhD field research in the late 1990s, she didn’t realise how important the recordings she made of story and song would become for the next generation.
Championing change for Indigenous workers in the minerals industry

Published on: 24 August 2022

Despite more than 60 per cent of Australian mines located near Indigenous communities it is only in the last couple of decades that Industry has taken a more proactive approach to increasing Indigenous employment.
Drone maps, healthy ecosystems and Traditional knowledge: CMLR updates

Published on: 9 August 2022

Read on for two project updates from the Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation of the Sustainable Minerals Institute.