Great guide to Indigenisation of the curriculum

Abstract

ndigenisation of the curriculum involves recognising and introducing Indigenous knowledges across our teaching practice. It is a challenging and complex process that will benefit all staff, students, graduates and local communities. Indigenisation processes valorise and strengthen Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge systems in ways that prepare graduates for work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, families and communities. CQUniversity is committed to Indigenisation of the curriculum. It will transform the University’s landscape by recognising and appreciating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ ways of knowing (epistemologies), ways of being (ontologies) and ways of doing (axiologies) (Martin, 2003). This Guide is designed to support CQUniversity staff in their Indigenisation practice. This Great Guide to Indigenisation of the Curriculum will include a secondary online resource that will be developed over time. This resource will feature discipline specific sources that may aid staff who seek to include Indigenous perspectives in their curriculum.