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Self-determination encompasses both Aboriginal land rights and self-governance, [1] [2] and may also be supported by a treaty between a government and an Indigenous group in Australia. [ 3 ] From the 1970s to 1990s, the Australian government supported Aboriginal groups moving from large settlements in remote areas back to outstation communities ...
His book Intrinsic motivation and self-determination in human behavior, co-authored with Edward L. Deci in 1985, has been cited over 37,000 times according to Google Scholar. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] His article Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being was the 6th most cited Psychiatry and ...
In the late 1950s, there was an increasing focus on the global need for anthropological research into 'disappearing cultures'. [1] [2] This trend was also emerging in Australia in the work of researchers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, [3] [4] leading to a proposal by W.C. Wentworth MP for the conception of an Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies (AIAS) in 1959.
Self-determination [1] refers to a people's right to form its own political entity, and internal self-determination is the right to representative government with full suffrage. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Self-determination is a cardinal principle in modern international law , binding, as such, on the United Nations as an authoritative interpretation of the ...
Terri Janke was born in Cairns in Queensland, Australia, with Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal heritage, from Cape York Peninsula in North Queensland. [1]She graduated from the University of New South Wales (BA LLB) in 1995.
The island voters were given the option of integration with Australia, free association with Australia or independence. [4] The Clunies-Ross family campaigned for the independence option, claiming that the Cocos Islanders would have to serve in the Australian Army if the islands opted for integration. [4]
The Coalition of Peaks is an unincorporated body that represents more than 80 Indigenous community groups and peak organisations across Australia. [3] Under a partnership agreement with the Council of Australian Governments (now National Cabinet), Australian governments have promised to consult with the Coalition of Peaks in the creation, implementation and reform of Closing the Gap policies. [4]
In 2019, Bamblett was awarded the Order of Australia for distinguished service to the Indigenous community of Victoria as an advocate for the self-determination and cultural rights of children.