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Reading list
Find a selection of credible academic articles, reports, papers and websites covering various aspects of Indigenous governance.
Australia
Articles and reports
‘Two Ways’: Bringing Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Knowledges Together – Samantha Muller (2012)
‘Wearing two hats’: the conflicting governance roles of native title corporations and community/shire councils in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities – Tran Tran and Claire Stacey (2016)
Another way: the intersection between first nations peoples’ ways of thinking and governance, accounting and accountability – Prof James Guthrie AM, Prof John Dumay, Dr Alessandro Pelizzon and Dr Ann Martin-Sardesai (2022)
Are we mates yet? Agreement making between States and First Nations – Tony Dreise and Aboriginal Affairs NSW (2019)
Building Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander governance: report of a forum to map current and future research and practical resource needs – Toni Bauman, Dr Diane E. Smith, Robynne Quiggin, Dr Christiane Keller and Lara Drieberg (2015)
Capacity development for Indigenous governance: Emerging issues and lessons from the Indigenous Community Governance Project (ICGP) – Diane Smith (2005)
Data sovereignty for the Yawuru in Western Australia – Mandy Yap and Eunice Yu (2016)
Enabling prosperity: success factors for Indigenous economic development – Westpac Group (2014)
Experiences in the development and implementation of regional governance models: Report to the Indigenous Implementation Board Department of Indigenous Affairs Government of Western Australia – Steve Fisher (2009)
Governance for sustainable development: Strategic issues and principles for Indigenous Australian communities – Mick Dodson and Diane Smith (2003)
Indigenous Governance: The Harvard Project on Native American Economic Development and appropriate principles of governance for Aboriginal Australia – Patrick Sullivan (2006)
Indigenous Nation Building and the Political Determinants of Health and Wellbeing Discussion Paper – Daryle Rigney, Simone Bignall, Alison Vivian and Steve Hemming (2022)
Websites
Not-for-Profit Governance Principles – Australian Institute of Company Directors
New Zealand
Articles and reports
Māori data sovereignty: contributions to data cultures in the government sector in New Zealand – Spencer Lilley, Gillian Oliver, Jocelyn Cranefield, and Matthew Lewellen (2024)
Maori Leadership and Decision Making – Chellie Spiller, Rachel Wolfgramm, Ella Henry, Robert Pouwhare (2020)
Website
Governance –Te Puni Kōkiri, Ministry of Māori Development
Research & Publications – Māori and Indigenous Governance Centre, Te Piringa: University of Waikato
Resource Hub – Community Governance NZ
Resources – Te Mana Raraunga, Māori Data Sovereignty Network
USA
Articles and reports
Indigenous Data Governance: Strategies from United States Native Nations – Stephanie Russo Carroll, Desi Rodriguez-Lonebear and Andrew Martinez (2019)
Indigenous Peoples and research: self-determination in research governance – Garba et al (2023)
Websites
Indigenous Governance Database – Native Nations Institute, The University of Arizona
Canada
Articles and reports
Action Plan for Disaster Risk Reduction by First Nations in BC (2023-2030) – BC Assembly of First Nations (BCAFN) (2023)
Closing the well-being gap through improved First Nation governance – John Graham (2015)
Indigenous Governance: Questioning the Status and the Possibilities for Reconciliation with Canada’s Commitment to Aboriginal and Treaty Rights – Kiera Ladner (2006)
Transformational Governance: Challenges and Opportunities – The Transitional Governance Project (2017)
Websites
Governance Toolkit: A guide to Nation Building – British Columbia Assembly of First Nations (BCAFN)
Tools and Resources – Centre for First Nations Governance
International
Articles and reports
Governance and economic development: changes and challenges – Kuotsai Tom Liou (2007)
Processes of Native Nationhood: The Indigenous Politics of Self-Government – Stephen Cornell (2015)
Rights of the Indigenous Peoples to Self- Government: A Comparative Analysis between New Zealand and Canada – Hind Sebar and Rohaidah Nordin (2020)
Books
Indigenous data sovereignty and policy – Edited by Maggie Walter, Tahu Kukutai, Stephanie Russo Carroll, and Desi Rodriguez-Lonebear (2021)
AIGI developed resources
Articles and reports
A Comparative Research Analyses: Final Project Report – Indigenous Governance of Development: Self-Determination and Success Research Project 2019 – 2022 – Morgan Harrington, Jason Field, Diane Smith and Katie Bellchambers (2022)
Aboriginal Community Governance on the Frontlines and Faultlines in the Black Summer Bushfires – Bhiamie Williamson (2022)
Aboriginal people and the 2022 northern NSW floods – Bhiamie Williamson (abstract only, forthcoming)
Background Paper for The Indigenous Governance Development Forum: Mapping Current and Future Research and Resource Needs – Diane Smith and Toni Bauman (2014)
Governing Country: A Literature Review of Indigenous Governance Principles in Indigenous Ranger Groups & Indigenous Protected Areas – Katie Bellchambers (2023)
Governing the Pandemic: Adaptive Self-Determination as an Indigenous Capability in Australian Organisations – L. Drieberg, D.E. Smith and D. Sutherland (2024)
Indigenous Digital Governance: Principles and Practices for Self-Determination and Equity – D.E. Smith (In Press, Collaborative Governance to Enhance Social Equity: Indigenous Perspectives, edited by Assoc Prof Jason Rivera and Dr Michele Companion, Forthcoming 2024, Routledge, London)
Indigenous self-governance and ‘nation’ building: Considerations for a strategic self-analysis tool – T. Bauman and D. E. Smith (2024)
Inter-Indigenous Treaty Making: Ancient Principles for Contemporary Purposes – D.E. Smith and M. Connolly (2022)
People, Place and Partnerships: A Model for Reclaiming Indigenous Self-Determined Governance of Development – D.E. Smith and J. Field (forthcoming 2024)
Indigenous ‘Elder’ Organisations: The Role of Resilient Adaptive Governance in Renewal and Longevity – M. McCulloch, L. Drieberg, D.E. Smith and F. Markham (2024)
Books
Developing Governance and Governing Development: International Case Studies of Indigenous Futures – edited by Diane Smith, Alice Wighton, Stephen Cornell and Adam Vai Delaney (2021)
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