“Improving Ethics and Integrity

1. “Improving Ethics and Integrity of Aboriginal research by establishing a Yorta Yorta Community Ethics Advisory Group"  Mr Peter Ferguson, Raelene Nixon, Dr Maddalena Cross Rural Health Academic Centre Shepparton (Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences)

2. The Rural Health Academic Centre (RHAC) is committed to Improving Ethics and Integrity of Aboriginal research by establishing a “Yorta Yorta Community Ethics Advisory Group”. We are doing this in partnership with the Aboriginal Organisations on Yorta Yorta Country.

3. Aboriginal people are among the most highly researched in the country. We are in a position to assert the Aboriginal perspective on research and to have a voice in the research process. Emerging voices

4. Historically Western knowledge, has advanced into Aboriginal Peoples communities with little regard for the notions of Indigenous worldviews and philosophical frameworks that underpin the Aboriginal community life. Learning from Indigenous Knowledge From: yynac.com.au

5. Western Research Cycle Aboriginal Research Cycle

6. Research where Aboriginal people control their own agenda, the spiritual and philosophical foundations provide the platform from which Aboriginal research activities should be considered.

7. Current understanding of Aboriginal people Aboriginal Philosophical Foundation

8. Knowledge Context: The knowledge context of one culture cannot be fully understood by another.

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10. The YYEAC will enable the interpretation of ethics to be considered from differing cultural perspectives.

11. Thankyou for your support Your funding has helped us deliver on this exciting new project PEOPLE COUNTRY CULTURE