{"id":3933,"date":"2021-05-04T02:56:46","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T18:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/?page_id=3933"},"modified":"2025-11-18T12:57:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T04:57:58","slug":"indigenous-engagement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/learning-teaching\/health-sciences\/about\/indigenous-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Indigenous engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Indigenous Engagement team provides a culturally secure learning environment for Indigenous students in the Faculty of Health Sciences.&nbsp;&nbsp;We support students to&nbsp;grow and develop skills and knowledge,&nbsp;determine their own learning needs, and&nbsp;graduate with a strong sense of cultural and professional identity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Faculty would like to pay our respects to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members of our community by acknowledging the Wadjuk people of the land on which Bentley Campus is located, and the Wongutha people of the North-Eastern Goldfields, where our Kalgoorlie Campus is located.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"cards\"\n        data-segment=\"dom\">\n\n    \n<div class=\"block-heading\"\n     data-segment=\"dom\"\n     data-style=\"\"\n     data-align=\"default\"\n>\n\n                                <h2 class=\"block-heading__title \" id=\"support-and-networks\">Support and networks<\/h2>\n            \n                        \n                        \n            \n                <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"card-grid\"\n         data-card-size=\"standard\"         data-card-count=\"4\"\n         data-card-background=\"gray\">\n                    <div  id=\"student-support\" class=\"card\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"student-support\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__title\"><h3>Student support<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>The Indigenous Engagement team supports you with:<\/p><ul><li>navigating the transition to university<\/li><li>accessing academic support and guidance<\/li><li>advocating on your behalf to staff<\/li><li>connecting with the Koorda Network.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>                    <div  id=\"koorda-network\" class=\"card\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"koorda-network\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__title\"><h3>Koorda Network<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>The Koorda Network comprises staff across the Faculty who have completed cultural security training workshops. <\/p><p>These staff members include deputy heads of school and course coordinators who identify as Indigenous allies and can provide you with career guidance and additional support at the School level.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>                    <div  id=\"professional-networks\" class=\"card\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"professional-networks\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__title\"><h3>Professional networks<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>In order to address Close the Gap targets we need to build an Indigenous health workforce. We encourage our students to join one of the many professional Indigenous health networks. Associations include:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/iaha.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">Indigenous Allied Health Australia<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aida.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">Australian Indigenous Doctors Association<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catsinam.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives<\/a><\/li><li>National Association of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Physiotherapists<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>                    <div  id=\"admission-pathways\" class=\"card\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"admission-pathways\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__title\"><h3>Admission pathways<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>There is more than one way to qualify for Curtin courses. Find out more about our different pathway options:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/applying\/pathways\/portfolio-entry\/\">Portfolio Entry<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/applying\/pathways\/atar-pathway\/\">ATAR pathway<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/applying\/pathways\/uniready-enabling-program\/\">UniReady<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/offering\/course-brg-indigenous-pre-medicine-and-health-sciences-enabling-course--en-inpmhe\/\">Indigenous Pre-Medicine and Health Sciences Enabling Course<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>            <\/div>\n<\/mimas-block>\n\n\n    <mimas-block \n        block-name=\"articles\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"articles content\"\n        data-segment=\"all\"\n        data-bg=\"gray\">\n\n        \n\n                    <div class=\"article\">\n                                                                \n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/Indigenous-engagement_SP-20191119-3334_720x405-5-150x150.jpg\"\n                     alt=\"Indigenous engagement staff\"\n                     srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/Indigenous-engagement_SP-20191119-3334_720x405-5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/Indigenous-engagement_SP-20191119-3334_720x405-5-740x370.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/Indigenous-engagement_SP-20191119-3334_720x405-5-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/Indigenous-engagement_SP-20191119-3334_720x405-5-1000x500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/Indigenous-engagement_SP-20191119-3334_720x405-5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/Indigenous-engagement_SP-20191119-3334_720x405-5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/Indigenous-engagement_SP-20191119-3334_720x405-5-480x240.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/Indigenous-engagement_SP-20191119-3334_720x405-5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/Indigenous-engagement_SP-20191119-3334_720x405-5.jpg 1000w\"\n                     sizes=\"(min-width: 2560px) 2560px, (min-width: 1920px) 1920px, (min-width: 1440px) 1440px, (min-width: 1024px) 1024px, (min-width: 768px) 768px\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\n                <article class=\"article__content\">\n                    \n                                            <h2 class=\"h3\">Our research<\/h2>\n                    \n                                            <p><p>The Indigenous Engagement team participates in and leads research activities that also create opportunities for local Aboriginal community groups to be involved in.\u00a0 Most recently, the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.curtin.edu.au\/stories\/ground-breaking-program-supports-aboriginal-students\/\">Balang Djuripin project<\/a> was a 2018 Curtin Innovations grant which enabled the Koorda Network to be established.<\/p>\n<p>Curtin is proud to be widely recognised for its achievements in applied research and has a number of research focus areas in solving real-world problems.\u00a0 Some include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.curtin.edu.au\/media-releases\/new-mental-health-research-draws-wisdom-from-aboriginal-elders\/\">New mental health research draws wisdom from Aboriginal elders<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.curtin.edu.au\/stories\/big-systems-create-challenges-for-indigenous-health\/\">Big systems create challenges for Indigenous health<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.curtin.edu.au\/media-releases\/tomorrows-indigenous-psychologists-awarded-inaugural-scholarships\/\">Tomorrow\u2019s Indigenous psychologists awarded inaugural scholarships\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n                    \n                                \n                        <\/article>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/mimas-block>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connect with us<\/h2>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"accordion\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Accordion content\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n                \n\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Our-campus-location\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Our-campus-location\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Our-campus-location\">Our campus location<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Our-campus-location\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>Our office is located in building 400, level 2 (look for the Indigenous flags in the lobby).<\/p>\n\n        \n                                    <ul class=\"accordion__buttons\">\n                                                                    \n                        <li>\n                            <a\n    href=\"https:\/\/karda.curtin.edu.au\/\"\n    class=\"ico-link--arrow 1\"\n    target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students\">Information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n                    \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Cheryl-Davis,-Director-of-Indigenous-Engagement\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Cheryl-Davis,-Director-of-Indigenous-Engagement\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Cheryl-Davis,-Director-of-Indigenous-Engagement\">Cheryl Davis, Director of Indigenous Engagement<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Cheryl-Davis,-Director-of-Indigenous-Engagement\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>Phone: +61 8 9266 4282<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:Cheryl.Davis@curtin.edu.au\">Cheryl.Davis@curtin.edu.au<\/a><\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Kristy-Indich,-Indigenous-Engagement-Officer\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Kristy-Indich,-Indigenous-Engagement-Officer\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Kristy-Indich,-Indigenous-Engagement-Officer\">Kristy Indich, Indigenous Engagement Officer<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Kristy-Indich,-Indigenous-Engagement-Officer\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>Phone: +61 8 9266 2321<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:kristy.indich@curtin.edu.au\">kristy.indich@curtin.edu.au<\/a><\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Colin-Phillips,-Indigenous-Engagement-Officer\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Colin-Phillips,-Indigenous-Engagement-Officer\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Colin-Phillips,-Indigenous-Engagement-Officer\">Colin Phillips, Indigenous Engagement Officer<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Colin-Phillips,-Indigenous-Engagement-Officer\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>Phone: +61 8 9266 1009<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:colin.phillips1@curtin.edu.au\">colin.phillips1@curtin.edu.au<\/a><\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n        \n<\/mimas-block>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indigenous Engagement team provides a culturally secure learning environment for Indigenous students in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":4860,"parent":3938,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3933","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"support_toggle":true,"support_content":{"customised":false,"content":false},"page_components":false,"controls":{"page_switch_toggle":false,"support_toggle":false,"breadcrumb_toggle":true,"navi_toggle":true,"section_nav_toggle":true,"alternate_font_toggle":false}},"featured_image":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/Indigenous-engagement_SP-20191119-3334_720x405-5-1000x500.jpg","author_meta":{"first_name":"Nik","last_name":"Malane","display_name":"Nik Malane"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3933"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3933\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33966,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3933\/revisions\/33966"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3938"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}