Indigenous and Other Sovereignties
Extend your understanding of Indigenous sovereignty and explore how it can shape treaty negotiations.
- Fees: $990 AUD (inc GST)
- Delivery mode: Online
- Duration: 6 weeks
- the Australian Centre
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As Victoria and other Australian jurisdictions engage in the early stages of treaty negotiations, it is vital the parties involved have a strong understanding of concepts such as Indigenous sovereignty.
This Melbourne MicroCert explores sovereignty and its place in relations between Indigenous peoples and contemporary settler societies.
It's ideal for people who will be involved in treaty negotiations, including professionals in the public, private and non-profit sectors, as well as First Nations.
Understand Indigenous sovereignty as a concept and social movement
Engage with theories of sovereignty – and related concepts such as self-determination and autonomy – and examine how this has been understood, historically and today.
Explore recognition of Indigenous sovereignty in settler-colonial states
Critically analyse the place of sovereignty discourse in contemporary Indigenous settler relations. Consider how Indigenous sovereignty is recognised, how it differs from political sovereignty, and the possibilities for recognition.
Examine how Indigenous sovereignty shapes treaty negotiations
Consider the role Indigenous sovereignty will play in treaty processes in Victoria and other Australian jurisdictions. Analyse and critique expressions of Indigenous sovereignty found in documents advancing emerging treaty processes in these jurisdictions.
Who you will learn from
Learn from skilled academic and professional experts who will share invaluable knowledge you can use in your job.
Professor Sarah Maddison
Director, The Australian Center, University of Melbourne
Sarah is interested in work that helps reconceptualise political relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the Australian settler state. She's published widely in this field, including as author or editor of nine books. She's led numerous research projects and was an ARC Future Fellow for 2011-14, undertaking a project that examined reconciliation in Australia, South Africa, Northern Ireland, and Guatemala.
Associate Professor Sana Nakata
Associate Dean, Indigenous, Faculty of Arts
A trained lawyer and political theorist, Sana's research is centred upon developing an approach for thinking politically about childhood in ways that improve the capacity of adult decision-makers to act in their interests. Sana has recently completed an ARC Discovery Indigenous Research Fellowship examining Representations of Children in Australian Political Controversies (2016-2019).
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For individuals
To take Indigenous and Other Sovereignties as a stand-alone Melbourne MicroCert, you'll pay the normal course price.
$990 AUD (inc GST)
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