All places on the continent now called Australia are Indigenous places. This means everyone in Australia is already in a relationship with Indigenous places, sovereignties and land-based knowledge systems, whether recognised or not. This course will help you understand historical and contemporary relationships between Indigenous peoples and place, and the responsibility of non-Indigenous society to that relationship. You will examine how the structure of settler-colonialism continually disrupts Indigenous relationships to place and the ways Indigenous peoples continuously assert their land-based sovereignties and practices in the face of that disruption. You will gain an understanding of contemporary legal and policy frameworks governing the relationship between Indigenous peoples and their lands including Native Title, Cultural Heritage and Indigenous Protected Areas. The course includes on Country learning with knowledge holders within Victoria to learn with traditional knowledge holders and land managers.

Note: This course may involve field visits outside of Melbourne and may include travels costs. For Flex term delivery this may include multi-day field visits and accommodation costs.