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A Toolkit for Developing Community-based Dispute Resolution Processes in First Nations Communities Canada Human Rights Commission

The Canadian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) created this toolkit to offer assistance to First Nations governments that want to address discrimination complaints in their communities using a community-based dispute resolution process.

Capacity building, Dispute management, Leadership Report
Building Indigenous community governance in Australia: Preliminary research findings Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research

This is a preliminary research report from the first year of fieldwork conducted by the Indigenous Community Governance Project (ICGP). The Project is exploring the nature of Indigenous community governance in diverse contexts and locations across Australia through a series of diverse case studies—to understand what works, what doesn’t work, and why. A comparative analysis of the Project’s case studies is revealing that governance and decision-making in Indigenous community governance is shaped by multiple historical, cultural and political relationships. Family and governance histories associated with particular communities and sets of regionally-linked communities are central features in community governance dynamics and arrangements. Strengthening Indigenous community governance requires negotiating appropriate contemporary relationships among the different Indigenous people within a region or community, and adapting or creating structures and processes to reflect important relationships. Several dimensions are being identified as being fundamental to building stronger, sustainable governance at the community and regional levels. These are the impact of the wider ‘governance environment’, cultural match and cultural geography, modes of leadership and representation, institutional capacity, organisational design and relationships, representation, decision-making processes, and human resource issues. Capacity development for governance needs to be considered within a systems framework and should be a process that actively strengthens Indigenous decision-making and control over their core institutions, goals and identity, and that enhances cultural match and legitimacy. The report concludes with some emerging issues and implications for policy makers and for Indigenous organisations and their leaders.

Capacity building, Community development, Decision making, Governance, Leadership, Partnerships Report
CATSI Act review report draft National Indigenous Australians Agency

This comprehensive review of the CATSI Act, built on a series of reviews undertaken in recent years. Responding to feedback from stakeholders for comprehensive consideration of the ongoing role of the CATSI Act, this review would consider whether the CATSI Act is achieving its objects, particularly as a special measure under the Racial Discrimination Act 1975.

Capacity building, CATSI Act, PBC Regulations Report
CATSI Act Review: Phase 1 summary report National Indigenous Australians Agency

This report details the findings from the survey available on the National Indigenous Australians Agency website for phase one of the CATSI Act review.

Capacity building, CATSI Act, PBC Regulations Report
Closing the Gap report Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, National Indigenous Australians Agency

This Closing the Gap report is an opportunity to reflect on a decade’s efforts under an ambitious framework aimed at improving outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.

Capacity building, Commercial development, Community development, Education, Health, Indigenous knowledge Report
Communication strategy workbook

This workbook leads you through the process of developing a communications strategy step-by-step.

Capacity building, Communication, Education Workbook
Free Management Library Free Management Library

The Free Management Library provides free, easy-to-access, online articles to develop yourself, other individuals, groups and organizations (whether the organization is for-profit or nonprofit). Over the past 15 years, the Library has grown to be one of the world's largest well-organized collections of these types of articles and resources.

Capacity building, Commercial development, Governance, Training Website
Funding Options for PBCs Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C)

Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBCs) can access funding through one or more of PM&C's four funding streams. If you are unsure which funding stream is appropriate to apply for you can seek advice from the Native Title Representative Body/Service Provider (NTRB/SP) in your region or your PM&C Regional Office on 1800 079 098.

This document provides useful advice about the different PM&C funing options for PBCs

 

Capacity building, Funding, Training Information Sheet
Funding workbook PBC website

This workbook provides you with practical step by step guide to how to apply for funding for all kind of projects your PBC wants to conduct.

Capacity building, Commercial development, Community development, Funding, Research Workbook
Guidelines for ethical research in Australian Indigenous studies AIATSIS

This revised comprehensive review of AIATSIS sets the highest standards of ethics and support for human rights in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research. While the principles in the 2012 edition are largely retained, they have been reorganised into a new framework and augmented to reflect emerging standards and developments.

AIATSIS, Capacity building, Data sovereignty, Ethics, Research Guide
Improving Indigenous community governance through strengthening Indigenous and government organisational capacity Closing the Gap Clearinghouse

Resource sheet no. 10 produced for the Closing the Gap Clearinghouse

Capacity building, Government Report
Innovating to Succeed Forum Aboriginal Governance and Management Program (APONT)

In 2017 the APONT Aboriginal Governance & Management Program facilitated a NT-wide forum for senior managers and board members of NT Aboriginal organisations, bringing them together to network and share stories to strengthen and build their capacity in management and governance. This report provides an overview of the presentations from this forum.

Capacity building, Constitutions, Directors, Governance, Rule book, Staff Report
Native Nations Institute Native Nations Institute

NNI assists in building capable Native nations that can effectively pursue and ultimately realize their own political, economic, and community development objectives. NNI provides Native nations and other policy makers with accessible research and policy analysis of governance and development in Indian Country and with comprehensive, professional training and development programs designed to meet the needs of Indigenous leadership and management.

This Institute is based at the University of Arizona.

Capacity building, Commercial development, Community development Website
Negotiating the shared management of Matuwa and Kurrara Kurrara Dr Tran Tran, Lindsey Langford

One of the key aspirations of native title holders is the ability to independently make decisions about and take care of country. This aspiration is often realised through collaborative management arrangements such as joint management. For many native title groups, joint management is often the only substantive land management outcome, yet there has been little research into either its planning process or its drivers.

Between October 2013 and December 2014, AIATSIS undertook case study research in partnership with Central Desert Native Title Services and the Wiluna native title holders — Martu people — to document their land management journey and the critical success factors that have contributed to positive outcomes in Matuwa (Lorna Glen) and Kurrara Kurrara (Earaheedy). This report describes the research and planning undertaken as a part of the partnership.

AIATSIS, Capacity building, Caring for Country, Collaboration, Joint Management, Land and sea management Report
Social media workbook PBC website

This workbook provides useful tips on how to go about using social media to connect and inform PBC members.

Capacity building, Communication, Education Workbook