The School of Indigenous Knowledges (SIK) is associated with the Aboriginal Culture, Equity and Education (ACEE) lab at Kulbardi Aboriginal Centre. ACEE conducts projects from a multidisciplinary research approach, including Indigenous methodologies, necessary for solving complex societal problems, and provide a platform for strengths-based Indigenous led research with local, national, and global applications.
To find out how to support our research or how to get involved, contact Associate Professor Bep Uink.
Current research projects
Racism and Allyship in Aboriginal Youth Spaces (RAAYS)
RAAYS is an ARC funded Aboriginal-led research project that aims to understand the daily racism – or ‘microaggressions’ - facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescents (12-17 years) and how microaggressions can be safely addressed and mitigated by adults who work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescents.
Walkern Katatdjin: Rainbow Knowledge
Walkern Katatdjin is a NHMRC-funded national research project that aims to understand and promote the mental health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ young people (14-25 years). The project has spread to Rainbow Knowledge Broome & Kununurra and the Training Health Providers to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ young people.
Queering the Curriculum
LEAD Murdoch University Mini Grant, “Queering Murdoch’s Curriculum: LGBTIQA+ Student-Led Co-Design of Best Practice Guide and Inclusive Classroom Exemplars (Curriculum Innovation and Translation Project).
Embedding the Indigenous Voice in the online student learning experience at Murdoch
This project aims to enhance Truth Telling and awareness of Indigenous cultures by embedding Indigenous Voices throughout MU’s digital learning offerings – every student, every unit, every day.
Best practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander higher education
The ACEE Lab regularly conducts research and evaluation of practices to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander university students including the ‘Interrogating relationships between student support initiatives and Indigenous student progression’ project and the ‘Educating Rita and the Cultural Interface’ project exploring intersections between race and gender in the experiences of Aboriginal women at university.