Research seminars.

The first-semester seminar series for 2009 was on the topic 'Giving an Account of Ourselves: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander philosophy, knowledge and view'. Organised by Kerry Arabena, the series was delivered solely by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and attracted high attendance throughout. From all around Australia, the speakers considered a range of issues surrounding what it is to be Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in today's society. Audio and video of the seminars is available at www. aiatsis.gov.au

2 February

Becoming Me

Michelle Sparks, ACON

9 February

What's So Special About Being Aboriginal?: History, family and identity in

Aboriginal Australia

Vicki Grieves, The University of Sydney

16 February

Yatangal

Mervyn Mulardy, Karajarri Native Title Corporation

23 February

Indigenous Knowledge Reference: A model for Indigenous social science

Norman Sheehan, The University of Queensland

2 March

Contested Identities: Growing up Black in southern Australia

Steven Ross, Murray Lower Darling Indigenous Nations

16 March

Indigenous Citizenship

Kerry Arabena, AIATSIS

23 March

The Account of Me, and my Place in the World, Because of Others

Lynette Liddle, The Australian National University

30 March

Yours in the Indigenous Struggle

Valerie Cooms, AIATSIS

6 April

'Mr Rorschach is Tired of Dancing': Some thoughts on containment, control and

the cha-cha-cha

Darren Garvey, Curtin University

20 April

The Recognition of Humanity's Inner Potentials

Ron Day, Torres Strait Island Regional Council

4 May

Nayri Kati: Quantitative research in an Indigenous way

Maggie Walter, The University of Tasmania

11 May

Talking in Turn

Irene Watson, The University of South Australia

18 May

Healing and Identity in Contemporary Australia: What is a real/traditional/grass roots Aborigine?

Gregory Phillips, Senior Lecturer, Monash University. Co-Chair of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation Development Team

25 May

Torres Strait Literature

Samantha Faulkner, The Australian National University

1 June

Lowitja O'Donoghue and Self-Determination: Maintaining misunderstanding in an

unequal meeting

Lyndon Murphy, Griffith University

3 June

Arabunna Wuthlu

Trevor Buzzacott, Department for Families and Communities, South Australia.