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Organisational Capacity for Engaging with I ndigenous A ustralians
Author(s) -
HOWITT RICHARD,
COLYER CLAIRE,
HAMMER MITCHELL R.,
HAVNEN OLGA,
HUCHENDORF KAREN,
HUBERT CAROL
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
geographical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.695
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1745-5871
pISSN - 1745-5863
DOI - 10.1111/1745-5871.12066
Subject(s) - indigenous , work (physics) , capacity building , public relations , political science , sociology , engineering , mechanical engineering , ecology , law , biology
Community capacity building is a common goal for programmes and policies involving Indigenous peoples, but it relies heavily on organisational capacity to work effectively in intercultural settings. This paper reviews the organisational capacity of the senior leaders of A ustralian R ed C ross and institutional efforts to build a culturally appropriate and respectful organisation. It reports results from a survey of the organisation's leadership team and follow‐up interviews undertaken in 2010, reviews the challenges facing the organisation in working with A boriginal and T orres S trait I slander A ustralians, and considers institutional progress in building internal capacity to lead change in working with A boriginal and T orres S trait I slander A ustralians. The paper concludes with discussion of wider implications of this research.