Forum Papers, Transcripts,
Speech Notes and Summaries

The documents below are PDFs of the forum papers. In some instances the papers were accompanied by a powerpoint presentation and these have been attached as PDFs also. To download the complete collection of files as a ZIP, please right click your mouse on the link and "save target as": Indigenous Forums ZIP.

Speeches

• Clare Martin  - Forum Opening
• Marion Scrymgour  - Wrap Up
• Pat Miller - Welcome to Country
• Fred Chaney
• Jon Altman - Summary

Papers and Presentations

• Galarrwuy Yunupingu: The Importance of Economic Development
• Jon Altman: Introductory Remarks to Indigenous Economic Forum: Economic Development Barriers, Opportunities and Pathways
• John Taylor: The Challenge Ahead – drawing on latest census and administrative data for the NT
• John Cunningham: Education for What? Partnerships in Indigenous education in the Pilbara <additional Brochure>
• David Ross: Mining and employment in Central Australia - The CLC Job Shop – lessons and future directions
• Craig Bonney: Mining and employment in North East Arnhem – YNOTS
• Alison Anderson and Clarry Robinya: Papunya IHANT project – partnerships in community housing that maximise local training and employment opportunities
• Sean Lange: Employment and Training from the Alice to Darwin Railway in the Katherine Region -Lessons and Future Directions
• Bev McMillan: The Traditional Credit Union - Access to financial services
• Di Smith and Mick Dodson: Indigenous Community Governance: the Key Ingredients and Principles for Sustainable Economic Development 
  • 1 - Outline Paper
  • 2 - Overhead
  • 3 - 7 Key Ingredients
  • 4 - The Build
• Karen Aucote: Financial Management, The Regional Participation Support Program
• Des Rogers: The Central Australian Aboriginal Buying Service
• Hugh Lovesy: Financial Training and Governance, Building on Sand
• Paul Davies: Rural Transaction Centres
• Michael Storrs: Caring for Country: The rapidly developing formalised structure for Aboriginal land and sea management in the Top End
• Peter Whitehead: Sustainable Harvesting of Wildlife, Indigenous products from Indigenous people: linking enterprise, wildlife use and conservation
• Dick Williams and Jeremy Russell-Smith: Carbon and Aboriginal Lands
• Jim Smith and Robert Rowland: Barramundi Aquaculture Project Bathurst Island
• Moira O’Brien: Joint management of a pastoral property – Numul Numul Station
• John Carroll: Future direction in mining in the Northern Territory  <additional Powerpoint>
• Robert Lee: For our children’s children: Nitmiluk and Economic Independence
• Anthony Ellis: NT Indigenous Tourism Strategy  <additional Powerpoint>
• Susan Congreve and Djambawa Marawili: The Bush Economy Goes International
• Shellie Morris and Sonny Kent: Indigenous Performing Arts  <additional Powerpoint>
• Priscilla Collins: Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA) – a world leader in multimedia