Final Report: Strengthening Community Research in ... - Ninti One

GlossaryUseful terms to understand when reading this reportAboriginal Knowledge and Intellectual Property Protocol Community Guide (AKIPPCG) is a protocol developed inAlice Springs by the Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre (DKCRC) and Waltja Tjutangku Palyapayi.Anparnintja (un-baa–NIN-ja) is the Arrarnta system of mapping skin and kin relationships, which is still somewhatactive at Ntaria.Arrarnta (a-RUN-da) is a dialect of the Arandic languages, and spelled this way implies Western Arrarntaspeakers. This is the first language of the majority of Ntaria residents; others have Luritja as their first language.Business Development Unit (BDU) is the unit in Ninti One that employs the research teams, the Senior Researcherand the Community Researchers.Cooperative Research Centre for Remote Economic Participation (CRC-REP) is a partnership organisation of NintiOne that specialises in long-term research projects in remote Australia.Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) is the FederalGovernment department funding this project.Government Business Manager (GBM), working with the IEO, is employed by FaHCSIA to keep all the Federal andTerritory Government business running smoothly at Ntaria.Indigenous Engagement Officer (IEO) is the Ntaria resident working for FaHCSIA to make sure that people comingto work at Ntaria understand cultural protocols and work towards strengthening the community. IEOs provide acritical role in supporting coordination and communication links within community.Indigenous Policy Engagement Group (IPEG) is the office that commissioned this project. It is an office withinFaHCSIA and was formerly known as the Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination (OIPC).Kwertengerle (cor-TENG-orl) is a cultural custodian, or manager.Local Cultural Awareness Program is a place-based induction program that Wurla Nyinta runs for visiting staffthat are required to work at Ntaria. The pilot program was evaluation by the Ninti One Ntaria researchers in 2011.Local Implementation Plan (LIP) is the plan that Wurla Nyinta and external agencies agreed to under the RemoteService Delivery National Partnership. It sets up who is doing what and when in the delivery of remote services.Local Reference Group – see Wurla NyintaNinti One is the company that FaHCSIA has hired to deliver the Strengthening Community Research in RemoteService Delivery project.Ntaria (n-DA-ree) is the Western Arrarnta name of the community. Ntaria is also known as Hermannsburg.Pmerekwerteye (Bmara-KER-chewa) is a traditional owner, or director.Regional Operations Centre (ROC) is the Federal Government name for the single government interface thatworks directly with communities via the RSD agreement and LIP plans to improve services.Remote Service Delivery (RSD) partnerships exist in 29 locations in Australia, and 15 of these are in the NorthernTerritory. Ntaria is one of these sites, and as such has agreed to aims that exhibit the ‘shared drive to promote andFinal Report: Strengthening Community Research in Remote Service Delivery at Ntariav