'Researching ourselves back to life': new ways of conducting Aboriginal alcohol research.
This paper highlights the importance--and provides an example--of Aboriginal control over research. It describes how Aboriginal people from Tangentyere Council conducted a survey of the attitudes of people who reside in Town Camps to a trial of liquor licensing restrictions in Alice Springs; how the results of the survey were used; and how the project led to the establishment of a permanent 'Research Hub' within Tangentyere Council. The paper provides a model of conducting research for other Aboriginal community-controlled organisations and can inform non-Aboriginal researchers about ways of working with Aboriginal community organisations to address substance misuse and other health problems.
Foster
Denise
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Aboriginal Researchers, Research Hub, Tangentyere Council, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia. denise.foster@tangentyere.org.au
Williams
Raelene
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Campbell
Donna
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Davis
Vanessa
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Pepperill
Lorraine
L
D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000208:ethnology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D000434:Alcoholic Beverages / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D008004:Licensure / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D015876:Northern Territory; D011639:Public Opinion; D012107:Research Design