Table of Contents

1. Anggaba jina nimoonggoon: whose knowledge is that? Aboriginal perspectives of community development Dawn Bessarab and Simon Forrest; 2. Aboriginal identity, world views, research and the story of the Burra'gorang Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews, Aunty Frances Bodkin, Uncle Gavin Andrews and Uncle Ross Evans; 3. The social justice foundation of Aboriginal community development Gracelyn Smallwood; 4. Dimensions of Aboriginal community development Janet Mooney, Lynette Riley and Fabri Blacklock; 5. Decolonising Australian community development tools Juli Coffin and Charmaine Green; 6. Ways in which postmodernism can inform Aboriginal community development Loretta Kelly, Tony Kickett and Dawn Bessarab; 7. A healing foundation for Aboriginal community development Judy Atkinson and Caroline (Carlie) Atkinson; 8. Is community development equity or justice? Bindi Bennett and Sue Green; 9. Hear our voices: community development and working with Indigenous people experiencing trauma Pat Dudgeon; 10. Djinangingy kaartdijin: seeing and understanding our ways of working Michael Wright and Cheryl Kickett-Tucker; 11. Overcoming racism as a barrier to community development Yin Paradies; 12. Aboriginal community development and digital inclusion: hope, haves and have-nots Lester-Irabinna Rigney; 13. Ngalang moort: family as the building block of community development Cheryl Kickett-Tucker and Josey Hansen; 14. Benang yeyi: tomorrow today for Aboriginal community development Cheryl Kickett-Tucker, Karen Ugle, Natasha Moore, Adrian Ugle and Janetia Knapp.

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Written from an Aboriginal perspective, Mia Mia Aboriginal Community Development is a valuable resource that focuses on cultural security.