About Author: Tim Trudgen

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http://whywarriors.com.au/About_Us/staff/timtrudgen-bio.php
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Timothy Trudgen has worked closely with Indigenous people from North East Arnhem Land (Yolngu), Northern Territory Australia, since 2001. Today he works as a Cross-cultural educator, and as an Enterprise Faciliator to help Yolngu develop their economic and social endevours. He speaks Djambarrpuyŋu and has been adoped into this clan nation through his father, who has over 35 years experience in the region. Tim has qualifications in Biological science and Anthropolgy, and is the Managing Director of Why Warriors Pty Ltd.

Posts by Tim Trudgen

  • In Part 3 of this series on the economics of remote communities, we discussed how personal motivation must be harnessed to challenge welfare dependency and drive locally controlled economic growth.  But how is such motivation harnessed and supported? 2. Supporting motivation Passion and motivation die...

    Economics of Remote Communities Part 4: Supporting Indigenous Motivation

    Posted on January 17, 2012 | 2 Comments
    In Part 3 of this series on the economics of remote communities, we discussed how personal motivation must be harnessed to challenge welfare dependency and drive locally controlled economic growth.  But how is such motivation harnessed and supported? 2. Supporting motivation Passion and motivation die...

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  • In the previous articles we saw that while is it wrong to say that Indigenous people make no contribution to their local economy, the monetary economy of  remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory today is a false economy, almost entirely dependent on the injection...

    Economics of Remote Communities Part 3 – Moving Beyond Dependency

    Posted on November 11, 2011 | 1 Comment
    In the previous articles we saw that while is it wrong to say that Indigenous people make no contribution to their local economy, the monetary economy of  remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory today is a false economy, almost entirely dependent on the injection...

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  • In the previous article I discussed some of the historical influences on the economy in the remote Indigenous communities of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.  Briefly, it shows that Indigenous people have been moved from a position of traditional economic independence to a situation...

    Economics of Remote Aboriginal Communities Part 2 – Today’s Economy.

    Posted on September 21, 2011 | 2 Comments
    In the previous article I discussed some of the historical influences on the economy in the remote Indigenous communities of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.  Briefly, it shows that Indigenous people have been moved from a position of traditional economic independence to a situation...

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  • There has been much discussion lately about economic development, ever since the Howard Government turned its attention to the capitalist potential of Indigenous communities and Aboriginal lands. As a result, policy and funding affecting Indigenous peoples have had a decided focus on economic development.  The...

    Economics of Remote Aboriginal Communities – Part 1 History

    Posted on July 15, 2011 | 1 Comment
    There has been much discussion lately about economic development, ever since the Howard Government turned its attention to the capitalist potential of Indigenous communities and Aboriginal lands. As a result, policy and funding affecting Indigenous peoples have had a decided focus on economic development.  The...

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  • I have mentioned to some people that there is a test online that allows us to test our unconscious racial associations or prejudices.  It is called an Implicit Association Test and it can be found at implicit.harvard.edu All of us carry with us unconscious associations...

    Our hidden biases. Test your unconscious racial associations.

    Posted on May 18, 2011 | No Comments
    I have mentioned to some people that there is a test online that allows us to test our unconscious racial associations or prejudices.  It is called an Implicit Association Test and it can be found at implicit.harvard.edu All of us carry with us unconscious associations...

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  • This is a short video that describes living as a Yolngu person in a remote community in Australia. It is a story that the rest of us rarely hear expressed so clearly. Dianne, the speaker in this video has found a degree of insight into...

    Living Dead: A Yolngu Experience of Disempowerment

    Posted on August 31, 2010 | 3 Comments
    This is a short video that describes living as a Yolngu person in a remote community in Australia. It is a story that the rest of us rarely hear expressed so clearly. Dianne, the speaker in this video has found a degree of insight into...

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  • As was discussed in the previous article, one of the limit conditions that create Indigenous "poverty" is that people must engage in strange cultural spaces, controlled by the Dominant Culture. But what are the systems that maintain peoples lack of control in these spaces. I put forward a range of possibilities, some more controversial than others.

    Predatory systems maintaining Indigenous disadvantage: Some examples

    Posted on July 1, 2010 | 5 Comments
    As was discussed in the previous article, one of the limit conditions that create Indigenous "poverty" is that people must engage in strange cultural spaces, controlled by the Dominant Culture. But what are the systems that maintain peoples lack of control in these spaces. I put forward a range of possibilities, some more controversial than others.

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  • Having moved to a remote Indigenous community about 4 months ago, my wife and I have recently started to go through the struggles of culture shock. In this article I take you through some of the causes, the symptoms and how to manage Culture Shock. The essential basics of surviving what can be the most difficult part of working in an remote Aborignal or Torres Strait Islander community in the first year.

    Culture Shock 101

    Posted on January 5, 2010 | 6 Comments
    Having moved to a remote Indigenous community about 4 months ago, my wife and I have recently started to go through the struggles of culture shock. In this article I take you through some of the causes, the symptoms and how to manage Culture Shock. The essential basics of surviving what can be the most difficult part of working in an remote Aborignal or Torres Strait Islander community in the first year.

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  • You can now see the new design for the Cultural Worlds blog. It features white background for text, and a magazine style layout to help you see the range of articles we have available.  We hope the result are more user friendly. You may still encounter some...

    Site Update

    Posted on January 2, 2010 | No Comments
    You can now see the new design for the Cultural Worlds blog. It features white background for text, and a magazine style layout to help you see the range of articles we have available.  We hope the result are more user friendly. You may still encounter some...

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  • "The poverty experienced by many Aboriginal people is as morally reprehensible as torture and must be eradicated", Amnesty International secretary-general Irene Khan says. Strong words, but is such 'advocacy' helpful. I argue that moralistic bites such as this are in fact dangerous. While advocates feel that such statements point out government failures, they can actually be harmful to the people they are meant to protect. I consider why this is...

    When Indigenous Advocacy Does Damage

    Posted on November 23, 2009 | No Comments
    "The poverty experienced by many Aboriginal people is as morally reprehensible as torture and must be eradicated", Amnesty International secretary-general Irene Khan says. Strong words, but is such 'advocacy' helpful. I argue that moralistic bites such as this are in fact dangerous. While advocates feel that such statements point out government failures, they can actually be harmful to the people they are meant to protect. I consider why this is...

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