S1 Ep21 - Leadership, Indigenous culture and identity - Michelle Evans

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Guest: Michelle Evans is the Assoc. Prof. in Leadership at Charles Sturt University, NSW. As the Founding Head of the VCA Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts & Cultural Development, a 2013 Fullbright Scholar… the list goes on… Michelle knows a thing or two about leadership! Watch this show on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CkLX9IIwbKg or subscribe on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/short-films-teachers-love/id1086360297 Links to short films loved: Darlene Johnson: Two Bob Mermaid | http://aso.gov.au/titles/shorts/two-bob-mermaid - Purchase as DVD here: http://shop.nfsa.gov.au/product_info.php?products_id=3792 Talk 1 - Sonia Ospina, NYU Wagner: How Does Leadership Happen? | http://wagner.nyu.edu/news/video/how-does-leadership-happen Talk 2 - Nick Nissley, TEDx Talks: A Story About Leadership for Humanity 3.0 https://youtu.be/t4Be1zcfrN4 ABC TV: QandA Live from Garma Festival, Arnhem Land | http://www.abc.net.au/tv/qanda/txt/s4040700.htm Disclosure statement: Michelle Evans does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this review, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond her teaching position listed. Other notes from the show: Michelle Evans • at Charles Sturt University: https://bjbs.csu.edu.au/schools/management-and-marketing/staff/profiles/professorial-staff/michelle-evans • YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBAzw26G-8I86ssgRYx7yCg Some of Michelle’s past work and associations include VCA Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development: http://vca-mcm.unimelb.edu.au/wilin Murra Indigenous Business Master Class Program: https://www.murrabusiness.com.au Charles Sturt University’s ethos for supporting Indigenous students is described by the Wiradjuri phrase: Yindyamarra Winhanganha, meaning “the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in”. CSU provides a great model of being more inclusion of Aboriginal students in educational institutions: https://www.csu.edu.au/office-for-students/our-teams/inclusion/indigenous-student-centres The Anita Heiss’ book mentioned is “Am I Black Enough For You?” http://www.anitaheiss.com/am_i_black_enough_for_you_.html Michelle has worked with business leaders like Mayrah Sonter at http://www.33creative.com.au and jointly created the initiative called “Indigenous Business Month of October”: http://www.indigenous.gov.au/news-and-media/announcements/indigenous-business-month-returns-october Finally, Michelle encourages all teachers wanting to learn more about Aboriginal culture to think about their LOCAL place: find out who the local elders and traditional land owners are and make contact. Other films & TV programs Michelle loves: * Goonies: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089218/ (a great ‘hero’s journey’ story) * AFC Aboriginal short film collections: http://aso.gov.au/titles/collections/indigenous-filmmaking/ * Redfern Now: http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/redfern-now/ * NITV short films: recent example, ‘The New Black’ collection of 7 shorts: https://www.facebook.com/NITVAustralia/posts/10152561436117005 * Hard Rock Medical (includes Wilin Centre actor Mark Coles Smith, playing Gary Frazier): http://hardrockmedical.com ———————————————————————————————— This show is a proud member of the Education Podcast Network http://www.edupodcastnetwork.com ————————————————————————————————