Projects will attract stronger support if they:. This includes community-based, not-for-profit organisations that can enter into a legally binding funding agreement with the Australian Government. Government bodies can also apply but their applications will only be considered if there is a clearly identified need for the proposed project and the community has been consulted and supports the proposed project. Evidence of community consultation and support may take the form of a letter or letters signed by relevant community organisations for example, a local governing body or land council.
The letter or letters should clearly explain what the proposed project is, how it will assist the community, how the community has been consulted and that the project has the support of the community. Government bodies will also need to identify if their project or a similar project has previously been funded by another level of government i.
If it has, the body will need to provide a strong justification as to why the Australian Government should fund the project. Rona Macniven does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Indigenous Australians have a long and proud heritage in both traditional sports and games, and in modern sport through the achievements of people like Johnathan Thurston and Ashleigh Barty.
The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody , for instance, found that sport and recreation can play a role in the reduction of offending behaviour among Indigenous peoples.
Read more: In both schooling and sport, Australia has slowly come to recognise its Aboriginal talent pool. And while there are a number of physical activity and sports programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today, a parliamentary inquiry in recommended that much more comprehensive evaluation of sports programs should be conducted to gauge their impact.
To better understand the impact sport can have on Indigenous communities and how government investment could be better targeted, we undertook a review of 20 Australian studies published in peer-reviewed journals between and The research looked at how sport and physical activity programs for Indigenous adults or children improved outcomes in six different areas:.
Because of the low level of evidence in this area so far, we included all relevant studies. The 20 studies involved over 2, individual participants located in urban, rural and remote areas across Australia. In the northern, rural and remote IYMP programs, a Young Adult Health Leader supports the high school mentors to develop and deliver the after school programming for early years children in their community with a particular focus on diabetes prevention and resilience.
Informed by Indigenous worldviews and practices, the mentor programs help create safe, relevant and meaningful physical activity spaces for Indigenous youth and young people living in diverse communities to rediscover the joy of movement and to share this experience by becoming sport, physical activity and recreation leaders in their community. In the urban context , Rec and Read helps develop culturally responsive sport leaders that can plan and facilitate relevant and meaningful programs for all youth.
Since , over 2, high school, junior high school and elementary students and university students and community mentors have participated in the urban Rec and Read program, which is run by the University of Manitoba Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management working in partnership with schools in the Seven Oaks, Winnipeg and St. James School Divisions. Sport Pathway for Ontario Native Wellness Ontario supports initiatives that provide sport and recreation opportunities for Indigenous athletes, coaches and volunteers.
The goals of the Sport Pathway initiative are to: Reduce barriers for Indigenous people to participate in organized sport Create opportunities for Indigenous athletes to train and compete within the Indigenous community to build skill and competition preparedness Build on the existing mainstream sport and recreation system to involve and develop Indigenous participants, athletes and coaches to achieve their full potential.
Community Aboriginal Recreation Activator Program The Community Aboriginal Recreation Activator Program provides First Nation communities with community-driven sport, recreation, and physical activities to enhance the quality of life for community members.
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