Seeing Jigamy; using an arts-based method to explore the meaning of place for an aboriginal community controlled organisation on the South Coast of NSW

The relationship between health and place is often difficult to articulate. This paper explores the use of community mapping to understand the meaning of place for members of an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation on the South Coast of NSW. The paper demonstrates that engagement in this art...

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Main Authors: Kathleen Clapham, Kate Senior, Marlene Longbottom, Valerie Harwood, Bronwyn Fredericks, Dawn Bessarab, Peter Kelly, Bronte Haynes, Fiona Sheppeard, Kaitlen Wellington
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-01-01
Series:Wellbeing, Space and Society
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666558124000095
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author Kathleen Clapham
Kate Senior
Marlene Longbottom
Valerie Harwood
Bronwyn Fredericks
Dawn Bessarab
Peter Kelly
Bronte Haynes
Fiona Sheppeard
Kaitlen Wellington
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description The relationship between health and place is often difficult to articulate. This paper explores the use of community mapping to understand the meaning of place for members of an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation on the South Coast of NSW. The paper demonstrates that engagement in this arts-based method allows people to think deeply about place to construct a multilayered visual narrative which encompasses history, current experience, and future hopes and in doing so contributes to a critical understanding of place.
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spelling doaj.art-2c22ef7939be451ba690d8a3ae6846562024-04-17T04:50:03ZengElsevierWellbeing, Space and Society2666-55812024-01-016100191Seeing Jigamy; using an arts-based method to explore the meaning of place for an aboriginal community controlled organisation on the South Coast of NSWKathleen Clapham0Kate Senior1Marlene Longbottom2Valerie Harwood3Bronwyn Fredericks4Dawn Bessarab5Peter Kelly6Bronte Haynes7Fiona Sheppeard8Kaitlen Wellington9Ngarruwan Ngadju First Peoples Health and Wellbeing Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia; Corresponding author: Ngarruwan Ngadju First Peoples Health and Wellbeing Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia.School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Science, College of Human and Social Futures, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, AustraliaIndigenous Education and Research, James Cook University, Cairns, Qld, AustraliaSydney School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney, NSW, AustraliaPro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement), University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld, AustraliaCentre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, AustraliaSchool of Psychology, Faculty of the Arts Social Science and Humanities, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, AustraliaNgarruwan Ngadju First Peoples Health and Wellbeing Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, AustraliaNgarruwan Ngadju First Peoples Health and Wellbeing Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, AustraliaNgarruwan Ngadju First Peoples Health and Wellbeing Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, AustraliaThe relationship between health and place is often difficult to articulate. This paper explores the use of community mapping to understand the meaning of place for members of an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation on the South Coast of NSW. The paper demonstrates that engagement in this arts-based method allows people to think deeply about place to construct a multilayered visual narrative which encompasses history, current experience, and future hopes and in doing so contributes to a critical understanding of place.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666558124000095Community mappingIndigenous health and well-beingAboriginal community controlled organisationsPlace
spellingShingle Kathleen Clapham
Kate Senior
Marlene Longbottom
Valerie Harwood
Bronwyn Fredericks
Dawn Bessarab
Peter Kelly
Bronte Haynes
Fiona Sheppeard
Kaitlen Wellington
Seeing Jigamy; using an arts-based method to explore the meaning of place for an aboriginal community controlled organisation on the South Coast of NSW
Wellbeing, Space and Society
Community mapping
Indigenous health and well-being
Aboriginal community controlled organisations
Place
title Seeing Jigamy; using an arts-based method to explore the meaning of place for an aboriginal community controlled organisation on the South Coast of NSW
title_full Seeing Jigamy; using an arts-based method to explore the meaning of place for an aboriginal community controlled organisation on the South Coast of NSW
title_fullStr Seeing Jigamy; using an arts-based method to explore the meaning of place for an aboriginal community controlled organisation on the South Coast of NSW
title_full_unstemmed Seeing Jigamy; using an arts-based method to explore the meaning of place for an aboriginal community controlled organisation on the South Coast of NSW
title_short Seeing Jigamy; using an arts-based method to explore the meaning of place for an aboriginal community controlled organisation on the South Coast of NSW
title_sort seeing jigamy using an arts based method to explore the meaning of place for an aboriginal community controlled organisation on the south coast of nsw
topic Community mapping
Indigenous health and well-being
Aboriginal community controlled organisations
Place
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666558124000095
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