Kirsten Gray
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Research Subjects
Kirsten Gray has a total of 3 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Paul Gray
Jumbunna Institute of Indigenous Education and Research, The University of Technology, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
2 shared publications - Terri Libesman
Faculty of Law, The University of Technology, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
2 shared publications - Wendy Hermeston
The ALIVE National Centre for Mental Health Research Translation, Department of General Practice and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
2 shared publications
Latest Publications
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Indigenous Self-Determination in Child and Family Systems: Reclaiming Law, Restoring Relationships, Reimagining Futures
Across occupied Indigenous nations, child protection systems remain one of the most enduring sites of colonial power
Open AccessIndigenous Self-Determination in Child and Family Systems: Reclaiming Law, Restoring Relationships, Reimagining Futures
Across occupied Indigenous nations, child protection systems remain one of the most enduring sites of colonial power
- Open Access
Self-Determination Within a Reconceptualised Relational Human Rights Framework to Attain Equality for Indigenous Peoples in Child Protection
This paper argues for a conceptualisation of self-determination with respect to Indigenous Peoples’ child protection that is grounded in human rights which are plural, relational, and collective as well as individual. This challenges the idea that human rights are universal and static standards based on a code of enumerated rights with a focus on individual rights. Conceptions of the best interests of the child, permanency in care arrangements, and attachment within colonial institutions such as children’s courts often presume non-Indigenous understandings of family and culture. These child protection concepts, which are often framed as consistent with or even necessary to attain children’s human rights, implicitly embed colonial understandings and values with respect to family and community relations. An acknowledgment of the role of law in structuring relationships is necessary for the human rights of Indigenous children to be upheld. We argue that a relational and distributional conceptualisation of these rights can help to clarify how the law can contribute to strengthening, rather than undermining, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander family and community relationships.
Open AccessSelf-Determination Within a Reconceptualised Relational Human Rights Framework to Attain Equality for Indigenous Peoples in Child Protection
This paper argues for a conceptualisation of self-determination with respect to Indigenous Peoples’ child protection that is grounded in human rights which are plural, relational, and collective as well as individual. This challenges the idea that human rights are universal and static standards based on a code of enumerated rights with a focus on individual rights. Conceptions of the best interests of the child, permanency in care arrangements, and attachment within colonial institutions such as children’s courts often presume non-Indigenous understandings of family and culture. These child protection concepts, which are often framed as consistent with or even necessary to attain children’s human rights, implicitly embed colonial understandings and values with respect to family and community relations. An acknowledgment of the role of law in structuring relationships is necessary for the human rights of Indigenous children to be upheld. We argue that a relational and distributional conceptualisation of these rights can help to clarify how the law can contribute to strengthening, rather than undermining, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander family and community relationships.