JIW, Volume 2, Issue 2, 2017

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Aliwa! Kwobidjil Yoowal Nidjak KoorlinyHey – Watch Out! Things are moving – best is coming hereWe dedicate this Special Sponsored Edition to Indigenous Suicide Prevention. We give thanks to the University of Western Australia’s, Department of Indigenous Studies for the sponsorship they provided for this issue.u00a0 This publication is timely given the high rates of suicide among indigenous people and the attention globally on suicide with the observation of World Suicide Prevention Day on the 10th of September 2017.Many language groups make up Indigenous Australia. Many authors in the journal live in Noongar country and as such it is fitting that Noongar language describes the intent of our work.u00a0 The title for Indigenous Australia is Aliwa! Kwobidjil Yoowal Nidjak Koorliny, which means: Hey – Watch Out! Things are moving – the best is coming here. These words were gifted by Noongar Elder, Aunty Roma Winmar.Roma Winmar has worked significantly in indigenous education and the arts where she is continuously working with promoting Noongar language and cultural activities and has translated many childrenu2019s songs into Noongar.u00a0 She has extensive language skills and is presently employed as a Noongar language teacher at Western Australiau2019s Moorditj College. She has delivered sessions at conferences on language and sits on the Department of Educationu2019s Curriculum Council in setting standards and educational expectations for Noongar language taught at secondary and TEE .Kia rite! Kia rite! Kia mau! Tukua!Get ready! Line up! Steady! Launch!Powered by Mu0101ori and Indigenous aspirations and knowledge, this issue is released

The context and causes of the suicide of Indigenous people in Australia

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What the people said: Findings from the regional Roundtables of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project

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An Evaluation of the National Empowerment Project Cultural, Social, and Emotional Wellbeing Program

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The aftermath of Aboriginal suicide: Lived experience as the missing foundation for suicide prevention and postvention

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Indigenous suicide: The Turamarama Declaration

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Hoea te waka: Indigenous suicide prevention outcomes framework and evaluation processes – Part 1

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Eke panuku eke Tangaroa: Evaluation of Waka Hourua, Māori community suicide prevention projects – Part 2

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He waipuna koropupū: Taranaki Māori wellbeing and suicide prevention

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Towards mauri ora: Examining the potential relationship between indigenous-centric entrepreneurship education and Māori suicide prevention in Aotearoa, New Zealand

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Supporting the bereavement needs of Pacific communities in Aotearoa New Zealand following a suicide

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Us women, our ways, our world

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Editorial

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