Friday Essay - Voices from the bush: how lockdown affects remote Indigenous communities differently

Claire Smith; Amanda Kearney; Ania Kotarba; Chris Wilson; Julian Grant; Kellie Pollard; Udoy Saikia

Friday Essay - Voices from the bush: how lockdown affects remote Indigenous communities differently

Claire Smith, Amanda Kearney, Ania Kotarba, Chris Wilson, Julian Grant, Kellie Pollard, Udoy Saikia

College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

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Abstract

This article addresses the following question: What does self-isolation mean when you live in one of Australia’s most remote Aboriginal communities? What does social distancing mean when the average household holds 12-15 people? How do you think through viral vulnerability when people in your community already die too young and too frequently?

Original language	English
Number of pages	14
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 15 May 2020

Keywords

COVID-19
Indigenous communities
self-isolation

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