My Services

I can help you with a variety of things! If you think there is something I can help you with but it isn't listed here or it isn't clear, send me an email or get in touch through the contact form below. I am confident and experienced in the broad areas of decolonising research and teaching fields. I'm interdisciplinary and have a wide skill set with many transferable skills that could help. If I can't, I will try and find one of my colleagues or fellow researchers in the field to help you. Having a yarn about the potential to work together is always free and I could talk about decolonisation in all it's wonderful forms for hours so please do get in touch.

For mob, I can run workshops and training on decolonial GIS methods, mainly cultural values mapping and story mapping. I am also happy to make the maps and content with and for you. These skills are very valuable for Indigenous land and sea management and caring for Country, but also are a powerful tool in the arena of Native Title and rejecting harmful developments. For non-Indigenous organisations, I offer training and workshops on decolonial GIS, decolonial environmental practice and decolonial teaching and research practice.

I can work out a package for you to pay in bulk for workshops or series of work (dependent on the type of work), or I can be contracted by the hour ($150 per hour for non-Indigenous organisations, $100 per hour for Indigenous organisations). For mob, my fees are negotiable on a "pay what you can" honesty system. Contact me for a free quote or to discuss payment rates and packages.

I have lived on unceded Gundungurra and Ngunawal Country across my lifetime, so any work with Gundungurra or Ngunawal mob is free, I do not charge. I consider this my way of paying the rent and making reparations. I hope to extend this model to all Indigenous groups one day when it is financially viable.

Please note that I actively welcome work with Queer, disabled, linguistically diverse and neurodiverse colleagues. I will always endeavour to make my work as accessible as possible.

GIS Consulting & Training for Indigenous Organisations

Learn how to use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in your mission to care for Country! I can show you the basics of mapping and GIS, including government standard practice, as well as specialised methods that are aligned strongly with Indigenous ways of being. The two main methods here are cultural values/sketch mapping and story mapping. My goal is to make myself redundant. I can teach you these foundations and methods which can then be passed on to the rest of mob. In lieu of training, I can come in and do the mapping for/with you. Data will not leave Country without your permission and I can teach you using sites that you have chosen, and are allowed to be seen by non-Indigenous folk. You can then apply it to whatever part of Country you'd like. I will always listen. See more below on my approach to working for mob.

Decolonial GIS Practice Training

Mapping and geospatial sciences have existed for millennia before being labelled as a Western science and technology. Used in a non-Indigenous context, you are not able to achieve outcomes that work towards reparations, decolonisation or reconciliation. As more of Australia is rightfully handed back to the traditional custodians and land is reverted to Indigenous Protected Areas, the future of geospatial science becoming community focussed is inevitable. I can teach you how to decolonise your approach to GIS, decolonial GIS techniques and how to use the technology respectfully and ethically, and help you develop Working on Country protocols for your organisation. I am also able to do the mapping for you, particularly on wildlife, but will insist on at least one short workshop on respectful work and decolonial approaches with the organisation before starting.

Decolonial Environmental Practice Training

Indigenous peoples have lived harmoniously on their traditional lands for time immemorable. Within that time, the land has been managed holistically, sustainably and ethically using adaptive and responsive management. Colonisation disrupted this harmony, and it is through sheer force of Indigenous voices and resistance that we have any knowledge left. As we tackle global and national issues like climate change, deforestation and destruction of sacred lands, it is critical that we stop using the oppressive and colonial approach to managing the environment. As Indigenous Protected Areas and Native Title estates begin to return land back to the traditional custodians, I can teach you how to engage respectfully and meaningfully while working towards shared goals. I can inform daily practice or wider organisational goals.

Working for Mob

How I ensure trust, respect and your privacy are my non-negotiable priorities

IDG, IDS and NDAs

I work strictly under Indigenous Data Governance and Indigenous Data Sovereignty protocols which are inherently defined and implemented by mob. Your privacy, security and trust are my highest priorities. I will never have full control over data, in fact, I cede control to you, and it will not leave Country or be passed on to anyone without your permission. I will happily sign a non-disclosure agreement and develop a contract to make sure your data is safe and that you feel secure in my work for you. I will also follow any and all instructions to be given an invitation to work on Country with you.

It's all under your terms

Every part of our work together will be decided, defined and instigated by you. My main role is to bring the skills to the table for a knowledge exchange and help with whatever you ask. I will work within your frameworks, on the goals you set and remain flexible throughout our work to make sure we stay on the same page. I understand any work like this requires relationship development and trust building before starting data collection and analysis, both of which I am willing and eager to facilitate in the process of establishing a contract to work together.

Our work together will always be flexible and will not be locked into rigid goals and frameworks. I work in a decolonial way which means embracing and working towards changes instead of rejecting them.

Language is respect and survival

I am passionate about making sure my work is accessible. I understand that as a byproduct of colonisation, English is a language we will share. I also understand that working on and with Country, English is not always how you want to record and use the data. Given the resources and with your full permission and gift of language, I will endeavour to learn the language of your Country and help to translate the end results into your language. I have experience working with in-situ language centres and language survivors doing this. Language will always be power, respect and survival.

Transparency

I understand that trusting a non-Indigenous person to work with you on culturally sensitive projects could be, understandably, difficult and historically traumatic. I know time, commitment to developing trust and full transparency from me will help. What I'd like to gain from our work together is to pay my rent in terms of giving back what I have gained from living on stolen Country, and to continue my family's ongoing fight for freedom and justice for all. Beyond financial renumeration, if you enjoyed working with me, I will ask you to fill in a feedback survey so I can improve. I will also ask for a (optional) testimony or written recommendation and if you would be willing to recommend me to others you know.

Submit an enquiry

I can provide an initial free consultation to discuss your needs and how I can help out.

I can also provide a free quote.