Indigenous Students

The Indigenous Collective of the Representative Council campaigns for and promotes the interests of Indigenous students in the university, the government and the wider community.

The main focus of the Collective is to promote reconciliation, and ensure that Indigenous students are not only visible but active on campus through organising events that bring Indigenous and non Indigenous together.

There are plenty of opportunities to get involved with the collective and we invite all students - Indigenous and non-Indigenous - to get active. You can email the Indigenous Collective at indigenous@arc.unsw.edu.au.

Jacob Hyland

Indigenous Officer

Jacob Hyland

02 9385 7700

My name is Jacob Hyland and I am an Aniwan man from Armidale NSW. I am currently in my fourth year of Civil Engineering. I am passionate to get the role of Indigenous Officer at UNSW up and running and am keen to hear any concerns or answer any queries that you have. If you are keen to get involved send me an email or come along to one of our events!

YARN

YARN is a pro-active group of people who want to talk and take action on Indigenous Australian issues and issues of social justice.

It invites anyone who is keen to know a little more about Indigenous issues, who want to ask questions for the group, who want to know how to get involved, or who want to become part of the group discussion every week on your campus.

YARN STRIVES TO BUILDING AND MAINTAINING:

A safe space for both Indigenous and Non-Indigenous students on campus

An opportunity for greater understanding of Indigenous culture

Support networks between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous students

Links to the local Indigenous community

Youth Awareness Resource Network

Youth: Young Australians who want to build a understanding of Indigenous Culture and their experiences to provide better relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians for generations to come.

Awareness: Throught different avenues Y.A.R.N members are engaged with Indigenous Culture and history through cultural awareness. To which is then pass onto their friends, work mates, and communities groups.

Resource: Y.A.R.N is able to provide the right resources to understand Indigenous culture, through books, articles, and individual stories.

Network: Y.A.R.N strives to build networks with community organisations to help break down the divide between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. As we are expanding we are apart of a greater network of people streaching across Australia with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

If you would like to find out more about this organisation please send an email on: yarn.unsw@gmail.com