About ANTS
ANTS has been developed to explore and develop areas of Native Title research and anthropology, including;
- advancing knowledge and rigourous practice in the anthropology of native title;
- developing approaches to research and analysis which serve the needs of native title claims, and also look towards indigenous futures;
- contributing to building the academic & practical capacities of native title anthropologists and facilitating professional development over the whole of their careers
ANTS is located in the School of Social Sciences. It has an independent advisory board and is run by a team of 5 project staff. ANTS operates as a branch of LocuSAR (Locus of Social Analysis and Research at the University of Adelaide). The founding of ANTS has been assisted by the Native Title Anthropologist Grant Program of the Commonwealth Attorney General's Department.
The Advisory Board
The ANTS Advisory Board is appointed by the Executive Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Adelaide. The Board provides high level advice to the project team and establishes links to key stake holders and local assets, particularly the Indo Pacific Governance Research Centre (IPGRC) at the University of Adelaide, and the South Australian Attorney-General's Department (AGD-SA). The ANTS Advisory Board .
The current members of the ANTS Advisory Board are:
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| Prof. Gregory McCarthy (Chair) |
Head, School of Social Sciences, University of Adelaide |
| Ms Toni Bauman | Senior Research Fellow, Native Title unit, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies |
| Mr Phillip Broderic | Executive Director, Native Title Resolutions Unit, Crown Solicitor of South Australia |
| Dr Deane Fergie | Manager, LocuSAR and Senior Lecturer, Discipline of Anthropology and Development Studies, University of Adelaide |
| Ms Sharon Lucas | Solicitor, South Australian Native Title Services |
| Assoc. Prof. Andrew Rosser | Deputy Director, Indo-Pacific Governance Research Centre, University of Adelaide |
| Prof. Peter Sutton | Private Practitioner and Senior Research Fellow, School of Earth and Environmental Studies, University of Adelaide and South Australian Museum |
ANTS Team
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Dr Deane Fergie Director - ANTS, Manager - LocuSAR, Senior Lecturer - Anthropology. Expertise in: native title & cultural heritage, higher education & academic cultures, curriculum design & delivery, community development and evaluation. Ethnographic experience in Australian and Melanesia. A winner of the Stephen Cole the Elder Prize for Excellence in University Teaching Contact: 08 8313 7197 |
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Dr Rod Lucas Lecturer - Anthropology Expertise in: native title & cultural heritage, and medical anthropology. Ethnographic experience in Australia and Melanesia. Contact: 08 8313 5798 |
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Michael Maeorg Research Officer - LocuSAR Expertise in: native title & cultural heritage, and higher education. Ethnographic experience in Australia and India (Goa). Contact: 08 8313 7328 |
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Dr Yvonne Ellinghaus Research Officer - LocuSAR Expertise in: native title and cultural heritage, and higher education. Ethnographic experience in Australia *Currently on leave
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Lucy Hackworth Research Officer - LocuSAR Community Development, equity, graphic and website design Contact: 08 8313 1519 |
