Pride

The Carumba Institute insists that Indigenous knowledges are living, embodied, excellent to real world change.

Power

The Carumba Institute recognises that Indigenous peoples and communities have long been powerful in their knowing – a knowing that is found in the hearts and homes of our people.

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Justice

The Carumba Institute prioritises knowledge production, which is courageous in its pursuit of justice, grounded in truth telling, and of service to Indigenous and Black resistance struggles locally and globally.

Justice in Black Knowing

Joy

The Carumba Institute embraces the full range of emotions found in the expression of Black Knowing, including the centrality of joy to Indigenous life worlds.

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Belonging

The Carumba Institute extends the gift of belonging to community, Indigenously and intellectually.

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Possibility

The Carumba Institute believes Indigenous knowledges provide unlimited opportunities for solving real world problems.

Possibility in Black Knowing

Carumba Institute has offices on both campuses:

  • Kelvin Grove Campus, D Block, Level 2
  • Gardens Point Campus, B Block, Level 3

Institute Executive Director

The Carumba Institute is led by Professor Peter Anderson, who is from the Walpiri and Murinpatha First Nations in the Northern Territory.

Professor Anderson was previously the Director of the Indigenous Research and Engagement Unit (IREU) at QUT and the National Indigenous Research and Knowledges Network (NIRAKN).

His research spans organisational leadership, Indigenous peoples’ education, and teacher and academic professional development.

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