OCHRE PAPERS
Indigenous Thought Leadership
The Ochre Papers: Indigenous Thought Leadership aims to platform First People’s thought leadership in business, economy, and policy to promote conversations and encourage collaboration between the Indigenous business sector, academics, and policymakers.
It takes the form of commissioned essays and practitioner perspectives from those engaged across the breadth of the Indigenous economy.
We welcome you to explore the first three papers in this series and stay connected with us as we release more over the coming months.
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Cultural knowledge and cultural intelligence: fuelling Indigenous economic empowerment
“Through our culture, we have the power to reshape business practices for the betterment of society, challenging and disrupting the capitalist, neoliberal model that prioritises profit at all costs.”
Read the paper here.
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Indigenous social mobility: empirical reality, growing phenomenon. What now?
“Indigenous identity and upward social mobility are placed in juxtaposition with each other, bringing us to the question – can Indigenous people ‘wealth’ out of Indigenous identity? Or more precisely does upward social mobility imply cultural assimilation?”
Read the paper here.
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Relationality: First Peoples Enterprisers Competitive Advantage
“Relationality embraces a multiplicity of overlapping relationships with humans, the spiritual and natural worlds, including First Peoples interactions with societal structures today.”
Read the paper here.
Ochre Papers Launch Event
Watch the launch event held on 14 November 2024 with panelists Professor Michelle Evans, Dr Rochelle Cote, Jyi Lawton and Dr Mark Jones
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