| সংক্ষিপ্ত: | Australian Aboriginal knowledge authorities from remote communities have had little opportunity to contribute actively to academic teaching in Australian universities. Yet there is widespread and increasing acknowledgement of the potential of Indigenous knowledge to enhance our understanding of the environment, and ecological systems, of linguistic and biological diversity, culture, history, art, health and much more. This collaborative program brings together Yolngu (East Arnhemland Aboriginal) knowledge authorities with developing expertise in digital technology and multimedia, international experts in the use of digital technologies for knowledge work and e-teaching, higher education teachers and students in Indigenous studies of language and culture and a national Indigenous reference group. The collaboration developed, implemented, evaluated and reported upon systems for the properly supervised inclusion and active participation 'from country' of Indigenous knowledge authorities in Australian higher education courses, through the use of emerging digital technologies. The fundamental question addressed was: How can digital technologies be mobilised so that Indigenous knowledges are actively and effectively incorporated into higher education teaching programs while remaining faithful to the ancestral practices and protocols which govern them?' The program focussed upon the Yolngu Studies program at Charles Darwin University (CDU). [Executive summary, ed]
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