Friday essay: voices from the bush – how lockdown affects remote Indigenous communities differently
- Written by Claire Smith, Professor of Archaeology, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University
What does self-isolation mean when you live in one of Australia’s most remote Aboriginal communities? What does social distancing mean when the average household holds 12-15 people? How do you think through viral vulnerability when people in your community already die too young and too frequently?
These are just a few of the questions that...