1. Historical sovereignty
1.1. Indigenous Practices
1.1.1. First Nations lens
1.1.1.1. First Nations ways of knowing accepted and taught in self-determined educational settings.
1.1.1.2. Cultural protocols and norms protecting, enhancing, and governing knowledge-sharing.
1.1.2. Neoliberal lens
1.1.2.1. Negotiating historically significant land for monetary compensations
1.1.3. Colonial lens
1.1.3.1. Electing significant cultural sites to be enlisted within the UNESCO World Heritage List.
1.1.3.1.1. Budj Bim Cultural Landscape
1.1.3.1.2. Kakadu National Park
1.1.3.1.3. Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
1.1.3.1.4. Willandra Lakes Region
1.2. Westphalian Practices
1.2.1. Colonial lens
1.2.1.1. Record keeping dominated by Settler-Colonial record keepers and westernised perspective.
1.2.1.1.1. Government school curriculum selectively choosing settler-coloniser journals that promote ideals of terra nullius, rather than settler-coloniser journals that acknowledged Indigenous sovereignty.
1.2.2. Neoliberal lens
1.2.2.1. Privatisation of educational institutions further implicating westphalian ideology set curriculums.
1.3. Memory Sovereignty
2. Social Sovereignty
2.1. Indigenous Practices
2.1.1. First Nations lens
2.1.1.1. Social enterprises led by community to address community issues and needs.
2.1.2. Neoliberal lens
2.1.2.1. First Nations' led private market enterprises capitalising on cultural knowledge and practices.
2.1.2.1.1. 'Bush' food enterprises
2.1.2.1.2. Visual arts practices
2.1.3. Colonial lens
2.1.3.1. First Nations' led initiatives and enterprises directly addressing colonial practices.
2.1.3.1.1. The Westerman Jilya Institute for Indigenous Mental Health
2.2. Westphalian Practices
2.2.1. Colonial lens
2.2.1.1. Imposition of social norms and other hegemonic values.
2.2.1.1.1. Clothing
2.2.1.1.2. Language
2.2.1.1.3. Socialistion
2.2.1.2. Imposition of restrictions to resources.
2.2.2. Neoliberal lens
2.2.2.1. Prioritising individual gain and values above communal gain and values.
2.2.2.2. Privatisation of services required for the success of a community.
2.3. Health Sovereignty
3. Cultural Sovereignty
3.1. Indigenous Practices
3.1.1. First Nations lens
3.1.1.1. Other cultural protocols and norms
3.1.1.1.1. Gender roles
3.1.1.1.2. Kinship
3.1.1.2. Living and ongoing culture shared by knowledge keepers and protected by cultural protocols.
3.1.1.2.1. Language
3.1.1.2.2. Songlines
3.1.1.2.3. Education
3.1.1.2.4. Ceremonies and rituals integral to identity and belief.
3.1.1.2.5. Meeting places
3.1.2. Neoliberal lens
3.1.2.1. Commodification of culture
3.1.2.1.1. Exchanging guided tours, cultural demonstrations, and other cultural practices for monies where the transaction sees culture as marketed goods and services.
3.1.3. Colonial lens
3.1.3.1. Kinship
3.1.3.1.1. VACCA: Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency
3.1.3.1.2. Family Preservation Programmes as led by Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations
3.1.3.1.3. Section 18 of the Children, Youth, and Families Act (2005)
3.1.3.1.4. Children and Health Legislation Amendment (Statement of Recognition, Aboriginal Self-Determination and Other Matters) Bill 2023
3.2. Westphalian Practices
3.2.1. Colonial lens
3.2.1.1. Cultural assimilation and suppression.
3.2.1.1.1. Imposition of 'Missions'
3.2.1.1.2. Nuclear families.
3.2.1.1.3. English language
3.2.1.1.4. Christianity
3.2.1.2. Cultural appropriation and commodification.
3.2.1.3. Euro-centric values, beliefs, religions, and education.
3.2.2. Neoliberal lens
3.2.2.1. Cultural commodification and appropriation.
3.3. Linguistic Sovereignty
3.4. Gender Sovereignty
3.5. Spiritual Sovereignty
4. Structural Sovereignty
4.1. Indigenous Practices
4.1.1. First Nations lens
4.1.1.1. First Nations' led economic models promoting community enterprises.
4.1.1.2. Land custodianship promoting obligation to sustainable practices.
4.1.2. Neoliberal lens
4.1.2.1. Mining royalties and other compensatory monies paid for exploitation of land and resources.
4.1.2.2. Clothing the Gaps
4.1.2.3. Pay the Rent
4.1.3. Colonial lens
4.1.3.1. Participation in land rights negotiations and agreement-making processes, such as Native Title claims and land use agreements.
4.1.3.2. First Nations' led initiatives and enterprises directly addressing colonial practices.
4.1.3.2.1. The Westerman Jilya Institute for Indigenous Mental Health
4.2. Westphalian Practices
4.2.1. Colonial Lens
4.2.1.1. Dispossession and displacement of First Nations' peoples.
4.2.1.1.1. Ongoing overrrepresentation of First Nations' peoples in colonial Child Protection systems.
4.2.1.2. Structural racism embedded within institutions that perpetuate modern and ongoing inequalities.
4.2.1.2.1. Overrepresentation of First Nations peoples in colonial criminal justice systems.
4.2.1.2.2. Health inequalities prevalent in structurally and systemically models of healthcare.
4.2.1.2.3. Poor distribution of socio-economic wealth and resources to Indigenous communities.
4.2.1.2.4. Identified pay gaps between First Nations' and settler-colonial Australians within Government structures.
4.2.1.2.5. Underrepresentation of First Nations' peoples in senior and executive leadership roles within Government structures.
4.2.2. Neoliberal Lens
4.2.2.1. Exploitation of land and resources
4.2.2.2. Structural inequities perpetuated by neoliberal econonic ideals.
4.3. Technological Sovereignty
4.4. Media Sovereignty
4.5. Environmental Sovereignty
4.6. Energy Sovereignty
5. DECOLONISED CRITICAL THINKING
5.1. UNLEARNING WESTERN EPISTOMOLOGY
5.1.1. WAYS OF KNOWING
5.1.1.1. INDIGENOUS
5.1.1.1.1. INTERGENERATIONAL SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE
5.1.1.1.2. PRACTICAL/EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
5.1.1.1.3. COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS/UNDERSTANDINGS
5.1.1.2. WESTERN
5.1.1.2.1. EMPIRICISM
5.1.1.2.2. RATIONALISM
5.1.1.2.3. INDIVIDUALISM
5.2. UNLEARNING WESTERN ONTOLOGY
5.2.1. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEOPLE, LAND, NATURAL WORLD.
5.2.1.1. INDIGENOUS
5.2.1.1.1. PLANTS, LAND, PEOPLE, ANIMALS INTERCONNECTED AND INTERDEPENDENT. PEOPLE ARE PART OF LARGER ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM.
5.2.1.2. WESTERN
5.2.1.2.1. PEOPLE SEPARATE FROM NATURE - NATURE IS A RESOURCE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
6. RAW THINKING
6.1. INDIGENOUS LENS
6.1.1. 'BELONG TO COUNTRY' WHERE COUNTRY IS LAND, EARTH, NATURAL WORLD
6.1.1.1. LOSS OF COUNTRY IS LOSS OF BELONGING, SOCIAL CONTRACT, PROTECTION, "HUMAN RIGHTS"
6.1.1.1.1. LAND MUST BE REINSTATED TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS
6.1.1.2. COUNTRY IS INTERCHANGEABLE WITH COMMUNITY, AS COMMUNITY IS FUNDAMENTAL TO THE ECOSYSTEM THAT CARES FOR COUNTRY - AND HENCE DERIVES ITS PURPOSE
6.1.1.2.1. COMMUNITY MUST BE GIVEN FULL SELF DETERMINATION TO CONTINUE CULTURE, IDENTITY, PURPOSE, AND LIVING ECOSYSTEM
6.1.1.2.2. WHERE LOSS OF CULTURE HAS OCCURS WITHOUT CONNECTION TO CULTURE, LOSS OF COUNTRY ONLY OCCURS WHERE THERE IS NO CONNECTION TO COUNTRY.
6.2. COLONIAL/SETTLER LENS
6.2.1. 'BELONG TO STATE' WHERE STATE IS THE NATION STATE
6.2.1.1. LOSS OF GOVERNANCE IS LOSS OF PROTECTION, SOCIAL CONTRACT, PROTECTION, "HUMAN RIGHTS"
6.2.1.1.1. ONGOING CURRENT GOVERNANCE MUST BE ENSURED TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS
6.2.1.1.2. ONGOING CURRENT GOVERNANCE MUST BE DISMANTLED/DECOLONISED TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS
6.2.1.2. LOSS OF CONTROL BY THE NATION STATE IMPLIES CHAOS IN THE ABSENCE OF POPULAR DEFINITION OF ORDER.
6.2.1.2.1. ORDER CANNOT BE MAINTAINED BY RELINQUISHING CONTROL
6.2.1.2.2. ORDER EMPOWERING FIRST NATIONS JUSTICE MUST BE ACHIEVED FOR OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES BY RELINQUISHING CONTROL
7. Political Sovereignty
7.1. Indigenous Practices
7.1.1. First Nations lens
7.1.1.1. Prioritising community participation, democratic decision-making, and acknowledging the diverse voices from across all First Nations.
7.1.1.1.1. Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisations
7.1.1.2. Participation in treaty through Indigenous structures.
7.1.1.3. Indigenous justice
7.1.1.3.1. Restorative justice practices enacted outside of Australian legal frameworks.
7.1.1.4. Feminism
7.1.1.4.1. Matriacharl values
7.1.2. Neoliberal lens
7.1.3. Colonial lens
7.1.3.1. Advocacy led by First Nations peoples to demand self-governance and acknowledgement of sovereignty.
7.1.3.1.1. Restorative justice practices enacted within colonial legal frameworks.
7.1.3.1.2. Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisations
7.1.3.1.3. Aboriginal Flag
7.1.3.2. Participation in land rights negotiations and agreement-making processes, such as Native Title claims and land use agreements.
7.1.3.2.1. Aboriginal-led Land Councils
7.1.3.3. Participation in treaty through colonial structures.
7.1.3.3.1. The First People's Assembly
7.1.3.3.2. Yoorrook Justice Commission
7.2. Westphalian Practices
7.2.1. Colonial lens
7.2.1.1. Imposition of colonial governance and legal frameworks.
7.2.1.1.1. Control
7.2.1.1.2. Subordination
7.2.1.1.3. Social contract
7.2.1.2. Suppression of First Nations' political agendas.
7.2.1.2.1. Political assimilation
7.2.1.3. Patriarchy
7.2.1.4. Australian Constitution
7.2.1.5. Socio-economic class
7.2.2. Neoliberal lens
7.2.2.1. Corporate influence onto political systems.
7.2.2.2. State-centric policies that prioritise economic growth.