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Dr Sue Gordon, AM, was taken from her mother aged 4 years in 1947 under government policies relating to part Aboriginal children, her family found her over 30 years later. Read more

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We are a non-profit (deductible gift recipient) Association. We have well over 100 members nationally and internationally. AMRRIC’s programs do far more than benefit dogs and other animals – they contribute significantly to an improvement in community health and wellbeing. Your membership supports our activities and offers you AMRRIC priveledges!!

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Veterinarians

Wanting to learn more about conducting Dog Health Programs in Indigenous communities? Look no further than AMRRIC and IFAW’s

“Conducting Dog Health Programs in Indigenous Communities: A Veterinary Guide"

Written by Dr Sam Phelan, a vet experienced in remote Indigenous community vet programs, the manual includes discussion of:

· History and importance of dog programs

· Community development theories and planning

· What to take, what to expect

· Zoonoses: myths and realities

· Commonly encountered diseases and other conditions

· Parasite control protocols

· Population control

· Basic business requirements

You can learn more about dogs in culture through ARDS Watuwal malangur ga nhina (Living with dogs) DVD. It talks about the importance of dogs in Yolngu Dreaming and Yolngu ways of looking after dogs. This DVD is specific for people living in eastern Arnhem land: other Indigenous people have different beliefs, though some are similar.

ARDS also publishes Richard Trudgen’s book ‘Why Warriors Lie Down And Die’ , which is a great introduction for whitefellas wanting to work in Indigenous communities. It explores Indigenous cultural concept s of health, communication issues, community development and health education.

Don’t forget to check out the resources in our Library :

Conference Proceedings

Journal articles and Presentations

Project reports, Volunteer reports, and Training workshops

Zoonoses Fact sheets

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Mr Murray McLaughlin, ABC Journalist.

Murray McLaughlin has been based in Darwin for the past 11 years as a correspondent for the ABC’s television current affairs program, The 7.30 Report. Read More.....

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Vet Manual DHP's

The first-ever manual for Veterinarians and communities undertaking dog health programs in remote Indigenous communities. FREE to AMRRIC members

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So dogs are friends, ceremonies, totems. They’re keeping people warm and acting as security to wake people up, [for] old people sleeping, [watch out for] drunks. It’s a friend and a sacred animal. I said to Nana, ‘Nana, where am I going to camp? She said you got to camp in that humpy. The dogs will keep you warm.’ So I had ten dogs over me to keep me warm.

— Alison Hunt, an Indigenous traditional owner from the Alice Springs region.

AMRRIC at Garma 2010

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