What Should First Nations Foreign Policy Look Like in Practice?

June Oscar AO joins F! It! to discuss her legacy as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, and the incredible Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women’s Voices) project and Change Agenda.   Plus, June and Julie discuss how this “blakprint” for change could shape international engagement to centre First Nations Gender Justice. This is the final episode in the F! It! mini-series - subscribe or follow to hear about future bonus episodes! Further reading: Learn about Wiyi Yani U Thangani Read about Wiyi Yani U Thangani Change Agenda Audre Lorde, The Master’s Tools will never Dismantle the Master’s House Learn about the history and politics of the “blak” in “blakprint” Credits: Host: ⁠Julie Ballangarry⁠ Guest: June Oscar AO⁠ Executive Producer and Editor: ⁠Pariya Taherzadeh⁠⁠ Co-producers: ⁠Julie Ballangarry⁠, ⁠Alice Ridge⁠, Carla Kweifio-Okai and Annelise Lecordier Artwork: ⁠Humanize Media⁠ Created by the International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA) and the Australian Feminist Foreign Policy Coalition.

We’ve explored the theory, now let’s talk about practice. In this episode we yarn with two development practitioners – Jenna Hawes – a proud Wiradjuri woman, and Alice Tamang – a proud Dharug woman. Jenna and Alice explain how their experiences and knowledge as First Nations women strengthen their work in international development. Plus, they explore how a First Nations approach can support others in  decolonising their development practice. Further info: How will a First Nations Foreign Policy turbocharge development? - Alice TamangWatch: Indigenous voices in development - current perspectives and future directions New network focused on supporting First Nations Australians in the Development Sector Credits: Host: ⁠Julie Ballangarry⁠ Guests: ⁠ Jenna Hawes, and Alice Tamang Executive Producer and Editor: ⁠Pariya Taherzadeh⁠⁠ Co-producers: ⁠Julie Ballangarry⁠, ⁠Alice Ridge⁠, Carla Kweifio-Okai and Annelise Lecordier Artwork: ⁠Humanize Media⁠ Created by the International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA) and the Australian Feminist Foreign Policy Coalition. 

In this episode we yarn with Ambassador Justin Mohamed, a Gooreng Gooreng man and Australia’s inaugural Ambassador for First Nations People. Ambassador Mohamed explains what he means by a First Nations approach to foreign policy, the broader context of the Voice to Parliament Referendum, and the need to move beyond tokenism. Credits: Host: ⁠Julie Ballangarry⁠ Guest: ⁠Ambassador Justin Mohamed Executive Producer and Editor: ⁠Pariya Taherzadeh⁠⁠ Co-producers: ⁠Julie Ballangarry⁠, ⁠Alice Ridge⁠, Carla Kweifio-Okai and Annelise Lecordier Artwork: ⁠Humanize Media⁠ Created by the International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA) and the Australian Feminist Foreign Policy Coalition.

In this episode we yarn with Dr Sheryl Lightfoot - an Anishinaabe woman, citizen of the Lake Superior Band of Ojibwe, enrolled at the Keweenaw Bay Community.  Dr Lightfoot talks about potential for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to inform a First Nations foreign policy. She also gives an insightful global perspective on the aftermath of Australia’s failed referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Dr Lightfoot is Chair and North American member on the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP). Further reading:  Caring feminist states? Paternalistic feminist foreign policies and the silencing of Indigenous justice claims in Sweden and Canada Publications by Rauna Kuokkanen Credits: Host: ⁠Julie Ballangarry⁠ Guest: ⁠Dr Sheryl Lightfoot Executive Producer and Editor: ⁠Pariya Taherzadeh⁠⁠ Co-producers: ⁠Julie Ballangarry⁠, ⁠Alice Ridge⁠, Carla Kweifio-Okai and Annelise Lecordier Special thanks to Joanna Pradela Artwork: ⁠Humanize Media⁠ Created by the International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA) and the Australian Feminist Foreign Policy Coalition.

F! It! is a limited series podcast bringing feminist and First Nations worldviews to the heart of foreign policy conversations. This week, host Julie Ballangarry - a Gumbaynggirr/Dunghutti woman - yarns with James Blackwell, a Research Fellow in Indigenous Diplomacies at the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs at ANU, and Alice Ridge, Senior Research Policy and Advocacy Advisor at IWDA, to discuss what First Nations foreign policy and feminist foreign policy have in common, and how they can help us rethink the way we interact with the world. Wondering what that acronym means?  UNDRIP = United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples  EMRIP = Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous People Further Reading:  ⁠Indigenous Foreign Policy: a new way forward? by James Blackwell and Julie Ballangarry, AFFPC Issue Paper #1, April 2022⁠ ⁠Australian Feminist Foreign Policy Coalition⁠ Credits: Host: ⁠Julie Ballangarry⁠ Guests: ⁠James Blackwell⁠ and ⁠Alice Ridge⁠ Executive Producer and Editor: ⁠Pariya Taherzadeh⁠ Co-producers: ⁠Julie Ballangarry⁠, ⁠Alice Ridge⁠, Carla Kweifio-Okai and Annelise Lecordier Special thanks to Joanna Pradela Artwork: ⁠Humanize Media⁠ Created by the International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA) and the Australian Feminist Foreign Policy Coalition.

Introducing F! It! - a limited series podcast bringing feminist and First Nations worldviews to the heart of foreign policy conversations. Listen in as host, Julie Ballangarry - a Gumbaynggirr/Dunghutti woman - yarns with leading First Nations thinkers and feisty feminists about ways to reshape and reimage foreign policy to transform our world for the better.  Join us as we say F! It! to foreign policy as we know it.  Credits: Host: ⁠Julie Ballangarry⁠, School of Government and International Relations, Griffith University Guests: James Blackwell⁠,  Research Fellow in Indigenous Diplomacies, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, ANU  Alice Tamang, Indigenous Programs Manager, Australian Volunteers Program and Managing Director, Connecting Cultures International  Dr Sheryl Lightfoot, Vice Chair and North American member, United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous peoples (EMRIP) Ambassador Justin Mohamed, Australia’s Ambassador for First Nations People Executive Producer and Editor: ⁠Pariya Taherzadeh⁠ Co-producers: Julie Ballangary, Alice Ridge, Carla Kweifio-Okai and Annelise Lecordier Artwork: ⁠Humanize Media⁠ Created by the International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA) and the Australian Feminist Foreign Policy Coalition.