Indigenous Australians’ experiences during COVID-19 pandemic in the Greater Darwin Region-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Indigenous Australians’ experiences during COVID-19 pandemic in the Greater Darwin Region

Published:2024-03 Issue:1 Volume:20 Page:109-122
ISSN:1177-1801
Container-title:AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples
language:en
Short-container-title:AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples

Author:

Ford Linda¹^ORCID,Ticoalu Adriana²^ORCID,Karácsonyi Dávid²,Woodroffe Tracy²^ORCID,Yuhun Pawinee²,Ford Emily²,Guthadjaka Kathy²,Baker Colin²

Affiliation:

1. Northern Institute, Faculty of Arts and Society, Charles Darwin University, Australia

2. Charles Darwin University, Australia

Abstract

This article presents a study on the experiences of Indigenous Australians living in the Greater Darwin Region in the Northern Territory during the COVID-19 pandemic. The main aim is to understand the impacts of the pandemic on various aspects of the lives of Indigenous Australians. A survey with open-ended questions was distributed during the period of May to December 2021 to potential participants and responses were collected either face-to-face or online. The responses were analysed using descriptive statistics and inductive thematic analysis. Results of the analysis showed that the pandemic experiences can be grouped in to five key themes: restricted travel, mental health issues, vaccination contention, work and employment changes and fifthly, for some participants, the pandemic caused only minimal impact which can be interpreted as the positive impact of the border closure policy measures.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Link

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/11771801241235268

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