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The Mission: engaging Aboriginal Australian children in the redesign of community public spaces
‘The Mission’ is how children refer to their home in an Aboriginal community in south-eastern Queensland, Australia. And during an intensive 1-day co-design workshop, it was their mission to redesign their community which remains burdened by post-colonial and institutional structures after decades of government control. Meaningful participatory design research is evidenced worldwide, but this is far less common with Indigenous people. This chapter presents a case study that engaged Aboriginal Australian children in the redesign of public and shared spaces. This involved an assessment and rethinking of shared spaces using a mixed method approach including Photovoice, focus group discussions, interviews, and a co-design workshop. The methods used to engage children in design activities are detailed, along with their planning and design recommendations, and personal reflections on the participatory process itself. Furthermore, a number of guiding principles are presented that can assist individuals and organizations wanting to engage Indigenous children in co-design projects. These are relevant to Australia and other Indigenous communities in the world, where the trauma of colonial events continue to impact their everyday lived spaces.
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The Routledge handbook of designing public spaces for young people processes, practices and policies for youth inclusionSeries
Routledge handbookChapter number
18Pagination
289 - 307Publisher
RoutledgePlace of publication
London, Eng.Publisher DOI
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9781138584921ISBN-10
0429505612Language
engPublication classification
B1 Book chapterExtent
31Editor/Contributor(s)
Janet Loebach, Sarah Little, Adina Cox, Patsy Eubanks OwensUsage metrics
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