ABSTRACT

Research shows that prison programs addressing intergenerational trauma and grief, loss of culture and spiritual healing are necessary for incarcerated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Indigenous-led or culturally focused programs receive little attention and limited resourcing in Australia’s prison system compared with mainstream rehabilitation programs. Depending on the jurisdiction and prison, such programs can be even less accessible for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. Listening to Country was an arts-based prison pilot project that was developed by and delivered to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in the Brisbane Women’s Correctional Centre. It aimed to explore the role of acoustic ecology, soundscape and deep listening in connection to culture and Country. This article presents findings from a process evaluation of that pilot project in order to illustrate the potential for Indigenous-led, culturally focused and culturally safe prison programs to improve wellbeing for incarcerated Indigenous peoples.

摘要

研究表明，解决代际创伤和悲伤、文化丧失和精神康复的监狱计划对于被监禁的原住民和托雷斯海峡岛民来说是必要的。与主流康复计划相比，澳大利亚监狱系统中以土著人为主导或以文化为重点的计划很少受到关注，资源有限。根据司法管辖区和监狱的不同，土著和托雷斯海峡岛民妇女可能更难以获得此类计划。听乡下是一个以艺术为基础的监狱试点项目，由布里斯班妇女惩教中心的土著和托雷斯海峡岛民妇女开发并交付给她们。它旨在探索声学生态、音景和深度聆听在文化和国家之间的作用。本文介绍了对该试点项目的过程评估的结果，以说明以土著人为主导、以文化为重点和文化安全的监狱计划在改善被监禁土著人民的福祉方面的潜力。