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Research interests
I am a Wiradjuri archaeologist, lecturer and researcher at Charles Darwin University. My research interests are Indigenous epistemologies, ontologies and axiologies; Indigenous research methodologies and ethics; Indigenous-Australian contact archaeology; Indigenous archaeology; historical archaeology; emancipation research methods; truth-telling Australian history and treaty making.
Research interests
Indigenous archaeology
Historical archaeology
Contact archaeology
Indigenous / Australian history
Indigenous research methodologies
Indigenous epistemologies, ontologies, axiologies
Indigenous knowledges, philosophies
Indigenous research ethics
Indigenous capacity building / self-determination in research
Truth-Telling
Treaty making
Indigenous political representation
Research interests
Ethnography
Social science
Sociology
Philosophy
Social justice
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Archaeology in the Long Grass: A Study of Aboriginal Fringe Camps, Darwin, Australia, Flinders University
Award Date: 31 Oct 2019
Honours Degree, Charles Darwin University (CDU)
Award Date: 30 Dec 2008
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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2023 Rainmaker Start Up Decolonising Northern Australia
Smith, R. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Kutay, C. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Fisher, R. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Pollard, K. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Senarath, A. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
1/01/24 → 30/10/24
Project: Research
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DP200100559 Before Cook: Contact, Negotiation and the Archaeology of the Tiwi Islands
Wesley, D. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Van Duivenvoorde, W. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Smith, M. (Chief Investigator C), Veys, F. (Chief Investigator D), Litster, M. (Chief Investigator E), Monteath, P. (Chief Investigator F), Popelka-Filcoff, R. (Chief Investigator G), Pollard, K. (Chief Investigator H) & Nayati, W. (Chief Investigator I)
2/11/20 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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IN220100079 Indigenist Archaeology: New Ways of Knowing the Past and Present
Pollard, K. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Smith, C. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Brady, L. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Bullot, N. J. (Chief Investigator D) & Taylor, C. (Chief Investigator E)
24/01/23 → 23/01/28
Project: Research
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Rainmaker Start-up: Oral Stories to Remember: Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian Relations
Pollard, K. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
1/10/19 → 31/07/20
Project: Research
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RES RFT 2016 -Refreshable Panel for Research And Evaluation Services (Res Panel)
Wallace, R. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Smith, J. A. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Williams, E. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Westhorp, G. (Chief Investigator C), Taylor, A. (Chief Investigator D), Ireland, S. (Chief Investigator E), Larkin, S. (Chief Investigator F), Macgibbon, L. (Chief Investigator G), Pollard, K. (Chief Investigator H), Robertson, K. L. (Chief Investigator I) & Roman, C. (Chief Investigator J)
1/07/16 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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A scoping review of Indigenous Cultural Mapping of coastal, island, and marine environments
Ferguson, R., Joyce, K. E., Reepmeyer, C., Groom, R. & Pollard, K., Feb 2025, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 164, p. 1-12 12 p., 103991.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Forum response
Pollard, K., Taylor, C., Bullot, N. J., Enciso, S. W., Davis, O. & Smith, C., Nov 2025, In: Australian Archaeology. 91, 3, p. 326-327 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Voice: A Third Space in Archaeology to Advance Indigenous Emancipation
Pollard, K., Taylor, C., Bullot, N. J., Enciso, S., Davis, O. & Smith, C., Nov 2025, In: Australian Archaeology. 91, 3, p. 299-305 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Aboriginal and European History Past and Present: Truth-telling in the Northern Territory of Australia
Pollard, K., 1 Jan 2024, 1 ed. London: Taylor and Francis AS. 207 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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BECOMING A WIRADJURI ARCHAEOLOGIST
Pollard, K., 1 Jan 2024, Working as Indigenous Archaeologists: Reckoning New Paths Between Past and Present Lives. Nicholas, G. & Watkins, J. (eds.). 1 ed. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 404-412 9 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The Indigenisation of Australian Archaeology
Smith, C., Hodgins, E., Smith, J., Milne, R., Pollard, K., Coulthard, C., Coulthard, T., Painter, A., Hamm, G., Morley, M. & Jackson, G., 1 Jan 2024, Transformative Practices in Archaeology: Empowering Communities and Shaping Sustainable Futures. Kanungo , A. K., Smith, C. & Choksi, N. (eds.). Springer Nature, p. 68-89 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Whose Information? Decolonizing Indigenous Intellectual Information in Archaeological and Heritage Management Contexts
Nicholas, G. P., Smith, C. & Pollard, K., Mar 2024, In: SAA Archaeological Record. 24, 2, p. 17-24 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile159 Downloads (Pure)
Press/Media
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Debunking Dark Emu: did the publishing phenomenon get it wrong?
11/06/21 → 12/06/21
4 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Indigenous peoples’ needs cannot be understood and met without Indigenous voices
15/02/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Has Dark Emu been debunked? Peter Sutton and Keryn Walshe take aim in new book
12/06/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Anthropologist and archaeologist say Dark Emu was littered with weak evidence and unsourced claims
11/06/21
4 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Activities
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Women in Science
Woodroffe, T. (Organiser), Lowell, A. (Member of programme committee), Maypilama, E. (Member of programme committee) & Pollard, K. (Member of programme committee)
1 Nov 2019 → 29 Feb 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...