Life as an Indigenous Student Away From Bas

Abstract

Studying in Australia can be a challenging prospect. The vastness of the country geographically can mean tertiary education can be several hours or hundreds of kilometres away from home. For First Nations people living in rural and remote communities, the challenge is even greater. In 2021, less than 30 per cent of First Nations people had completed tertiary education.1 Returning midwifery care and cultural birth practices to First Nations communities is pertinent to healing health inequities, strengthening culturally-safe practices and continuing connections to language, ancestry, country and community.2