Certificate IV Business (Governance)
Junior Research Assistant & Adjunct Research Associate
Emily Ford graduated with a Certificate IV in Business Governance in May 2017 and currently studying a Diploma of Arts at Charles Darwin University. She works with senior research fellow Dr Linda Ford on Indigenous research projects, Aboriginal Cosmology, New ways for old ceremonies: an archival research project, ARC Discovery Indigenous Project and land management & land revitalization projects. Emily was awarded the Darwin Young Citizen of the Year in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the Darwin community at the City of Darwin Australia Day Awards in January 2020.
Media
- Emily Ford talks to Aboriginal TV News about celebrating International Women’s Day 2020 (2:28min) 9 March 2020
- Researcher takes out top Australia Day award - CDU 02 March 2020
- 2020 City of Darwin Australia Day Citizen Award Winners Announced! - Young Citizen of the Year - Emily Ford - City of Darwin,
- Language with a local - Larrakia, Off the Leash article, 2019
- Darwin citizen, young citizen and community event of the year announced - NT News, 24 January 2020
- Emily talks to Gabrielle Lyons for the ABC Darwin Radio 'Breakfast' show about the Australia Talks survey that found two-thirds of the 50,000 respondents aged 18-24 years thought it was harder to get by than it used to be - unless they are living in the NT. LINK to interview and go to 1hr:13mins. ABC Darwin Radio, 10 October 2019
- Northern Territory youth think their generation has it easy, survey finds - NT News, 11 October 2019
- Language with a Local - Off the Leash, April 2019
- NT Young Achiever Awards 2018 - Emily Ford was a finalist of the Genesee & Wyoming Australia Indigenous Achievement Award. April 2018
- Darwin teen to contest local seat - National Indigenous Times, 09 August 2017
- Indigenous station owners grow their business skills - Australian Government Office of the Registrar of Indigenous CorporationsNews and reports
Research Interests
- Indigenous Knowledge
- Aboriginal Cosmology
- Ethnomusicology
Research Research Projects
- New ways for old ceremonies: Archival esearch project (ARC)
- Aboriginal cosmology - What this means for women and gender policy: Archival research project (ARC)
- NT Government oral history grant
Professional Positions, Memberships & Awards
- Member of Indigenous reference group for plant biosecurity in Australia
- 2020 Darwin Young Citizen of the Year
- Marion McCall OAM Scholarship
- NT Leadership Awards for the National Indigenous Youth Parliament 2017
