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Karinda Burns is a First Nations law academic in the UWA Law School. Born and raised on Noongar Boodja, Karinda is a Wajarri Yamaji and Yued Noongar woman.
Her career has focused on Indigenous tertiary education and legal education, and her employment has provided opportunities to work in Western Australia and Victoria, predominately within Indigenous corporations and higher education sectors.
Research interests focus on Indigenous jurisprudence and the Australian legal curriculum and has commenced her doctorate in this field at UWA.
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):
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SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality
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What Is Aristotle’s Totem Anyway? Indigenous Systems of Law and Governance and the Australian Public Law Curriculum
Burns, K. & Milroy, A., 2025, Legal Education Through an Indigenous Lens: Decolonising the Law School. Douglas, H. & Watson, N. (eds.). 1st ed. Routledge, p. 230-244 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter › peer-review
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Yarning the way: the role of Indigenous paraprofessionals in guiding the post-school educational pathways of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth
Gruppetta, M., Southgate, E., Ober, R., Cameron, L., Fischetti, J., Thunig, A., Heath, T., Burns, K. & Clifton, S., Jun 2018, Newcastle, Australia: University of Newcastle. 21 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other output
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