Dr Chris Wilson
Senior Lecturer
College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Dr Christopher Wilson is an archaeologist and Indigneous academic from the Lower Murray Lakes and Coorong. Key research interests include: Indigenous Australian archaeology, archaeology of the Lower Murray River, the archaeology of riverine and coastal environments and museums
Dr Christopher Wilson is an archaeologist and Indigneous academic from the Lower Murray Lakes and Coorong. Key research interests include: Indigenous Australian archaeology, archaeology of the Lower Murray River, the archaeology of riverine and coastal environments and museums
Dr Wilson is a Senior Lecturer in Indigenous Australian Studies and Archaeology. He is teaching arcaheology and Indigneous Australian Studies and an early career researcher. He has worked as an Academic Advisor for Yunggorendi First Nations Centre for Higher Education and Research and Lecturer in the Office of Indigenous Strategy and Engagement. Current projects include:
Archaeology of the Lower Murray River, South Australia (Lower Murray Archaeological Project) - Holocene Investigations of Subsistence and Occupation in the Lower Murray, SA
https://news.flinders.edu.au/blog/2008/11/07/ngarrindjeri-history-pre-dates-pyramids/
Return of the Ngarrindjeri: Repatriation of Indigneous Ancestral Remains (Museums and Post-Colonialism)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jun/28/aborigines-reclaim-ancestors-remains
National Indigenous Research and Knowledge’s Network (NIRAKN) Dr Wilson is currently a CI (network participant) for the Australian Research Council (ARC) Special Research Initiative (CI: Prof Aileen Moreton Robinson) 2003-2019.
Chris was the first Indigenous Australian to be awarded a PhD in Archaeology (awarded from Flinders University in 2017)
2017, Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Archaeology, Flinders University
2010, Professional Certificate in Indigenous Research Training and Practice, University of Melbourne
2006, Bachelor of Archaeology (Honours) First Class, Flinders University
2004, Bachelor of Archaeology (Indigenous Archaeology), Flinders University
1999, South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE), Christies Beach High School
2019, Refining Holocene Occupation, Subsistence and Chronologies in the Lower Murray River, South Australia. Research Training and Ethics Grant, Centre for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH) (Total: $30,000).
2013-2020 Chief Investigator and Network Participant, Australian Research Council (ARC Special Reserach Initiative, 'National Indigenous Knowledges and Research Network (NIRAKN), Lead CI: Prof Aieleen Moreton Robinson, (SR120100005) (Total: $3,198,392)
2013-2017, Partner Investigator & Researcher (2013-2017), ARC Linkage Project 'Return, Reconcile, Renew: Understanding the history, effects and opportunities of repatriation and building an evidence base for the future', Australian Research Council, Lead CI: A/Prof Cressida Fforde (LP130100131)
2011-2013: Member of Indigenous Advisory Group, Australian Research Council Discovery: 'Museum, field, metropolis, colony: museums and social governance', (CI: Professor Tony Bennett; Dr Fiona Cameron, (DP110103776)
2013-2014, Australian Institute for Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) Research Award (ALNGRA11022) (Total: $12,000) to undertake second stage C14 on shell samples collected from the Lower Murray River South Australia.
2012, Aborigines Advancement League Grant, Indigenous Student Research Scholarship, University of South Australia (Total: $2,500)
2010-2011, Australian Institute for Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) Research Award (ALNGRA10062) (Total: $8,000) to undertake first stage C14 on shell samples collected from the Lower Murray River South Australia.
2009, University of Waikato Radiocarbon Dating Prize, Australian Archaeological Association (Total: $500 for C14 Dating)
2008-2009, Australian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) Research Award (G2008/7398) (Total: 21,000) to undertake archaeological investigations associated with doctoral reserach in the Lower Murray River, South Australia.
2007-2009, Lowitja O'Donoghue Indigenous Student Postgraduate Research Scholarhip, Flinders University (Total Funds Awarded: $93,896)
2007, Teaching Award and Citation, Departmenet of Education, Science and Training (DEST), Partnerships Award (Inspire Peer Mentor Program)
2007, Winner, Office for Youth Outstanding Young Indigenous Achiever, Channel 9 Young Achievers Award (Total Funds: $2,000)
Balanced teaching and research academic focused on Indigenous Studies Program. Various and interdisciplinary connections and roles includie: Topic coordinator, lecturer and tutor in Critical Indigenous Studies, History and Archaeology and community professional service.
Indigneous Archaeology and Interdiscplinary Studies in Humanities
Chris explains thing in great detail and replies to emails fast...his teaching method is perfect as he gets everyone attention because he is engaging as a teacher...I really enjoyed tutorial discussions with him which helped me understand colonial history
AUST1004: An Intro to Aboriginal Studies
2018, Submitted membership to the Ngarrindjeri Aboriginal Coorporation (Native Title Representative Body)
2018, Indigenous Officer (Inaugral), Australian Archaeological Assocaition (AAA)
2018, Member, Astronomical Society of South Australia (ASSA)
2017, Member, Australian Political Science Association (APSA)
2017, Member, National Congress of Australia's First Peoples (NCAFP)
2016, Member, Australian Indigenous Archaeological Association (AIAA)
2014, Affliate Member, Australian Association of Consulting Archaeologists Inc. (AACAI)
2007, Indigenous Liasion Officer, Australian Archaeological Association (AAA)
2004, Member, Australaian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
2003, Member, Australian Archaeological Assocaition (AAA)
2003, Member, World Archaeological Congress (WAC)
- Aboriginal issues
- Archaeology
- Indigenous Australia
- Museums
- Archaeology of the Lower Murray River SA
- Australian Indigenous Archaeology
- Museums and Repatriation
- South Australian Aboriginal Issues and Debates
Current Office Bearer Roles
Indigenous Officer, Australian Archaeological Assocaition Inc. (AAA)
Executive Officer, Australian Indigenous Archaeologists Association (AIAA)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Branch Committee Member, National Tertiary Education Industry Union (NTEU)
Federal and State Government - Ministerial Appointed Committees
2010, Review of the International Repatration Advisory Policy, Expert & Community Reference Committee, Department of Indigenous Affairs, Federal Australian Government, Canberra.
2007, National Indigenous Youth Leadership Group, Department for Indigenous Affairs, Federal Australian Government, Canberra.
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