{"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/FT250100095"},"data":{"type":"grant-details","id":"FT250100095","attributes":{"code":"FT250100095","administering-organisation":"La Trobe University","announcement-administering-organisation":"La Trobe University","scheme-name":"ARC Future Fellowships","grant-status":"Active","funding-commencement-year":2025,"years-funded":4,"project-start-date":"2026-03-16","anticipated-end-date":"2031-03-06","grant-summary":"Indigenous Australian women’s marriages with USA foreign troops in WWII . This project aims to produce the first comprehensive study of Indigenous Australian women’s international marriages to US servicemen in WWII. Its innovative research focus examines how their migration and subsequent families supported more inclusive meanings of citizenship and structures of public life in Australia and the USA. Expected outcomes include new perspectives on Indigenous women’s contributions to postwar struggles for racial equality and social change, problems relevant today; energising international debates on the significance of homefront histories to the momentous transformations of WWII. Expected benefits include expanded knowledge of Indigenous people’s advocacy, mobility and diplomacy in understanding Australia’s past.","funding-current":1314503.00,"funding-at-announcement":1286680,"investigators-current":[{"title":"A/Prof","firstName":"Karen","familyName":"Hughes","roleName":"Future Fellowship","roleCode":"FT","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0002-0444-7657 "}],"investigators-at-announcement":[{"title":"A/Prof","firstName":"Karen","familyName":"Hughes","roleName":"Future Fellowship","roleCode":"FT","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0002-0444-7657 "}],"organisations-current":[{"organisationName":"La Trobe University","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"VIC"}],"organisations-at-announcement":[{"organisationName":"La Trobe University","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"VIC"}],"field-of-research":[{"isPrimary":false,"code":"430321","name":"North American History","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":false,"code":"440509","name":"Women'S Studies (Incl. Girls' Studies)","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":true,"code":"4501","name":"Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Culture, Language and History","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":false,"code":"450107","name":"Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History","type":"FOR20"}],"socio-economic-objective":[{"code":"130703","name":"Understanding Australia’s Past","type":"SEO20"},{"code":"280123","name":"Expanding Knowledge In Human Society","type":"SEO20"}],"international-collaboration":["United States of America"],"lief-register":[],"achievement-summary":null,"national-interest-test-statement":"The history of Australian war brides is well known but few people know of the significant migration of Indigenous Australian women as spouses overseas following World War II. Indigenous women’s participation in the war bride scheme was proportionate to their percentage in the wider Australian population. Yet there is little to no understanding of this unique experience in Australian history and contemporary culture. In collaboration with descendants of these families, this project will engage in important truth-telling about an aspect of Australia’s history that should be widely celebrated. This work will contribute to greater recognition of the varied participation of Indigenous women in wartime Australia and will have flow-on benefits of educating mainstream Australians about our nation’s history. The project will enhance Indigenous social and emotional wellbeing and contribute to greater social equity. Important public outcomes of the project will include a digital and national museum exhibition and a book. The project findings will contribute to a better understanding of Australian diplomatic relationships then and now. Through archival research and public forums which will place Indigenous communities and government policy makers in dialogue, the project will inform policy and support the embedding of First Nations perspectives in Australia’s international diplomacy."}}}