Indigenist Critical Policy Analysis (ICPA) is an evaluative framework designed to
assess whether policies, programs, and processes meaningfully engage with
Indigenous perspectives, particularly within the socio-political context of post-
colonizing Australia. Developed from the principles of Indigenist Research
Methodology and adapted from the Critical Tiriti Analysis (CTA) framework in
Aotearoa, ICPA is tailored for the Australian context. It critically examines how
institutional structures and governmental systems may undermine Indigenous
health and wellbeing. Grounded in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights
of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), ICPA uses a five-phase approach to evaluate
policy artefacts and actors’ narratives against UNDRIP’s key principles, ensuring
the protection and respect of Indigenous rights.