Indigenous temporary mobilities and service delivery in regional service centres: A West Kimberley case study
Author/editor: Prout, S, Yap, M
Paper no: 66
Year published: 2010
Indigenous Australians have often been described as highly mobile people—particularly in historical and remote ‘wilderness’ contexts. The literature paints a picture of regular, short-term population movement within and between desert, hinterland, and tropic regions of Australia, with significant…
Knowledge foundations for the development of sustainable wildlife enterprises in remote Indigenous communities of Australia
Author/editor: Fordham, A, Fogarty, W, Corey, B, Fordham, D
Paper no: 62
Year published: 2010
Sustainable wildlife enterprises in remote Indigenous communities are an important source of economic development and employment whilst providing people with opportunities to continue their close connection with country and to maintain customary wildlife harvesting practices. Critical to the…
Looking After Country in New South Wales: Two Case Studies of Socioeconomic Benefits for Aboriginal People
Author/editor: Hunt, J
Paper no: 75
Year published: 2010
This paper is about two New South Wales Aboriginal groups that are engaging Aboriginal people in looking after their country. In particular, it highlights the socioeconomic benefits such activity is generating for the people involved. Banbai Business Enterprises manages the first Indigenous…
Partnerships for Indigenous development: International development NGOs, Aboriginal organisations and communities
Author/editor: Hunt, J
Paper no: 71
Year published: 2010
This paper outlines two pilot case studies which examine how international development non-government organisations (INGOs) conduct their work with Aboriginal organisations and communities in Australia. I was keen to explore how INGOs working with Indigenous communities and community organisations…
Plugged in: Remote Australian Indigenous Youth and Digital Culture
Author/editor: Kral, I
Paper no: 69
Year published: 2010
For most Indigenous people in central and northern Australia the encounter with the western world has been relatively recent. Yet even in the most remote Indigenous communities, global influences pervade everyday life and new forms of media and communications are reshaping youth culture.…
Population, people and place: The Fitzroy Valley Population Project
Author/editor: Morphy, F
Paper no: 70
Year published: 2010
This paper reports on a survey of the Aboriginal population of the Fitzroy Valley in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, funded by the Fitzroy Futures Forum. The survey was designed to collect two different kinds of data. One aim was to carry out a comprehensive head count of the population…
The viability of wildlife enterprises in remote Indigenous communities of Australia: A case study
Author/editor: Fordham, A, Fogarty, W, Fordham, D
Paper no: 63
Year published: 2010
Sustainable wildlife enterprises developed for commercial purposes are a potential source of economic and socio-cultural benefit for Indigenous people living in remote locations in Australia. This paper examines the viability of a wildlife enterprise in Arnhem Land (Northern Territory) that…