Protecting Country: Indigenous governance and management of protected areas

This publication had its origin in one-day workshop on Indigenous Governance and Management of Protected Areas held during the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) Conference in Canberra in 2007 (Smyth 2007a; Ward 2007).

All but one of the contributions to this publication began as a presentation at the workshop. The workshop was an opportunity for Indigenous land managers, protected area managers, researchers and graduate students (not mutually exclusive categories) to reflect upon and share their experiences about the current status and direction of Indigenous peoples’ involvements with protected areas (national parks, marine parks, world heritage areas etc.) in Australia.

The presentations represented a snapshot of initiatives, innovations, opportunities and challenges faced by all parties involved in the continuing journeys towards the recognition of the rights, interests and opportunities of Indigenous peoples within protected areas established on their traditional Country. With this publication our aim is to make this snapshot available to a wider audience and to provide a permanent record of the status of those journeys in 2008.

Edited by Dermot Smyth and Graeme K Ward

Contents pdf 21Kb

Chapter 1. Introduction: Indigenous governance and management of protected areas.  Dermot Smyth and Graeme K Ward. pdf 63Kb

Chapter 2. Indigenous Partnerships in Northern Territory Protected Areas: Joint management of national parks and support for Indigenous Protected Areas.  Mac Moyses and Bill Panton. pdf 868Kb

Chapter 3. Realising Opportunities and Recognising Constraints: Jointly managed parks in the Northern Territory. Fiona Fraser, Peter Donohoe and Paul Donohoe. pdf 1.01Mb

Chapter 4. Bush Lemons and Beach Hauling: Evolving traditions and new thinking for protected areas management and Aboriginal people in New South Wales. Michael Adams, Vanessa Cavanagh and Bridget Edmonds. pdf 505Kb

Chapter 5. Pursuing Autonomy and Traditional Owners' Aspirations: Management of the Willandra Lakes World Heritage Area and Mungo National Park. Gary Pappin. pdf 26Kb

Chapter 6. Aboriginal Traditional Owner Aspirations for National Park Homelands and the Cape York Peninsula Heritage Act 2007 (Qld). Kath Larsen. pdf 708Kb

Chapter 7. Finding New Meanings for Old Values: Aboriginal cultural tourism planning and protected areas. William Hyams, Ernie Grant, Alastair Birtles and Peter Valentine. pdf 1.65Mb

Chapter 8. Just Add Water? Taking Indigenous Protected Areas into Sea Country. Dermot Smyth. pdf 495Kb

Chapter 9. Supporting Indigenous Protected Areas in the Kimberley, Western Australia. Jess Clements. pdf 245Kb

Chapter 10. Nambucca and Kaikoura: Indigenous community coastal resource management in Australia and New Zealand. Sarah Hemmingsen and Chels Marshall. pdf 335Kb

Chapter 11. The Role of Relationships in Co-management. Kerri Mills. pdf 65Kb