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From Fish Creek to the Mann River: Hunter-gatherer transformations in western Arnhem Land, 1948–2008
Professor Jon Altman, Australian National University
Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 19 November 2009
Jon Altman describes transformations in the customary economy of Aboriginal people in western Arnhem Land over 60 years – a comparative analysis made possible because of research undertaken by Frederick McCarthy and Margaret McArthur in 1948.
Yolngu ways of knowing Country: Insights from the 1948 Expedition to Arnhem Land
Emeritus Professor Dr Ad Borsboom, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 19 November 2009
Whereas the 1948 Expedition presented vast collections of plant and animal life classified according to Linnaean taxonomy, Ad Borsboom explores how the Yolngu organise and present knowledge through mythological Dreaming stories.
Social and cultural factors in remote area Indigenous enterprise development
Deirdre Tedmanson (paper co-authored by Bobby Banerjee)
Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 10 November 2009
Deirdre Tedmanson uses Foucault’s notion of ‘governmentality’ to explore impediments to enterprise development in ‘remote’ homelands and communities on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara lands of South Australia, and ways of overcoming them.
Wrap-up and discussion
Ian Keen, anthropologist
Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 10 November 2009
Ian Keen provides a brief, broad view of the discussions over the two-day conference, its themes and its significance, covering hybrid models, empirical studies and the links between research and practice.
From barter to award wages: Aboriginal labour and Methodist missions in Arnhem Land
Gwenda Baker, Monash University
Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 10 November 2009
Gwenda Baker traces the history of Aboriginal labour on Methodist missions in Arnhem Land, where award wages led to fewer jobs. While resenting the low wages, some Aborigines see their work on the missions as a highlight of enterprise and achievement.
Demand responsive services and culturally sustainable enterprise in remote Aboriginal settings
Paul Memmott, University of Queensland
Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 10 November 2009
In a good-practice study of where the Dreamtime meets the market, Paul Memmott discusses the Myuma Group (of three Aboriginal corporations) in far west Queensland, which successfully manages the interplay between demand for and supply of service.
Before the mission station: The incorporation of settlers into a seasonal economy
John White, Australian National University
Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 10 November 2009
Exploring intercultural relations in the period of pastoral expansion, John White says that working relationships based on reciprocity enabled Aboriginal people to factor settlers into their seasonal movements and carve out a niche in the settler economy.
Necessity entrepreneurship within a dominant society
Dennis Foley, University of Newcastle
Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 10 November 2009
Dennis Foley describes two kinds of Indigenous entrepreneur: ‘opportunists’ who seize a concept and use their networks to embark on a business venture, and those who lack capital, so out of ‘necessity’ must adapt to dominant culture to provide the basics.
Understanding Indigenous enterprise on Palm Island: Is resilience more than a metaphor?
Erin Bohensky (paper co-authored by Yiheyis Maru, James Butler, Thomas Stevens, and Kostas Alexandridis)
Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 10 November 2009
Erin Bohensky applies resilience theory to a proposal for an aquaculture farm as a sustainable enterprise on Palm Island, North Queensland, and adds historical analysis and empirical insights from interviews and photographic surveys.
Policy mismatch and Aboriginal art centres: The tension between economic independence and community development
Gretchen Stolte, Australian National University
Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 10 November 2009
Gretchen Stolte talks about Aboriginal art centres, arguing that a centre should be funded in accordance with its engagement with the community, because the more community-building it does, the less money it can make.
