TY - JOUR
T1 - Australian Indigenous Land Management, Ecological Knowledge and Languages for Conservation
AU - Schultz, Rosalie
AU - Abbott, Tammy
AU - Yamaguchi, Jessica
AU - Cairney, Sheree
PY - 2019/3/15
Y1 - 2019/3/15
N2 - Many Indigenous Australians hold cultural, ecological and language knowledge, but common representations of Indigenous Australians focus on social disadvantage and poor comparisons with other Australians in education, employment and health. Indigenous Land Management works with Indigenous people’s cultural, ecological and language expertise, employing Indigenous people in activities contributing to biodiversity conservation. The Interplay research surveyed 841 Indigenous people in remote communities. Those employed in land management reported greater participation in cultural activities, language knowledge, and belief that their land was looked after. These related assets provide an opportunity for policy approaches based on Indigenous people’s strengths and contribution to Australia.
AB - Many Indigenous Australians hold cultural, ecological and language knowledge, but common representations of Indigenous Australians focus on social disadvantage and poor comparisons with other Australians in education, employment and health. Indigenous Land Management works with Indigenous people’s cultural, ecological and language expertise, employing Indigenous people in activities contributing to biodiversity conservation. The Interplay research surveyed 841 Indigenous people in remote communities. Those employed in land management reported greater participation in cultural activities, language knowledge, and belief that their land was looked after. These related assets provide an opportunity for policy approaches based on Indigenous people’s strengths and contribution to Australia.
KW - Aboriginal Australians
KW - Biodiversity
KW - Cross-cultural knowledge
KW - Disadvantage
KW - Indigenous ecological knowledge
KW - Indigenous land management
KW - Indigenous languages
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85055258912&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10393-018-1380-z
DO - 10.1007/s10393-018-1380-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 30311017
AN - SCOPUS:85055258912
VL - 16
SP - 171
EP - 176
JO - Ecohealth
JF - Ecohealth
SN - 1612-9202
IS - 1
ER -