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Rekindling culture through resources: Aboriginal resource management strategies and aspirations at Weipa

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Based on empirical evidence from Weipa, far north Queensland, this thesis focuses on the traditional Aboriginal landowners of the area. It explores the ways in which they are rekindling their cultural identities through resource management strategies and aspirations. In a locality where Aboriginal resource management is juxtaposed with the industrial resource management system of Comalco's bauxite mine, the thesis finds that local Aboriginal options are inextricably linked to wider scale processes. The main influencing forces identified are Comalco, the RAAF Base Scherger and the state and federal governments. The thesis examines the ways in which the local landowners are pursuing their aspirations more effectively by actively engaging with these forces.

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Notes

Bibliography: leaves 108-119 18 Appendices are on 48 unnumbered leaves.

Awarding Institution

Macquarie University

Degree Type

Thesis bachelor honours

Degree

Thesis (B.A.(Hons)), Macquarie University

Department, Centre or School

School of Earth Sciences

Year of Award

1994

Principal Supervisor

Richard Howitt

Rights

Copyright Sandra Suchet 1994. Copyright disclaimer: http://mq.edu.au/library/copyright

Language

English

Jurisdiction

Queensland

Extent

1 online resource (xiii, 120, [48] leaves) col. ill. (some fold.), maps (1 fold.)

Former Identifiers

mq:71773 http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/1277948

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