A Bibliography of Indigenous Ecological Knowledge in Northern Australia Prepared by Dr Gary Scott ARC Linkage Project - Indigenous Knowledge and Resource Management in Northern Australia School of Australian Indigenous Knowledge Systems Charles Darwin University June 2004 Note: For the purposes of constructing this bibliography the following search limits were set: Geographic extent: Northern Australia was broadly defined as including Torres Strait Islands, Cape York and Far North Queensland, the Gulf Country, the Top End (roughly comprising the jurisdiction of the Northern Land Council, the Tiwi Land Council and the Anindilyakwa Land Council) and the Kimberley region. A few references from the Pilbara region of Western Australia are also included along with one or two references from Central Australia as well as a number of refer- ences with nationwide geographic coverage. Subject extent: The general rule followed was that references needed to directly address the indigenous people / envi- ronment (country) relationship, particularly, but not exclusively, in the context of contemporary resource management practices. Searches were made under terms such as ‘indigenous fire management’, ‘traditional bush medicine’, Aboriginal environmental knowledge’, ‘Aboriginal resources’ and so on. Therefore anthropological studies that primarily described indigenous kinship relationships, even if they discussed them in relation to land ownership patterns, were generally ex- cluded. Otherwise, the final result would have been to make the bibliography top-heavy with references more relevant to land claim research than to indigenous ecological knowledge research. ID Author Title Source Year Item Type Description Keywords The AERC keeps an archive focussing on the cultures and environments of Indigenous peoples. Aboriginal Environments The AERC is creating a web-accessible database of relevant bibliographic references and related Research Centre: online images. Some photos and documents will be available online. It will provide ready access to Aboriginal Environments www.aboriginalenvironments.co research material for those involved in study and the making of architecture with Indigenous Indigenous culture; 1 Research Centre m Website www.aboriginalenvironments.com Internet Site people throughout Australia. Intended to be self-supporting through subscriptions. environment; architecture The Yanyuwa people describe their traditional relationship with dugongs and green turtles in the Yanyuwa; hunting; marine Aboriginal Sacred Sites Li-anthawirriyarra, People of the Aboriginal Sacred Sites Protection Authority, Sir Edward Pellew Group of islands. They are also shown hunting and cooking these marine resources; food; dugong; 2 Protection Authority sea Darwin 1985 videorecording animals in the traditional manner. turtles; Gulf Country Eliott (NT) has two Aboriginal camps which are situated north and south of the town. Bush medicines are often used for infected sores and scabies. The most common trees used for bush Kulumindini; Elliot; bush How bush medicine is still used Aboriginal Islander Health Work Journal, Vol. 16, medicine are Turpentine (Mulurrmi), Northern Wild Orange ( Burnayingmi, Lemon Grass medicine; Aboriginal plant 3 Albert, C. today in Kulumindini. No. 6 : pp. 4-5. 1992 Journal article (Wurringurlin) and Native Bauhinia ( Wanyarri) (From: Australasian Medical Index Nov 2002) use Paper given to Surviving Columbus: Indigenous peoples, political reform and environmental Argues that the common law in Australia has recognised the sea as common property, however Northern Australia; management in North Australia Conference, the coastal estates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples extend well beyond the indigenous property rights; 4 Allen, D. Salt-Water Dreaming North Australia Research Unit, Darwin 1992. 1992 Conference paper shoreline; discusses legislative recognition (From: AIATSIS Aug 2002 (Indigenous Studies)) sea rights Tracking Knowledge in North Australian Landscapes; studies in indigenous and settler ecological knowledge systems. D. Rose & A. Kakadu National Park; Conceptions of time in the Clarke (eds), North Australia Research Unit, The The paper uses documents relating to the interpretation and management of Kakadu National Park Aboriginal culture; interpretation of the Kakadu Australian National University, Canberra & to examine differences between the disciplines of archaeology and ecology and Aboriginal view landscape; ecology; 5 Allen, Harry landscape Darwin: p141-154. 1997 Chapter/ Article points, particularly as regards their use of the concept of time. archaeology This monograph presents a summary account of archaeological excavations carried out at Ngarradj Warde Djobkeng in 1977 and focuses upon a detailed analysis of flaked stone artefacts Ngarradj Warde Djobkeng: from the site. Previous archaeological investigations in the Kakadu region are critically reviewed White cockatoo dreaming and and a revised account of the prehistory of the region is presented (From: AHB-ATSIS Nov 2001 Kakadu; prehistory; 6 Allen, H. and Barton, G the prehistory of Kakadu Oceania Monograph 37, University of Sydney 1989 Monograph (Heritage/Culture)) archaeology Page 2 ID Author Title Source Year Item Type Description Keywords Hunting buffalo in north-central Discusses how the Gunwinggu people of North Central Arnhem Land have utilised the non-native Gunwinggu; Arnhem Land; Arnhem Land: a case of rapid buffalo as part of their contemporary diet. Hunting techniques have been modified, but there has buffalo; Aboriginal hunting; 7 Altman, John C. adaptation among Aborigines Oceania 52, pp. 274-85 1982 Journal article been no structural change in the social relations of production. food The dietary utilisation of flora Aboriginal diet; Momega; and fauna by contemporary Gunwinggu; Kunwinjku; hunter gatherers at Momega Examines the dietary utilsation of bushfoods by the eastern Gunwinngu in the Mann-Liverpool hunting; gathering; food; Outstation, north central Australian Aboriginal Studies (Canberra), no.1 Rivers region. Includes a listing of bushfoods and an analysis of their significance to the Arnhem Land; Aboriginal 8 Altman, John C. Arnhem Land 1984: pp. 35-46 1984 Journal article contemporary diet. The research is based on data collected during one entire seasonal cycle. plant use; wildlife Hunter-gatherers today: an Describes the results of a research project carried out amongst the Kunwinjku people of Momega Hunting; Gathering; Aboriginal economy in north Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, outstation and Maningrida, Arnhem Land. Includes surveys of foods hunted and gathered over the Maningrida; Momega; 9 Altman, J. C. Australia Canberra 1987 Book seasonal cycle; protein content; imputed monetary value Kunwinjku; Gunwinggu The paper seeks to broaden the notion of the economy and development to include the customary economy. It includes a discussion of the debate about Indigenous development encapsulated in extreme ideological positions taken by so-called 'progressives' and 'conservatives', as well as more conventional debates about the shortcomings of notions of development that are embedded Sustainable development in the market mentality and have limited analytical capacity for considering cross-cultural and customary economy; options on Aboriginal land: The sustainability issues. There is a linked debate about land rights and native title and whether the Indigenous development; hybrid economy in the twenty- restitution of property rights (in land and species) to Indigenous groups will have a positive (or land rights; indigenous 10 Altman, J. first century CAEPR Discussion paper 226, ANU 2001 Discussion Paper negative) future development impact (From: Abstract - http://www.anu.edu.au/caepr/). property rights; Australia This paper examines a particular form of cooperative wildlife management on Aboriginal land in the wildlife management; Innovative institutional design tropical savanna of the Northern Territory, in the context of broader questions about governance. It Indigenous governance; for sustainable wildlife asks how governance at the state, regional and local level can be designed to ensure sustainable sustainable development; management in the Indigenous- development and real economic benefit for the region's long term Indigenous residents(from tropical savanna; Northern 11 Altman, J. & Cochrane, M. owned savanna CAEPR Discussion Paper 247, ANU 2003 Discussion paper Abstract: see http://www.anu.edu.au/caepr/discussion2.php). Territory sustainable development; Caring for country and economic development; sustainable Indigenous This paper explores how Indigenous community-based natural resource management can resource management; development: Opportunities, generate both conservation benefit and economic development opportunity (from Abstract: see Indigenous communities; 12 Altman, J. & Whitehead, P. constraints and innovation CAEPR Working Paper 20, ANU 2003 Working paper http://www.anu.edu.au/caepr/working.php). Australia Page 3 ID Author Title Source Year Item Type Description Keywords Conservation and development issues in Northern Australia: I. Moffatt, A. Webb, (eds): Conference fire; Aboriginal land Andersen, A. N., Braithwaite, Burning for conservation of the North Australia Research Unit, Darwin, 1992: 117- Proceeding; The paper examines whether the re-establishment of Aboriginal fire regimes will be in the interests management; Kalpaga; 13 A. W. Top End's savannas 122 1992 Chapter/Paper of wildlife conservation