Northern Institute
Indigenous-led Sea Country management
| Presenter | Dr Jackie Gould, Senior Research Fellow, Northern Institute | |
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| Location | Menzies School of Health Research (Red Building 9, Level 1, Seminar Room 48) | |
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About
For coastal First Nations Australians, Country is an integrated ecological, human and spiritual universe that spans land and sea. Today, Sea Country is separated legally and administratively from terrestrial Country and is intersected by various statutory arrangements. By giving voice to Marra Sea Country, this seminar will canvas in broad terms the laws that govern Sea Country in the Northern Territory.
First, Marra governance and law as it applies to Sea Country is described. Next, an outline of the Western statutory mechanisms that impact Sea Country is presented. The challenges this creates for Marra and other First Nations Sea Country managers in the Northern Territory are then explored.
Whilst working with both systems of law presents many challenges, opportunities for innovative and Indigenous-led approaches to Sea Country management do exist. Work being undertaken by Marra Traditional Owners and custodians is offered to illustrate one such pathway and to highlight some of the structural elements prioritised by First Nations Territorians as they look to ensure their Sea Country remains healthy for future generations.
Presenter
Dr Jackie Gould has a background in anthropology complemented by eight years working in the Indigenous land and sea management space, with a focus on Sea Country.
Her current projects centre on supporting Indigenous-led management of Marra Sea Country in the Gulf of Carpentaria. Recognising the important contributions Indigenous Sea Country managers make to protecting the cultural and ecological resources of Australia's coastal and marine estate, her research seeks to deliver tangible benefits to Indigenous communities whilst supporting the conservation and academic sectors to better understand how they can meaningfully partner with Indigenous Sea Country managers.
This includes taking seriously Indigenous knowledge authorities and the ways in which they see, know, feel and understand Country and the people-place relations embedded in it. All projects in which I am involved respond to Indigenous research priorities and are fully co-designed and co-implemented with collaborating Indigenous partners.
Registration
In-person: Please RSVP to attend in person—limited seating (30ppl).
Online: Once you register, you will receive an individual link from Zoom no-reply@zoom.us.
Each seminar is recorded and linked to our Seminars page.
Getting there
Menzies School of Health Research
Red Building 9, Level 1, Seminar Room 48
CDU Casuarina Campus
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Access: If you have any additional access or support requirements, please contact us. This Seminar Room is accessible from street level and has automatic doors.
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