A coalition of hope! A regional governance approach to Indigenous Australian cultural wellbeing
A coalition of hope! A regional governance approach to Indigenous Australian cultural wellbeing Book Section
Located Research: Regional places, transitions and challenges
- Author(s): Poelina, Anne
- Secondary Author(s): Campbell, Angela, Duffy, Michelle, Edmondson, Beth
- Published: 2020
- Publisher: Springer Singapore
- ISBN: 978-981-32-9694-7
Abstract: The Rainbow Snake is a universal Indigenous Australian living creature responsible for the creation and protection of waterways. Countless generations of traditional owners have cared for the sacred ancestral being; it is a spiritual guardian. The ancient creation songs and stories shared across the continent create meaning and purpose for our collective responsibility in managing the health and survival of the rivers, wetlands, springs, billabongs, floodplains and soaks. This chapter presents an insider view about how to promote remote Aboriginal people’s wellbeing through a co-operative regional earth-centred governance model. The story reveals a powerful policy and investment approach to the planning and development of regional governance and showcases the unique cultural and environmental values of the Fitzroy River, and its Indigenous people as having local, national and international significance. The central theme is the responsibility of Indigenous leaders to facilitate knowledge building, which requires sharing a deeper understanding of continuing colonisation and the collective responsibility, as Australians, for managing water.
- Urls: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9694-7_10
- Publisher Location: Singapore