Demand-responsive services and culturally sustainable enterprise in remote Aboriginal settings: A Case Study of the Myuma Group
Demand-responsive services and culturally sustainable enterprise in remote Aboriginal settings: A Case Study of the Myuma Group Report
DKCRC Research Report
- Author(s): Memmott, P
- Published: 2010
- Publisher: Ninti One Limited
- Volume: 63
Abstract: This monograph was prepared during 2007 to 2009 as a contribution to the Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre (DKCRC), and specifically to its Core Project 5 (CP5) titled ‘Desert Services that Work, Demand Responsive Approaches to Desert Settlements’. The overall aim of this project was to provide guidance on how to enhance Aboriginal livelihoods in desert settlements through improved access to and effectiveness of services. This project sat within the broader aim of the DKCRC, namely to create economic opportunities for desert people and make a demonstrable difference for remote Aboriginal communities through the application of research and training. The current descriptive case study sits within the nexus of these two aims statements. This monograph explores and presents a case study of Aboriginal cultural and socioeconomic empowerment situated within both the fields of service delivery and of mainstream economy, that of the Myuma Group. It contains valuable case study material for Aboriginal organisations, industry partners and government agencies seeking to promote more effective Aboriginal engagement and outcomes in enterprise and service delivery. The Myuma Group comprises three inter-linked Aboriginal corporations centred on the upper Georgina River in far western Queensland, which were established by the local traditional owners, the Indjalandji-Dhidhanu people. The Myuma Group first established a Work Camp on the outskirts of Camooweal (a township near the Queensland–NT border), then a second Work Camp at a remote quarry, and an office in Mt Isa. From these three bases they administer a combination of enterprises, training, service delivery and cultural heritage activities. The various innovatory achievements and successful features emanating from this group have stimulated this report as a good-practice case study. It consists of a culture-contact history, a contemporary profile and an analysis of the activities of the Myuma Group in relation to a set of key DKCRC research questions.
- Urls: http://www.nintione.com.au/resource/NintiOneResearchReport_63_CaseStudyMyumaGroup.pdf
- Publisher Location: Alice Springs
- Keywords: cultural sustainability, Aboriginal businesses