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Investigating health, economic and socio-political factors that need consideration when establishing Victorian Aboriginal land management projects

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posted on 2009-06-01, 00:00 authored by Yotti Kingsley, D Aldous, Mardie TownsendMardie Townsend, R Phillips, Claire Henderson-WilsonClaire Henderson-Wilson
This article focuses on three Victorian Aboriginal¹ groups (Bangerang, Boonwurrung and Yorta Yorta) to explore elements that provide or discourage development of land management projects. Results from this small qualitative study show that a number of distinct health, socio-political and economic factors need to be considered when developing Aboriginal land management projects. This study indicates that a greater involvement in Aboriginal land management projects -- critical to Aboriginal peoples' health, economic and social structures - will only occur through increased community consultation, respect, training, consistency between all stakeholders involved, resources and the provision of employment opportunities. Further research is required to strengthen this evidence, allowing policy-makers to be progressive when developing land management projects for Aboriginal Victorian people as a health promoting tool.

History

Journal

Australasian journal of environmental management

Volume

16

Issue

2

Pagination

113 - 123

Publisher

Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand

Location

Melbourne, Vic.

ISSN

1448-6563

eISSN

2159-5356

Indigenous content

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Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2009, Taylor & Francis