Interpreting 'nature': The politics of engaging with Kakadu as an Aboriginal place

Cultural Geographies

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 255-273

  Palmer, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Indigenous people; Interpretative centres; Kakadu National Park; Nature; Politics

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL HERITAGE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; NATIONAL PARK;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; KAKADU NATIONAL PARK; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 34548072225     PISSN: 14744740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1474474007075359     Document Type: Article

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