Government support for indigenous cultural and natural resource management in Australia: The role of the working on country program

Australian Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 395-416

  May, Katherine ^a  

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EID: 78149233050     PISSN: 01576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1839-4655.2010.tb00186.x     Document Type: Article

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