Telling stories in, through and with Country: Engaging with Indigenous and more-than-human methodologies at Bawaka, NE Australia

Journal of Cultural Geography

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-60

  Wright, Sarah ^a   Lloyd, Kate ^b   Suchet Pearson, Sandie ^b   Burarrwanga, Laklak ^c   Tofa, Matalena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Bawaka Cultural Experiences Bawaka ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia North East; collaborative research; human nonhuman; Indigenous; methodology; storytelling

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; CULTURAL RELATIONS; CULTURAL TRADITION; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; RESEARCH WORK;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84858181925     PISSN: 08873631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08873631.2012.646890     Document Type: Article

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