Taking control of the production of heritage
Country and cultural values in the assessment of Aboriginal cultural heritage significance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5700587 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Tutchener (0000-0002-3946-3083, Flinders University, corresponding author), Rebekah Kurpiel (0000-0002-3134-408X, Department Of Archaeology And History, Martin BuildingLa Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia), Anita Smith (0000-0001-5974-7107, La Trobe University), R Ogden (Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation, Frankston, Australia), Robert F Ogden |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1310-1323 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Heritage Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1352-7258 • E-ISSN: 1470-3610 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13527258.2021.1969984 |
| OpenAlex | W3195478438 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
Cultural heritage management produces hundreds of archaeological assessments each year. However, the level of input from Aboriginal people into the significance assessment of places uncovered during this commercial archaeological work is minimal at best. Assessment outcomes continue to privilege scientific archaeological concepts of significance. To address this, the Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation has led the development of a tailored approach to significance assessment that is framed by the concept of Country. The criteria that have been developed integrate scientific archaeological approaches with Aboriginal cultural values and community perspectives in a balanced assessment methodology, which creates space for Aboriginal control of the assessment process and allows Aboriginal community perspectives to inform management/protection outcomes. Framing significance assessment within Traditional Owner perspectives of Country provides the opportunity for generating archaeological data that can address research questions and cultural significance at landscape or regional scales that are meaningful to the Traditional Owners, decolonising understandings of the past, and directly contributing to the protection of heritage places through improved and sustainable management outcomes
Archaeology · Cultural heritage · Cultural heritage management · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Political science · Sociology · Conservation Techniques and Studies · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · History · Law · Museums and Cultural Heritage
Archaeological Theory and the Politics of Cultural Heritage
Uses of Heritage
Aboriginal stone artefacts and Country
A history of Aboriginal heritage legislation in south-eastern Australia
Mute Or Mutable? Archaeological Significance, Research and Cultural Heritage Management in Australia
Unconsidered Trifles? Cultural Resource Management, Environmental Impact Statements and Archaeological Research in New South Wales
Being and Becoming Indigenous Archaeologists
Situating (in)significance
Indigenous Archaeology as Decolonizing Practice
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |