Kimberley Appropriate Economies Roundtable

192 Pages·2006·4.56 MB·English

Kimberley Appropriate Economies
Roundtable Forum Proceedings
Convened 11-13 October 2005
Fitzroy Crossing, WA
Edited by
Rosemary Hill, Kate Golson, Pat Lowe, Maria Mann,
Sue Hayes and Jane Blackwood
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© Kimberley Land Council, Environs Kimberley and the
Australian Conservation Foundation
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This publication should be cited as:
Hill, R., Golson, K., Lowe, P.A., Mann, M. K., Hayes, S. and
J.E. Blackwood (Editors) 2006. Kimberley Appropriate
Economies Roundtable Forum Proceedings. Convened
11-13 October 2005, Fitzroy Crossing, WA, by the Kimberley
Land Council, Environs Kimberley and Australian Conservation
Foundation. Australian Conservation Foundation, Cairns.
Cover photos by Gene Ekhart, Joe Fox, Steve Kinnane,
Maria Mann and Justin McCaul.
Cover photos (left to right)
1: Dillon Andrews, Leah George-Wilson
2: Dickie Bedford, Ivan McPhee, Patrick Green, Reg Appleyard
3: Laurie Shaw, Neville Sharp
4: Lucy Walgarie, Rosie Mulligan
5: Hugh Wallace Smith, Joe Brown, Tanya Vernes,
Shirley Brown, Lennie Hopiga, Ismahl, Croft
Maps compiled by Nat Raisbeck- Brown, Ecomap, Broome.
Kimberley Land Council, Environs Kimberley and the Australian
Conservation Foundation would like to thank the following
photographers for the use of images in this document:
Gene Ekhart, Joe Fox, Chris Hill, Steve Kinnane, Maria Mann,
Anna Mardling and Justin McCaul.
Kimberley Land Council, Environs Kimberley and the Australian
Conservation Foundation would like to acknowledge the generous
fi nancial support received from The Christensen Fund, the
Poola Foundation (Tom Kantor Fund) and the Myer Foundation
which made possible the Kimberley Roundtable and continuing
work to implement the recommended actions.
Other sponsors of this important event are acknowledged on the
back cover.
Printed on 100% recycled paper by Lotsa Printing, Cairns.
Artwork by CIX.
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Contents
List of Acronyms 6
Executive Summary 9
Roundtable Background and Methodology 11
Roundtable Preparation, Planning and Follow-up 12
Rosemary Hill and Kate Golson
Indigenous People’s Participation in the Roundtable 15
Kate Golson
Kimberley Planning and Economic Development Context 17
Rosemary Hill and Maria Mann
Collaborative Methodology: Indigenous Governance, Ecological Economics and
Integration of Local/Global Perspectives 22
Rosemary Hill
Opening and Keynote Address 29
Why Would You? (Opening Address) 30
Joe Ross
Wunyumbu (Keynote Address) 34
Wayne Bermann
Presentations in Plenary Sessions 39
A Vision for the Kimberley 40
Pat Lowe
Making a Good Living from Our Country 42
Tom Birch
If You Look at the Earth from the Sky, You Can’t See the Economy 45
Ian Lowe
Ecological Values of the Fitzroy River with Links to Indigenous Cultural Values 47
Andrew Storey
Fish Projects in the West Kimberley 50
David Morgan, Dean Thorburn, Patsy Bedford, Margaret Sefton, Siobhan Casson,
Ismahl Croft, Jean Fenton, Hugh Wallace-Smith, Mel Johnson, Tom Vigilante and
Anna Mardling
Ord: Case Study for Inappropriate Development and Poor Planning 53
Tanya Vernes
Managing Change in the Ord from a Local Perspective 59
Desmond Hill and Scott Goodson
Conservation, Communities and Livelihoods: New Visions Rooted in History 61
Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend
Building a Sustainable Economy in Remote Canada 64
Ian Gill
Tsleil-Waututh First Nation: Our Lands to Share 68
Leah George-Wilson
Workshop Sessions 73
General Overview of the Workshops 74
Bevan Bessen
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Land Management Workshop 75
Kimberley Regional Fire Management Project 76
Will Philippiadis
Yiriman Project: Building Stories in Our Young People 78
John Watson, Harry Watson, Joe Brown, Anthony Watson, Mervyn Mulardy and
Hugh Wallace-Smith
Land Management Workshop: Discussions and Recommendations 80
Bevan Bessen
Sustainable Agriculture Workshop 81
Successful Organic Farming in the Kimberley 82
Tanvier and Jason Fowler
Sustainable Agriculture Workshop: Discussions and Recommendations 85
Bevan Bessen
Partnerships in Conservation 86
Great Sandy Desert Indigenous Protected Area: 87
Warlu Jilajaa Jumu (Fire, Well and Soaks)
Ismahl Croft
Paraku Indigenous Protected Area 89
Shirley Brown and Mark Ditcham
Emerging Partnerships: Bunuba and the Department of Conservation and
Land Management 91
Max Haste
Partnerships in Conservation Workshop: Discussions and Recommendations 93
Bevan Bessen
Pastoralism Workshop 95
Birdwood Downs Station 96
Robyn Tredwell
Bohemia Downs Station 98
Allan ‘Doodie’ Lawford
The Integrated Natural and Cultural Resource Options for Pastoral Properties
in the East Kimberley Project 101
Nadine Schiller
Pastoralism Workshop: Discussions and Recommendations 104
Bevan Bessen
Tourism Workshop 105
Bungoolee Tours 106
Dillon Andrews
Kimberley Safari Tours 108
Sam Lovell
Ngooloodoo Bush Adventures 111
Laurie Shaw
Tourism Workshop: Discussions and Recommendations 112
Bevan Bessen
Culture and Art Workshop 114
Mangkaja Arts Resource Agency Aboriginal Corporation: Maparlany Parlipa
Mapunyan—We are Painting True, Really True 115
Mona Chuguna, Peter Skipper, Tommy May and Karen Dayman
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Minyirr Park 117
Miklo Corpus
Culture and Art: Discussions and Recommendations 119
Bevan Bessen
Invited Papers 123
Land Tenure, Land Management and Indigenous Economic Development 124
Jon Altman
Sustainable Employment in the Hybrid Economies of Dispersed Kimberley
Aboriginal Settlements 127
Patrick Sullivan
Indigenous Community Organisations: Appropriate Vehicles for Appropriate
Development? 132
Kathryn Thorburn
Cultural Studies of the Fitzroy River, WA 135
Sarah Yu
Indigenous Economic Opportunities and Water Resource Planning 140
Sue Jackson
Securing the Long-term Protection of the Daly River: Towards an Appropriate
Economy 145
Gary Scott
Cross-Cultural Legal Frameworks on Water Management in the Canning and
Fitzroy Basins 148
Peter Seidel
Natural Heritage Values: A Way to Assess Environmental Impacts 150
Brendan Mackey and Barry Traill
The Wilderness Society’s WildCountry Project in Northern Australia 152
Barry Traill
Role of the Indigenous Land Corporation in Supporting Indigenous Economic
Development 153
Matthew Coleman and Allan Padgett
Plenary Sessions and Recommendations 159
Draft Statement of Principles 160
Bevan Bessen
Discussions of Draft Statement 161
Bevan Bessen
Final Statement of Principles 163
Bevan Bessen
Consolidated List of Recommended Actions 164
Joe Fox
Next Steps and Closing Comments 167
Bevan Bessen
Appendices 171
Appendix A: Refl ections and Evaluation 172
Appendix B: KLC/EK/ACF Letter of Agreement 173
Appendix C: Media Reports 175
Appendix D: List of Participants 182
Appendix E: Roundtable Forum Program 184
Appendix F: Table of Workshop Session Presenters 188
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List of Acronyms
ACF Australian Conservation Foundation
AIATSIS Australian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
ANZECC Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council
ARMCANZ Agriculture and Resource Management Council of Australia and New Zealand
ASEIA Aboriginal Social and Economic Impact Assessment
ATSIC Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
BC British Columbia (Canada)
CALM Department of Conservation and Land Management (WA)
CAMBA Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the
People’s Republic of China for the Protection of Migratory Birds and their Envi-
ronment
CBD Convention on Biological Diversity
CCA Community Conserved Area
CDEP Community Development Employment Scheme
CEESP Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy
CEO Chief Executive Offi cer
COAG Council of Australian Governments
CRC Cooperative Research Centre
CRG Community Reference Group
CSIRO Commonwealth Scientifi c and Industrial Research Organisation
DAFWA Department of Agriculture and Food (WA)
DDT Dimethyl-Diamino-Toluene
DIA Department of Indigenous Affairs (WA)
DPI Department of Planning and Infrastructure (WA)
DOE Department of Environment (WA)
DNRETA Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts (NT)
DVD Digital Video Disk
EC Ecotrust Canada
EK Environs Kimberley
EPBC Act Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
(Commonwealth)
ESD Ecologically Sustainable Development
FCT Fire Control Teams
FESA Fire and Emergency Services Authority
FSC Forest Stewardship Council
GAA General Area Agreement
GIS Geographic Information System
GPS Global Positioning System
GRP Gross Regional Product
GWN Golden West Network
IFOAM International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements
ILC Indigenous Land Corporation
INCRM Integrated Natural and Cultural Resource Management
IPA Indigenous Protected Area
IUCN The World Conservation Union
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JAMBA Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Japan
for the Protection of Migratory Birds in Danger of Extinction and their Environ-
ment
KALACC Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre
KAPA Kimberley Aboriginal Pastoralists Association
KDD Kununurra Diversion Dam
KIS Kimberley Interpreting Service
KDC Kimberley Development Commission
KLC Kimberley Land Council
KLRC Kimberley Language Resource Centre
KRFMP Kimberley Regional Fire Management Project
KRS Kimberley Research Station
LUM Land Unit Mapping
L+SU Land and Sea Unit (Kimberley Land Council)
LWRRDC Land Water and Rural Research Development Corporation
MEA Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
M-G Miriuwung-Gajerrong
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
NAEA Northern Australia Environment Alliance
NAILSMA Northern Australia Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance
NASA National Association for Sustainable Agriculture
NATSISS National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Statistical Survey
NCC National Competition Council
NGO Non Government Organisation
NHT Natural Heritage Trust
NOTPA New Opportunities in Tropical Pastoralism and Agriculture
NT Northern Territory
NRM Natural Resource Management
NSW New South Wales
NWC National Water Commission
OBE Organic Beef Exporters
OBP Ord-Bonaparte Program
OES Ord Enhancement Scheme
ORD Ord River Dam
ORIA Ord River Irrigation Area
PA Protected Area
PLB Pastoral Lands Board
ROC Respecting Our Culture (Program)
TAFE Technical and Further Education
TCF The Christensen Fund
TO Traditional Owner
TWN Tsleil-Waututh Nation
UCL Unallocated Crown Land
UWA The University of Western Australia
WA Western Australia
WACC Western Australian Conservation Council
WAI Western Agricultural Industries
WCC World Council of Churches
WWOOFers Willing Workers on Organic Farms
WRC Water and Rivers Commission
WWF World Wildlife Fund
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© Kimberley Language Resource Centre 2006 compiled in conjunction with KLC.
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