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A history of the 1948 expedition
Dr Sally K May, Australian National University
Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 17 November 2009
Sally K May provides a historical overview of the Expedition, its planning and execution.
The Smithsonian’s participation in the Arnhem Land Expedition
Paul Taylor (paper read by Martin Thomas)
Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 17 November 2009
Paul Taylor offers some historical context for the Smithsonian Institution’s participation in the Expedition, especially in light of prior Smithsonian partnerships, involvements, and sponsorships of domestic and international scientific expeditions.
Fossicking memories
Emeritus Professor Raymond Louis Specht and Martin Thomas, University of Sydney
Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 17 November 2009
Expedition botanist Raymond Louis Specht is interviewed by Martin Thomas.
‘A Robinson Crusoe in Arnhem Land …’: Howell Walker, National Geographic, and the 1948 Arnhem Land Expedition
Mark Jenkins, writer, editor and historian
Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 17 November 2009
Mark Jenkins explores the role played by the Expedition’s primary American sponsor – National Geographic – and its intrepid representative, Howell Walker.
Terra incognito no more – reflecting on change
Robyn Williams, science journalist, presenter and author
Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 16 November 2009
At the time of this ‘last great expedition’, many plants, animals, aspects of human culture were unknown to science. Robyn Williams launches the symposium Barks, Birds and Billabongs with a broad-ranging talk on science since 1948.
From barter to award wages: Aboriginal labour and Methodist missions in Arnhem Land
Gwenda Baker, Monash University
Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 10 November 2009
Gwenda Baker traces the history of Aboriginal labour on Methodist missions in Arnhem Land, where award wages led to fewer jobs. While resenting the low wages, some Aborigines see their work on the missions as a highlight of enterprise and achievement.
Workfare, welfare and the hybrid economy: The Western Arrernte in Central Australia
Diane Austin-Broos, University of Sydney
Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 10 November 2009
A self-proclaimed ‘hybrid economy skeptic’, Diane Austin-Broos offers some reasons why the Western Arrernte’s Community Development Employment Project became ‘welfare’ rather than ‘workfare.’
Demand responsive services and culturally sustainable enterprise in remote Aboriginal settings
Paul Memmott, University of Queensland
Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 10 November 2009
In a good-practice study of where the Dreamtime meets the market, Paul Memmott discusses the Myuma Group (of three Aboriginal corporations) in far west Queensland, which successfully manages the interplay between demand for and supply of service.
Before the mission station: The incorporation of settlers into a seasonal economy
John White, Australian National University
Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 10 November 2009
Exploring intercultural relations in the period of pastoral expansion, John White says that working relationships based on reciprocity enabled Aboriginal people to factor settlers into their seasonal movements and carve out a niche in the settler economy.
Necessity entrepreneurship within a dominant society
Dennis Foley, University of Newcastle
Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 10 November 2009
Dennis Foley describes two kinds of Indigenous entrepreneur: ‘opportunists’ who seize a concept and use their networks to embark on a business venture, and those who lack capital, so out of ‘necessity’ must adapt to dominant culture to provide the basics.
