Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)

Provision for cultural values in water management, the Anmatyerr story, Naomi Rea and the Anmatyerr Water Project Team

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Bibliography: p. 83-87

federal national government publication

Provision for cultural values in water management

Naomi Rea and the Anmatyerr Water Project Team

the Anmatyerr story

Summary of the full report; background and goals of project; research team included the Anmatjere Community Government Council, and took a collaborative Indigenist research approach; outlines the cultural water values of Anmatyerr people under five categories: 1) Anmatyerr law; 2) responsibilities and protocols; 3) economies, environment and education; 4) recreation and well being; 5) history of people and place; outlines ways in which cultural water values may be provided for: 1) water allocation; 2) use of Anmatyerr place names, protocols and language; 3) Anmatyerr access, input in land management and co-existence; 4) culturally based livelihoods and skills exchange; 5) water governance and participation; sets out water governance model and presents main findings in diagrams which involve mer = country, kwaty = water and tyerrty = people

CD contents:Anmatyerr and Ti Tree Region - Governance of water - The Northern Territory Act - The National Water Initiative -- Methodology for cultural values and cultural provisions -- Context - Definition of cultural values and cultural provisions - Methodology for cultural values and cultural provisions - Cultural water values - Law - Responsibilities and protocols - Economies, environment and education - Recreation and well being - History of people and place -- Cultural water provisions - Volumetric provisions - Water allocation - Cultural water allocation - non-consumptive use - Cultural water allocation - consumptive use - Non-volumetric provisions - Anmatyerr names and protocols - Anmatyerr names - Importance of language - Anmatyerr place names - Anmatyerr protocols -- Threats to cultural values and their provision - Ill health and loss of language -- Anmatyerr Kwaty Water Agreement - Cultural water provisions - Volumetric - Indigenous water licence: consumptitive use -- Cultural water provision - Non-volumetric - Anmatyerr names and languageKey steps to the creation of sustainable livelihoods where Aboriginal people area speaking on their own behalf in NRM decision-making

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