LibGuides: Marine Science: Indigenous Marine Science

Indigenous Marine Science

Search the ANU Catalogue and SuperSearch with the following search terms to find books and articles and other resources on Indigenous topics in ANU Library Collections on xxx.

(marine OR ocean* OR coast* OR sea) AND (aborig* OR "australian aborig*" OR "aboriginal australian" OR "first nations" OR "australian indigenous" OR "indigenous australia*" OR indigenous OR "first nations" OR "torres strait" OR "torres strait islander")

A select list of ebooks is in the box below and click here for the full search results for books and ebooks and for a selection of journal articles on the topic.

Indigenous Peoples, Marine Space and Resources, and International Law : The Interaction Between International Human Rights Law and the Law of the Sea. by Enyew, Endalew Lijalem.
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Publication Date: 2024

This book addresses the rights of indigenous peoples to marine space and associated marine resources under international law.
Time & tide in the Crocodile Islands : change and continuity in Yan-nhangu marine identity by James, Bentley, author.
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Publication Date: 2009

This is the first broad ranging ethnography of the Yan-nhangu people of the Crocodile Islands and Arafura Sea of Australia's northeast Arnhem Land. The Yan-nhangu are a previously unexamined sociolinguistic group of the Yolnu people. This thesis depicts Yan-nhangu links to their sea country through evidence and anecdote gathered by participation in the everyday practices of island life.
The Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Marine Areas by Stephen Allen (Editor); Nigel Bankes (Editor); Øyvind Ravna (Editor)
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Publication Date: 2019

The question of what rights might be afforded to Indigenous peoples has preoccupied the municipal legal systems of settler states since the earliest colonial encounters. As a result of sustained institutional initiatives, many national legal regimes and the international legal order accept that Indigenous peoples possess an extensive array of legal rights.
Customary Marine Tenure in Australia by Peterson, Nicolas, editor.
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Publication Date: 2014

Most Australians are familiar with the concept of land ownership and understand the meaning of native title, which recognises Indigenous peoples' rights to land to which they are spiritually or culturally connected. The ownership of areas of the sea and its resources is often overlooked however, despite Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander connections with the sea being just as important as those with the land.
Balancing the Tides by JoAnna Poblete
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Publication Date: 2020

Balancing the Tides highlights the influence of marine practices and policies in the unincorporated territory of American Samoa on the local indigenous group, the American fishing industry, international seafood consumption, U.S. environmental programs, as well as global ecological and native concerns.
Indigenous Peoples and Water Resource Management by Katie O'Bryan
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Publication Date: 2018

In an era of climate change, the need to manage our water resources effectively for future generations has become an increasingly significant challenge. Indigenous management practices have been successfully used to manage inland water systems around the world for thousands of years, and Indigenous people have been calling for a greater role in the management of water resources.