ARCH3205 Indigenous Heritage Management

2013

4.5

1 x 1-hour lecture weekly
1 x 1-hour seminar weekly

ARCH2108 - Cultural Heritage Management

ARCH3014 has been successfully completed

Indigenous heritage management is a growing employment area for students of archaeology, anthropology, cultural tourism, Australian Studies, geography and environmental sciences. This topic provides students with an introduction to Indigenous heritage management issues in the Australian context. It encourages the recognition of the holistic nature of Indigenous heritage, rather than culturally insensitive Western categorisations into cultural versus natural heritage. It explores cultural and political issues in Indigenous heritage management, with guest speakers providing professional perspectives on these issues, including Indigenous speakers. Lectures and seminars examine the theory, methods and practice of anthropology, archaeology, heritage, repatriation, Native Title, ethics, legislation, intellectual property rights and culture.

This topic aims to:

• introduce students to the theory, methods and practice of Indigenous heritage management within contemporary Australia, and to develop students' understanding of the complex political context within which Indigenous heritage management is situated

• enable students to develop a basic understanding of the role of Indigenous rights in cultural and natural heritage management planning

• provide students with opportunities to learn and apply Indigenous heritage management and planning skills to practical case studies

• develop students' understanding of the fundamental relationship between 'environmental management' and Indigenous heritage

• develop students' critical thinking skills, both individually and as members of a group

On completion of this topic students will:

• demonstrate an understanding of some of the major issues relating to Indigenous heritage management in contemporary Australia

• be able to identify the key pieces of legislation that relate to Indigenous heritage management in Australia and will have developed a basic understanding of the application of such pieces of legislation for the protection of places of Indigenous significance

• have a basic understanding the different perspectives on heritage within the management process, particularly those of Indigenous peoples, heritage professionals and developers

• understand concepts involved in cultural heritage surveys, from conception to report submission, including aspects of consultation, ethics and intellectual property rights