Aboriginal Projects
[Heritage Study, stage 1]
Aboriginal Sites and History of the Eurobodalla
Eurobodalla Aboriginal Heritage Study Stage 4
Managing,Protecting & Acknowledging Aboriginal Heritage in the Eurobodalla Shire
Eurobodalla Aboriginal Heritage Study Stage 1 - South Coast NSW and Eurobodalla
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Under the Natural Heritage Trust the Southern Rivers Catchment Management
Authority (SRCMA), the Eurobodalla Shire Council and the Department of
Environment and Conservation are conducting the Eurobodalla Aboriginal
Heritage Study. The Eurobodalla Aboriginal Heritage Study is a three-year
project that is being carried out in close consultation with Aboriginal
community members and organisations in the Eurobodalla region.
This project follows the work completed from the Aboriginal
Environment Education Project which received the State Landcare Indigenous
Award in 2003. The project objectives for the Eurobodalla Aboriginal Heritage
Study are based on a consultation process with the local Aboriginal communities.
The broader long term objectives of the project are to collate the oral
history of Aboriginal people from the Eurobodalla; map sites of significance
to Aboriginal people; develop strategies for conserving and restoring
sites of Aboriginal significance and; develop and implement on-ground
projects on Aboriginal Landcare.
The project aims to develop a better understanding of the Aboriginal
cultural heritage in the shire through historical research and collection
of oral history from Aboriginal people with connections to the Eurobodalla
region. The study will record a wide range of heritage values of traditional,
historic and contemporary importance to Aboriginal communities. It aims
to develop ways of better managing these values in local planning processes.
The project objectives in more detail are;
- To bring Aboriginal people together with stakeholders to discuss cultural
heritage management.
- To develop an understanding of the perspective’s of the Aboriginal
community about heritage management and the continued use of land, sea
and wild resources, and the identification of key environmental concerns
in the study area.
- To collate and map valued places deemed useful for land and heritage
management across the study area. These might include land tenure, land
disturbance, known Archaeological Sites, archaeological landscape modelling,
cultural sensitivity zoning, and post contact and contemporary places
valued by community.
- To commence research into the historical and social context of the
Aboriginal communities in the study area using a set of agreed themes
to be determined with the community. This is to be commenced with the
oral history collection from the Aboriginal communities.
- To use the information and project outcomes to guide future planning
and improved cultural heritage management throughout the study area.
- To identify potential Aboriginal sites for priority conservation and
Aboriginal Landcare works.
- To work cohesively with the Aboriginal Heritage Study for the Eden/Bega
area.
The project is over 4 stages and the first stage is almost complete.
The first stage of the project involves the following: writing an overview
history of Aboriginal people in the Eurobodalla region; producing a bibliography
of historical sources that relate to Aboriginal history in the region;
finding references to places in the documentary historical sources that
reflect this history. This research will provide information that can
be built upon during the next stage of the project (Stage 2) which will
involve oral history collection from local Aboriginal people.
Components of the Project
Stage 1 – Research / data audit
Brief review of existing reference material in order to identify archival
and current research material relevant to this study area and identify
Aboriginal places listed in the archives, and provide a context for the
project.
Stage 2 – Field Work
Undertake consultation and survey with Aboriginal communities and individuals
to collect, document and map cultural heritage information.
Stage 3 – Aboriginal Values Report and Mapping
Document, report and make information available to local Aboriginal communities
and agencies as determined by agreed protocols.
Stage 4 – Future Planning Report
Investigate and recommend ways that the broad historic and contemporary
Aboriginal heritage values arising from stages 1 –3 can be integrated
into future cultural heritage management, landuse planning and EIA procedures.
This will involve a review of existing and potential legislative structures,
mechanisms and processes for formalising Aboriginal culture and heritage
co-management, which recognise the legal constraints incumbent upon respective
land tenures and management agencies.
Download Information
Eurobodalla Aboriginal Heritage Study Final Report
Eurobodalla Aboriginal Heritage Study Stage 2 - Stories About the Eurobodalla by Aboriginal People
Please contact Anita Brunhuber/Gerard Niemoeller on 4474 1331 or Debby Lenson
on 44741216 for further information.
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