Mixing Waters: A Cross Cultural Approach to Developing Guidelines for Fishers and Boaters in the Dhimurru Indigenous Protected Area

B. Verschuuren, M. Zylstra, B. Yunupingu, G.M. Verschoor

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This article demonstrates the importance of indigenous ontologies in cross-cultural or ‘both ways’ coastal conservation management of the Dhimurru Indigenous Protected Area in north east Arnhem Land, Australia. In this action research, selected Yol¿u individuals identified concerns regarding recreational fishing and boating practices of non-Yol¿u. Yol¿u engaged in a discussion of the issues and the subsequent formulation of indigenous management responses. This led to the development of locally relevant guidelines for fishers and boaters with potentially broader applications in other Indigenous Protected Areas and beyond. We explore the ‘both ways’ approach adopted by the Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation that guides collaboration between Yol¿u and non-Yol¿u. We illustrate how the approach facilitates indigenous ontologies to co-create conservation approaches together with contemporary conservation efforts informed by Western science. We further explore the disjunctures and synergies between the two and argue that these mix and can be compatible as part of the ‘both ways’ approach. In learning from this action research, we reflect on the process of cross-cultural learning and the role of researchers in the cross-cultural co-production of knowledge and the formulation of guidelines for fishers and
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)73-88
JournalPARKS: the International of Protected Areas and Conservation
Volume21
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 2014

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Verschuuren, B. ; Zylstra, M. ; Yunupingu, B. ; Verschoor, G.M. / Mixing Waters: A Cross Cultural Approach to Developing Guidelines for Fishers and Boaters in the Dhimurru Indigenous Protected Area. In: PARKS: the International of Protected Areas and Conservation. 2014 ; Vol. 21, No. 1. pp. 73-88.
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Verschuuren, B, Zylstra, M, Yunupingu, B & Verschoor, GM 2014, 'Mixing Waters: A Cross Cultural Approach to Developing Guidelines for Fishers and Boaters in the Dhimurru Indigenous Protected Area', PARKS: the International of Protected Areas and Conservation, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 73-88.

Mixing Waters: A Cross Cultural Approach to Developing Guidelines for Fishers and Boaters in the Dhimurru Indigenous Protected Area. / Verschuuren, B.; Zylstra, M.; Yunupingu, B.; Verschoor, G.M.

In: PARKS: the International of Protected Areas and Conservation, Vol. 21, No. 1, 2014, p. 73-88.

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Verschuuren B, Zylstra M, Yunupingu B, Verschoor GM. Mixing Waters: A Cross Cultural Approach to Developing Guidelines for Fishers and Boaters in the Dhimurru Indigenous Protected Area. PARKS: the International of Protected Areas and Conservation. 2014;21(1):73-88.

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