Fairness and justice in Indigenous water allocations: Insights from Northern Australia

Nikolakis, William; Grafton, Quentin

Cultural advice

The Australian National University acknowledges, celebrates and pays our respects to the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people of the Canberra region and to all First Nations Australians on whose traditional lands we meet and work, and whose cultures are among the oldest continuing cultures in human history.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that ANU Library collections may include images, names, voices, and other representations of deceased persons.

Material in the collection may contain terms, language or views that reflect the period in which the item was created and may be considered inappropriate today.

Fairness and justice in Indigenous water allocations: Insights from Northern Australia

Date

2014

Authors

Nikolakis, William

Grafton, Quentin

Publisher

IWA Publishing

Abstract

Based on findings from participatory action research, we describe a process for the development of a Strategic Indigenous Reserve (SIR) in water for Indigenous groups in the Northern Territory, Australia. In the first case study at Mataranka, we show how