Aboriginal mobility and the sustainability of communities: Case studies from north-west Queensland and eastern Northern Territory Aboriginal mobility and the sustainability of communities: Case studies from north-west Queensland and eastern Northern Territory
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Aboriginal mobility and the sustainability of communities: Case studies from northwest Queensland and eastern Northern Territory Aboriginal mobility and the sustainability of communities: Desert Knowledge CRC Working Paper #5 Information contained in this publication may be copied or reproduced for study, research, information or educational purposes, subject to inclusion of an acknowledgement of the source. Citation Long S and Memmott P 2007, Aboriginal mobility and the sustainability of communities: Case studies from northwest The Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre is an unincorporated joint venture with 27 partners whose mission is to develop and disseminate an understanding of sustainable living in remote desert environments, deliver enduring regional economies and livelihoods based on Desert Knowledge, and create the networks to market this knowledge in other desert lands. Acknowledgements The authors thank the Jimberella CoOperative (Dajarra), the Alpurrurulam Community Government Council, and the members of these communities, the Aboriginal research assistants and the service providers who participated in the research. (AHURI), with Desert Knowledge CRC assistance in the preparation of the paper.
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