A Grave Responsibility to Honour Our Ancestors
Under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act, we have responsibilities and a statutory role to: (a) Take action to protect the culture and heritage of Aboriginal persons in the council’s area, subject to any other law; and (b) Promote awareness in the community of the culture and heritage of Aboriginal persons in the council’s area. This…
2 responses to “A Grave Responsibility to Honour Our Ancestors”
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That is a goofy picture for this…just me fishing in Australia during one of the projects there. This article was one we put together for the Australian government, at their request. There have been many “fake-GPR” people, or those who are “pipe-finders” of just inexperienced people who bill themselves as GPR people and then do this kind of work. They are mostly unsucessful, and tend to make a poor name for GPR as a result. So we produced this to give different communities (tribal groups, but many others too), some guidelines in their search for someone who can do a good job for them. I hope that it has been some benefit to people who care about this kind of research. The aspects of this kind of work are applicable to anyone anywhere, and not just Australia.
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It’s good to see the statutory responsibilities clearly outlined, particularly regarding protecting and promoting Aboriginal culture and heritage;
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