Indigenous Agency and Mineral Development: A Cautionary Note

Howlett, Catherine

doi:10.1080/19187033.2010.11675035

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“…The proposal to develop Century, which was touted as the largest zinc producing mine in the world at that time, caused tension and disagreement in the Aboriginal communities of the Gulf. For some, the mine represented the only opportunity they might have to redress the chronic poverty and marginalisation that characterised the region's history; for others it represented a new wave of colonialism (Howlett ).…”

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Accumulating Minerals and Dispossessing Indigenous Australians: Native Title Recognition as Settler‐Colonialism

Howlett

Lawrence

2019

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The changes in regulation of mineral development on Indigenous people's lands, wrought by the advent of native title in Australia, created an impression that the political economy of mining on Indigenous people's lands would be fundamentally transformed. In this paper we argue, in reality, a deeply seated settler‐colonial mentality endures in Australia within the institutions presiding over mineral governance, particularly in those States that are heavily dependent upon resource extraction. Focusing on the governance of mineral development in Queensland, Australia, we offer an analysis of the rationalities that inform the endurance of an inequitable architecture of extractive governance in that State. Our conceptual framework draws on a synthesis of the concepts of “accumulation by dispossession”, “settler colonialism”, and Indigenous critiques of the politics of recognition, to argue that liberal states remain deeply committed to the facilitation of mineral development on Indigenous people's lands in direct contravention to international norms.

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Section: Australian Case Studiesmentioning

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Accumulating Minerals and Dispossessing Indigenous Australians: Native Title Recognition as Settler‐Colonialism

Howlett

Lawrence

2019

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“…Autonomy over economic choice and opportunities and the political right to determine how environmental resources are utilised are important to Aboriginal peoples (Langton 2012). By partnering with a mining company, the NSW ALC can exert greater control over mining development (Scott 2012) and minimise the marginalisation that is often experienced when engaging with resources companies for a share of mineral profits (Howlett 2010).…”

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“…Resource development agreements are seen as key in the struggle for Aboriginal empowerment and autonomy (Howlett 2010;O'Faircheallaigh 2011). The application by the NSW ALC in 2012 for petroleum exploration licences across 40 per cent of NSW was seen as a chance for an Aboriginal organisation to break into the 'real economy' (Scott 2012).…”

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Media Constructions of Aboriginality: implications for engagement with coal seam gas development in Australia

Wheeler-Jones

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Australian Geographer

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Recent neo-liberal policy frameworks in Australia advocate economic development opportunities for Aboriginal Australians as a viable strategy to redress the marginalisation and social disadvantage that appear to characterise many Aboriginal communities. In New South Wales (NSW), Aboriginal peoples are currently negotiating with industry for the chance to participate in coal seam gas (CSG) development opportunities. Based upon research focusing on CSG development in the Northern NSW region, this paper argues that certain constructions of Aboriginality inhibit successful Aboriginal engagement with the economic opportunities provided by CSG. This paper illuminates the role of the media in facilitating dominant discourse about Aboriginality and the implications of those constructions for Aboriginal engagement with the mainstream economy. Findings demonstrate that the media are complicit in constructing Aboriginal peoples in a way that could prejudice their attempts to engage in economic opportunities that do not align with the dominant constructions of Aboriginality.

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“…State control also fails to afford Indigenous players any opportunity to participate except on the basis of economic, social and political assimilation. Howlett's (2010a,b) case study of Indigenous–mining relations in Queensland questions the transformative capacity of mining in regard to boosting economic and social capital.…”

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Decolonising the interface between Indigenous peoples and mining companies in Australia: Making space for cultural heritage sites

Marsh

2013

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

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Howitt (2009) claims that state control over mineral and energy resources and developer-Indigenous relations constitute the 'active erasure' of Indigenous knowledge and governance. The cultures and interests of Indigenous players are diverse and at times conflicting during Indigenous-mining interface, and collective bargaining has been shown to substantially weaken these positions, especially in regard to those Indigenous players primarily concerned with the protection of localised heritage. This paper explores a case study from a remote region of South Australia to document this erasure and its implications and to advocate decolonisation of the regulatory interfaces between mining and Indigenous peoples in resource, environmental and heritage governance. It adopts an Indigenous standpoint for research and argues the need for academic research to accept responsibility for some weaknesses in existing systems. The experiences of Adnyamathanha people are used to support an argument that Indigenous empowerment through informed decision-making and a decolonising engagement strategy are yet to be fully realised as key components of an effective interface between Indigenous and commercial players.

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Indigenous Agency and Mineral Development: A Cautionary Note

Cited by 16 publications

References 19 publications

Accumulating Minerals and Dispossessing Indigenous Australians: Native Title Recognition as Settler‐Colonialism

Accumulating Minerals and Dispossessing Indigenous Australians: Native Title Recognition as Settler‐Colonialism

Media Constructions of Aboriginality: implications for engagement with coal seam gas development in Australia

Decolonising the interface between Indigenous peoples and mining companies in Australia: Making space for cultural heritage sites

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