by Lawson Brandis | Jul 6, 2018 | Heritage
Download PDF: ISPL Insight – NAIDOC Week NAIDOC Week is celebrated across Australia each July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC is not only celebrated in Indigenous communities, but by...
by Memory Ngucha | Jun 29, 2018 | Heritage
Download PDF: ISPL Insight – What is the difference between Archaeology and Ethnography Aboriginal Australians are one of the oldest peoples on earth with a culture that is rich, complex and enduring. Aboriginal heritage sites are important for the Aboriginal...
by Sarah Ravensberg | Jun 1, 2018 | Heritage
Download: ISPL Insight – Mabo Day This year, on the 3rd of June, marks 26 years from the day the High Court upheld Eddie ‘Koiki’ Mabo’s claim that traditional owners held land rights on Mer (Murray Island). Acknowledging the existence of Aboriginal Law and land...
by ISPL Employees | Mar 16, 2018 | Heritage
Lawson Brandis – Environmental Specialist The mining industry generates wealth and economic growth on a national scale through the use of land that Indigenous Australians have a unique relationship with. Approximately 60% of Australian mining projects are in close...
by ISPL Employees | Jan 18, 2018 | Heritage
Samantha Mickan – Environmental Specialist Why does Caring for Country mean so much for Australian Aborigines? For many of us, the relationships between Indigenous Australians and their country is encapsulated in the saying ‘healthy country, healthy people’. The term...
by Jaye Small | Mar 1, 2017 | Community, Heritage
Overview Last week I spent 5 days in the Goldfields facilitating an Aboriginal heritage survey. Over the 5 days we travelled approximately 900kms on dirt tracks and access tracks, at times we were travelling at speeds of 10 – 15kms per hour, due to the rough terrain...
