The value of Aboriginal cultural heritage: cultural production and regional economies in Eastern Arnhem Land and the Western Desert [ 2012 - 2014 ]

Research Grant

Researchers Prof Howard Morphy; Prof David Throsby

Brief description The project will research the ways in which the unique and dynamic character of Aboriginal knowledge systems and cultural production can be utilized and maintained within regional systems of economic development. The project will focus on art and cultural tourism in two regions: Eastern Arnhem Land and the Western desert.

Funding Amount $500,000

Funding Scheme Discovery Projects