Reclaiming identity and territory: events and indigenous culture
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Reclaiming identity and territory: events and indigenous culture |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 3137 |
3415 | |
Book Title | Events, society and sustainability: critical and contemporary approaches |
Authors | |
Author | Zeppel, Heather |
Editors | Pernecky, Tomas and Luck, Michael |
Page Range | 95-114 |
Series | Routledge Advances in Event Research |
Number of Pages | 20 |
Year | 2013 |
Publisher | Routledge |
Taylor & Francis | |
Place of Publication | Abingdon, Oxon. United Kingdom |
ISBN | 9781136481949 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415809931/ |
Abstract | This chapter reviews the socio-cultural benefits and impacts of Indigenous festivals, along with the politics of Indigenous identity and cultural authenticity at events. It begins by reviewing research on the socio-cultural, economic and political impacts of hallmark Indigenous festivals in Mexico, Sweden, Canada, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Australia. The chapter then focuses on Indigenous cultural festivals in Australia, including community festivals (Heydon, 2007), the Garma Festival (Phipps, 2010a, b, 2011; Borthwick, 2011; Pearson, 2011) Laura Aboriginal Dance Festival (Thompson and Connolly, 2006; Henry, 2000a, 2002, 2010; Slater, 2010a; Finch, 2011), The Dreaming Festival (Hanna, 2000; Slater 2007) and the Yalukit Willam Ngargee People Place Gathering in Melbourne (Svoronos, 2010). Case studies then focus on new urban Indigenous festivals attended by the author in Queensland, Australia: the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (2009, 2010 & 2011) in Cairns; The Torres Strait Islands: A Celebration (2011), and the Reconciliation Beats Concert (2011) both in the capital city of Brisbane. The objectives, sponsorship, cultural program and social or economic outcomes are compared for each urban Indigenous festival. This chapter analyses how these Indigenous festivals contribute to the process of re-territorialisation (Elias-Varotsis, 2006) of Indigenous culture in their original homelands or in new urban locations. The authenticity and sustainability of Indigenous cultural festivals in these new spaces and contexts is also examined. |
Keywords | indigenous festivals; cultural authenticity; social and economic impacts; sustainability; re-territorialisation |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350899. Tourism not elsewhere classified |
450199. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, language and history not elsewhere classified | |
360104. Visual cultures | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Centre for Sustainable Business and Development |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1x6q/reclaiming-identity-and-territory-events-and-indigenous-culture
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