On settler dilemmas and indigenous evidence: Arthur J. Ray, ‘Traditional Knowledge and Social Science on Trial: Battles over Evidence in Indigenous Rights Litigation in Caxnada and Australia’, The International Indigenous Policy Journal, 6 , 2 2015 | settler colonial studies blog

On settler dilemmas and indigenous evidence: Arthur J. Ray, ‘Traditional Knowledge and Social Science on Trial: Battles over Evidence in Indigenous Rights Litigation in Caxnada and Australia’, The International Indigenous Policy Journal, 6 , 2 2015

17May15

Abstract: Traditional knowledge and oral traditions histry are crucial lines of evidence in Aboriginal claims litigation and alternative forms of resolution, most notably claims commissions. This articleexplores the ways in which these lines of evidence pose numerous challenges in terms of how and where they can be presented, who is qulifies to present it, questions about whether this evidence can stand on its own, and the problems of developing appropriate measures to protect it from inappropriate use by outsiders while not unduly restricting access by the traditional owners.

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