The Indigenous sector as a sovereign laboratory: Anthea Compton, Donna Murray, Alison Vivian, ‘The Indigenous Self-Government Landscape in Australia: A Descriptive and Conceptual Model’, Journal of Australian Indigenous Issues, 27, 1-2, 2024, pp. 63-81 | settler colonial studies blog

The Indigenous sector as a sovereign laboratory: Anthea Compton, Donna Murray, Alison Vivian, ‘The Indigenous Self-Government Landscape in Australia: A Descriptive and Conceptual Model’, Journal of Australian Indigenous Issues, 27, 1-2, 2024, pp. 63-81

16Dec24

Abstract: Despite the increasing acceptance of Indigenous Nation Building (INB) practice in Australia, pervasive questions remain about the nature and operation of Indigenous self-government. This paper offers a descriptive and hypothetical model to conceptualise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nation selfgovernment both within and outside of the ‘Indigenous Sector’. It argues that from the perspective of an Indigenous Nation looking outward, the Sector can be reimagined as a series of differing zones of jurisdiction, both exclusive and shared. Such repositioning helps to elucidate relations between Indigenous Nations and the settler-state, highlighting the ways in which some Nations are utilising particular vehicles within the Indigenous Sector to build their selfgovernance.

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