A new Curtin University research project that aims to close the cultural gap will identify the Nyungar names of 30,000 places in the South-West of Western Australia.<\/p>\n
The project, conducted by the Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute (CUSP) assisted by an advisory committee will document the history and meaning of every place in the region.<\/p>\n
Len Collard, key researcher and Associate Professor at CUSP said the project aims to contribute towards reconciliation from a different perspective, by creating a common ground for understanding the local Indigenous geographical heritage.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe project is the first of its kind and will go a long way towards deepening everyone\u2019s sense of place,\u201d Associate Professor Collard said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will explore the ways in which Indigenous interpretation of place and history trigger innovative approaches to the nature of sovereignty, identity and difference.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe research will enable people who live in the region to relate more intensely to that place\u2019s long term history.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will also help residents realise they are part of a special environment, a land that has sustained people for more than 50,000 years and a place to belong to with an identity shaped by this history.\u201d<\/p>\n
The project will meet a range of national economic, social and environmental benefits.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe research will enable new tourist ventures that will emerge based on the stories of the lands,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will provide communities with a physical basis to work on reconciliation and help close the cultural and health gap and provide a stronger motivation for protecting the natural and built heritage of the area.\u201d<\/p>\n
An interactive website and database will make the material available to anyone and each area of the South-West will be encouraged to use their Nyungar places names together with their Anglo Saxon names.<\/p>\n
The project, funded by the Australian Research Council, is due to be completed by 2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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