- Title
- Indigenous Knowledge Sharing in Northern Australia: Engaging Digital Technology for Cultural Interpretation
- Creator
- McGinnis, Gabrielle; Harvey, Mark; Young, Tamara
- Relation
- ARC.LP120200393 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP120200393
- Relation
- Tourism Planning and Development Vol. 17, Issue 1, p. 96-125
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21568316.2019.1704855
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- This paper examines the opportunities for Indigenous communities to share cultural knowledge in tourism by increasing the use of digital knowledge-sharing with various technological platforms. The research was conducted with residents of Pine Creek in the Northern Territory (Australia). In-depth semi-structured interviews were held with representatives from both the Wagiman Aboriginal community and non-Aboriginal residents. The findings reveal that by combining both traditional and modern means of sharing knowledges, digital tourism products can empower local Indigenous communities involved in tourism and educate locals and tourists to conserve such knowledges for the long term. However, digital products of local culture can only be sustainable if all stakeholders involved in the tourism product development have an understanding of how to use the platform and have access to knowledge. This paper examines the skill-sets for technological application of knowledge among the Wagiman and non-Aboriginal residents of Pine Creek.
- Subject
- indigenous tourism; technology; knowledge-sharing; skill-sharing; community empowerment; SDG 8; SDG 12; SDG 16; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1441932
- Identifier
- uon:41577
- Identifier
- ISSN:2156-8316
- Language
- eng
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