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- Title
Decolonization as practice: returning land to Indigenous control.
- Authors
McDonnell, Siobhan; Regenvanu, Ralph
- Abstract
Across Oceania land is the mother. At its core, the practice of decolonial research and activism involves a commitment to the principles of Indigenous self-determination and repatriation of Indigenous land. Beginning with our understanding of decolonial practice and the meanings of land in Vanuatu, in this article we explore decolonization as practice: our collaborative practice of working to reform land laws to end the large-scale leasing of customary land without the consent of Indigenous landowning groups. We are commonly viewed as an Indigenous leader, Ralph Regenvanu, and a non-Indigenous legal advisor, Siobhan McDonnell. While we acknowledge these positions, we also share backgrounds in anthropology, law and a commitment to core principles around returning land to Indigenous control. We conclude this article by discussing our shared commitment to a practice of reciprocity between the researcher and the community engaged in the research.
- Subjects
VANUATU; OCEANIA; DECOLONIZATION; LAW reform; LAND reform; LAND use laws; SCIENTIFIC community
- Publication
AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, 2022, Vol 18, Issue 2, p235
- ISSN
1177-1801
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/11771801221100963