Indigenous Diaspora and the Prospects for Cosmopolitan 'Orbiting': The Warlpiri Case

摘要: This paper introduces one of the first attempts in anthropology to apply notion diaspora Fourth World circumstances—namely, Warlpiri central Australia, many whom have permanently migrated towns and cities, but retain strong connections their home settlements. Coincidently, research project on (2009–12) overlapped with an intensified public policy debate about decline social conditions remote Aboriginal settlements controversial governmental responses. Prior those responses, intellectual Noel Pearson had already proposed ‘orbiting’ as a solution some problems These conjunctures set scene for comparison be made between results ethnographic enquiry advocacy covering similar ground. Results from indicate that women acted well advance any official endorsement orbiting move distant loc...