Abstract

This paper describes a Participatory Action Research project for development of a community driven programme focussed on the protection and management of cultural heritage places and values in the Esperance region of Western Australia. The programme entails a number of local and discrete projects that – collectively – shapes our understanding of the cultural landscape. The programme is based on actions to preserve and restore segments of the Traditional Owners’ cultural landscape, while progressively embedding greater protection and control with the Traditional Owners in all facets of the work.