Modern diplomacy: understanding ceremonial exchange at Indigenous festivals

本项目旨在调查澳大利亚北方土著节日的仪式表演如何在土著和非土著参与者之间以及不同氏族和语言群体之间制定外交。该项目的重点是在顶端，1964年至今的节日，使用与仪式领导人的合作研究和性能的比较分析。该项目预计将产生关于节日中的歌舞交流如何与外交仪式联系在一起以及这种外交如何促进文化间对话的知识。预期成果包括一个移动的歌曲档案库。预期的好处包括加强社区努力，在未来保持土著歌曲传统。

This project aims to investigate how ceremonial performance at Indigenous festivals in northern Australia enacts diplomacy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous participants, and between different clan and language groups. The project focuses on festivals in the Top End, 1964-present, using collaborative research with ceremony leaders and a comparative analysis of performance. The project expects to generate knowledge on how the exchange of dance and song in festivals is linked to ceremonies of diplomacy, and how this diplomacy enables intercultural dialogue. Expected outcomes include a mobile song library of archival recordings. Expected benefits include strengthened community efforts to sustain Indigenous song traditions into the future.