Michael Gallagher (anthropologist)

Michael Gallagher has worked for the Fortescue Metals Group as an anthropologist.

In 1971 he graduated from University of Western Australia in economics.

In 1979-1980 he worked as a photographer for the Kimberley Land Council and the Yungngora Community at Noonkanbah. [1]

In 1989, with Steven Hawke, son of former Primer Minister Bob Hawke, he wrote a book about the Amax Exploration and Charles Court Government interference with aboriginal land rights at Nookanbah [2]

He completed his Honours degree at Murdoch University about the Canning Stock Route.[3]

In 1996 he prepared a report concerning coastal aboriginals [4]

He has also worked in the Western Desert Working Group [5]

In 2011, he is seen working with FMG in activity with aboriginal claimants to native title at the Solomon Hub controversy [6]

Notes

  1. page 351 of Hawke, Steve; Gallagher, Michael; Hawke, Steve; Gallagher, Michael (1989), Noonkanbah, whose land, whose law, Fremantle Arts Centre Press, ISBN 978-0-949206-55-8
  2. Hawke, Steve & Gallagher, Michael & Hawke, Steve & Gallagher, Michael 1989, Noonkanbah, whose land, whose law Fremantle Arts Centre Press, Fremantle, W.A 0949206555 (pbk.)
  3. (1990) The Canning Stock Route, 1904-1912 Murdoch University. School of Social Sciences. History Programme. Thesis (Honours)
  4. (1996) Report of the survey of culturally and historically significant places in the Carnarvon - Pt. Cloates region / prepared for the Baiyungu-Mandi Aboriginal Corporation by Michael Gallagher, December 1996.
  5. The significance of the Karlamilyi Region to the Martujarra of the Western Desertby The Western Desert Working Group, 1989. Prepared for The Dept. of Conservation and Land Management on behalf of the Western Desert Puntukurnuparna Aboriginal Corporation
  6. http://vimeo.com/21871850


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