Marriage Networks, Descent Clusters and Native Title Claims

Michael Houseman (1)

1 CEMAf - Centre d'Etudes des Mondes Africains

The use of computers to gather and order genealogical material has not only allowed for a more efficient handling of large amounts of data; it has also given rise to new analytical approaches with potential applications. I would like to briefly explore one such approach, the representation and analysis of empirical marriage patterns, with a view to its possible relevance for Native Title land claims by Australian Aboriginal populations.

Mots clés: Kinship; Marriage networks; Native title; Land claims; Aborigines; Australia

Mots clés: Parenté; Réseaux matrimoniaux; Revendications territoriales; Aborigènes; Australie

Domaines: Anthropologie sociale et ethnologie; Droit

Michael Houseman. Marriage Networks, Descent Clusters and Native Title Claims. 2006. ⟨halshs-00119440⟩