ABSTRACT
This chapter examines indigenous music policy in three ways. First, it explores the legislative implications of the relationship between indigenous music communities and the land. Close connections to their land is central to understanding contemporary Aboriginal music and dance. Secondly, the chapter explores broadcasting and wider media policy in relation to indigenous music. Thirdly, it examines intellectual property frameworks in relation to the structures of the central music industries and the particular contexts of indigenous music-making. The chapter also outlines the indigenous mediascapes of the two countries: Australia and New Zealand, and assesses why and how indigenous broadcasting law and policy have developed, and the nature of government interventions in indigenous mediascapes in terms of both infrastructure and content provision. The chapter also explores the national funding structures for indigenous artists.
