This article explores a contemporary politics of recognition as it relates to Ngarinyin Aboriginal people of the Northern Kimberley region of Western Australia. I focus on the reflections and experiences of a Ngarinyin man, ‘the Alchemist’, who was involved in a native title claim across the region during the 2000s. Through ethnographic examples drawn from along the Gibb River Road, I show that time on country is animated by unexpected encounters imbued with interpersonal recognition and indeterminacy. These encounters involve non‐Aboriginal people (including tourists) and non‐human animals: allies who are co‐opted at a time when people's intimate knowledge of country is becoming further attenuated. This article contributes to a growing literature on Aboriginal people's perceptions of and experiences in country in post‐native title contexts.

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认可的回报：Ngarinyin在北澳大利亚州金伯利地区的原住民所有权，遭遇和不确定性经历

本文探讨了与西澳大利亚州北部金伯利地区的Ngarinyin原住民有关的当代认可政治。我关注Ngarinyin的人，“炼金术士”的思考和经历，他在2000年代参与了该地区的原住民土地所有权申请。通过沿吉布河沿线的民族志例子，我表明，在乡间度过的时光充满了人际交往和不确定性带来的意想不到的相遇。这些相遇涉及非原住民（包括游客）和非人类动物：在人们对国家的深入了解变得越来越弱的时候，他们被选为盟友。本文为有关土著人民的成长文学做出了贡献