by
Blainey, Geoffrey.
Call Number
994.01 BLA
Publication Date
1975
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Heiss, Anita, 1968-, editor.
Call Number
305.89915 GRO
Publication Date
2018
Summary
What is it like to grow up Aboriginal in Australia? This anthology, compiled by award-winning author Anita Heiss, attempts to showcase as many diverse voices, experiences and stories as possible in order to answer that question. Each account reveals, to some degree, the impacts of invasion and colonisation ? on language, on country, on ways of life, and on how people are treated daily in the community, the education system, the workplace and friendship groups.Accounts from well-known authors and high-profile identities sit alongside newly discovered voices of all ages, with experiences spanning coastal and desert regions, cities and remote communities. All of them speak to the heart ? sometimes calling for empathy, oftentimes challenging stereotypes, always demanding respect.This groundbreaking anthology aims to enlighten, inspire and educate about the lives of Aboriginal people in Australia today.Contributors include: Tony Birch, Deborah Cheetham, Adam Goodes, Terri Janke, Patrick Johnson, Ambelin Kwaymullina, Jack Latimore, Celeste Liddle, Amy McQuire, Kerry Reed-Gilbert, Miranda Tapsell, Jared Thomas, Aileen Walsh, Alexis West, Tara June Winch, and many, many more.
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McDonald, Connie Nungulla, 1933-
Call Number
305.89915 MCD
Publication Date
1996
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5.3084
by
Egginton, Barry.
Call Number
TR DVD 305.89915 TWE
Publication Date
2000
Summary
Part 1. We see how people survived off the land, the ancient method of making fire sticks from pandanus grass, we visit special places where the Dreamtime stories and legends behind the prolific rock art are explained -- part 2. We visit sacred sites and burial grounds. Aboriginal artists discuss their work, inspiration and the stories behind their designs -- part 3. We see from the humble beginnings sketched on butcher's paper, to the initial one page web site, through to the publicly listed company it is today, the development of the e-commerce company, Aboriginal Australia. The role of cyberspace in the sale of aboriginal art and culture is examined.
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Other
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4.8646
by
Gordon, Michael, 1955-
Call Number
306.0899915 GOR
Publication Date
2001 2000
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Books
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4.7331
by
Lourandos, Harry, 1945-
Call Number
994.01 LOU
Publication Date
1997
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Books
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4.6052
by
Mountford , Charles P. (Charles Pearcy), 1890-1976.
Call Number
306.0899915 MOU
Publication Date
1969
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Books
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4.5748
by
Arthur, J. M. (Jay Mary), 1946-
Call Number
427.99403 ART
Publication Date
1996
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Books
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4.5553
by
Ingamells, Philip.
Call Number
919.455 ING
Publication Date
2001
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Books
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4.3524
by
Steffensen, Victor, author.
Call Number
363.3790994 STE
Publication Date
2020
Summary
Delving deep into the Australian landscape and the environmental challenges we face, Fire Country is a powerful account from Indigenous land management expert Victor Steffensen on how the revival of cultural burning practices, and improved 'reading' of country, could help to restore our land. From a young age, Victor has had a passion for traditional cultural and ecological knowledge. This was further developed after meeting two Elders, who were to become his mentors and teach him the importance of cultural burning. Developed over many generations, this knowledge shows clearly that Australia actually needs fire. Moreover, fire is an important part of a wholistic approach to the environment, and when burning is done in a carefully considered manner, this ensures proper land care and healing. Victor's story is unassuming and honest, while demonstrating the incredibly sophisticated and complex cultural knowledge that has been passed down to him, which he wants to share with others. Fire Country is written in a way that reflects the nature of yarning, and while some of the knowledge shared in this book may not align with Western views, there is much evidence that, if adopted, it could greatly benefit all Australians.
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Regular print
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3.9586
by
Pascoe, Bruce, 1947-, author.
Call Number
338.7630994 PAS
Summary
Dark Emu puts forward an argument for a reconsideration of the hunter-gatherer tag for precolonial Aboriginal Australians. The evidence insists that Aboriginal people right across the continent were using domesticated plants, sowing, harvesting, irrigating and storing-behaviours inconsistent with the hunter-gatherer tag. Gerritsen and Gammage in their latest books support this premise but Pascoe takes this further and challenges the hunter-gatherer tag as a convenient lie. Almost all the evidence comes from the records and diaries of the Australian explorers, impeccable sources.
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3.8584
by
Pascoe, Bruce, 1947-, author.
Call Number
338.7630994 PAS
Publication Date
2018
Summary
"Dark Emu argues for a reconsideration of the 'hunter-gatherer' tag for pre-colonial Aboriginal Australians and attempts to rebut the colonial myths that have worked to justify dispossession. Accomplished author Bruce Pascoe provides compelling evidence from the diaries of early explorers that suggests that systems of food production and land management have been blatantly understated in modern retellings of early Aboriginal history, and that a new look at Australia's past is required"--Publisher's website.
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Regular print
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3.7944
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