Welcome to country : a travel guide to indigenous Australia / Marcia Langton with Nina Fitzgerald and Amber-Rose Atkinson.

ISBN:

9781741175431

Title:

Author:

Langton, Marcia, 1951-, author.

Personal Author:

Langton, Marcia, 1951-, author.

Physical Description:

232 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps ; 22 cm.

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

Part One. Introducing indigenous cultures. 1. Introduction -- 2. Prehistory -- 3. Cultures and languages -- 4. Kinship -- 5. Art -- 6. Performances -- 7. Storytelling -- 8. Native title -- 9. The Stolen Generations -- 10. What if your guide is not Indigenous? -- 11. NAIDOC Week -- 12. Business and tourism -- 13. Cultural awareness for visitors -- 14. Glossary -- 15. Endnotes -- Part Two. Exploring Indigenous Australia. 1. Northern Territory -- 2. Western Australia -- 3. New South Wales -- 4. Victoria -- 5. South Australia -- 6. Queensland -- 7. Tasmania -- 8. Australian Capital Territory -- 9. Torres Strait Island.

Subject Term:

Torres Strait Islanders -- Social life and customs.

Torres Strait Islanders -- History.

Torres Strait Islanders -- Conduct of life.

Indigenous peoples -- Australia.

Aboriginal Australians -- Guidebooks.

Aboriginal Australians -- History.

Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs.

Aboriginal Australians -- Conduct of life.

Aboriginal Australians -- Description and travel.

Geographic Term:

Australia -- Social life and customs.

Australia -- Description and travel.

Australia -- Guidebooks.

Added Author:

Fitzgerald, Nina, 1993-,

Atkinson, Amba-Rose,

Format:

Regular print

Publication Date:

2018

Publication Information:

Richmond, Victoria :

Hardie Grant Travel, a division of Hardie Grant Publishing,

2018.

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Summary

Marcia Langton: Welcome to Country is a curated guidebook to Indigenous Australia and the Torres Strait Islands. In its pages, respected scholar and author Professor Marcia Langton offers fascinating insights into Indigenous languages and customs, history, native title, art and dance, storytelling, and cultural awareness and etiquette for visitors. There is also a directory of Indigenous tourism experiences, organised by state or territory, covering galleries and festivals, national parks and museums, communities that are open to visitors, as well as tours and performances.

This book is essential for anyone travelling around Australia who wants to learn more about the culture that has thrived here for over 50,000 years. It also offers the chance to enjoy tourism opportunities that will show you a different side of this fascinating country -- one that remains dynamic, and is filled with openness and diversity.

Author Notes

Professor Marcia Langton is a professor at Melbourne University and an Indigenous rights activist in Australia. She has received many accolades, including an Order of Australia. She is the author of several books. Her 2018 book, Welcome to Country: A Travel Guide to Indigenous Australia, won the 2019 Indie Book Award for Illustrated Non-Fiction.

(Bowker Author Biography)