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Journal - Serials, Beier, Ulli et al, Long water - Aboriginal Art & Literature 1988, 1988
... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Collections - Aboriginal ...119 P.; ports; notes; ill.; 24 cm.collections - aboriginal, australian, art and literature. -
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Education Kit, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission, Indigenous Australia, 1993
... Aboriginal Australian.... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Aboriginal Australians ...Booklets to introduce Aboriginal culture and lifestyles past and present throughout Australia. Extra copies in stackin stack12 booklets ; in folder, 31 cm.Booklets to introduce Aboriginal culture and lifestyles past and present throughout Australia. Extra copies in stackin stackaboriginal australians -- social life and customs. aboriginal australians -- social conditions. aboriginal australians -- history. arts, aboriginal australian. -
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Booklet, Public Records Office Victoria, Finding your story : A resource manual to the records of the Stolen Generations in Victoria, 2005
... Aboriginal Australian -- Government policy -- Victoria... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Aboriginal Australians ..."Finding Your Story" provides a comprehensive and cohesive resource of government and non-government record and archival collections in Victoria relevant to the Stolen Generations and their families.120 P; 16 sections; ports.; refs.; index; 32 cm."Finding Your Story" provides a comprehensive and cohesive resource of government and non-government record and archival collections in Victoria relevant to the Stolen Generations and their families.aboriginal australians -- victoria -- archives. | children, aboriginal australian -- government policy -- victoria -- archives. | victoria -- archival resources. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Barlow, Alex et al, My mob : the story of Aboriginal family life, 2001
... Aboriginal Australian -- Juvenile literature.... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Aboriginal Australians ...Looks att he traditional family pre-contact and the disruption caused by European contact. lAlso looks at Aboriginal families today.32 p. : ill. (some col.), map, port. ; 28 cm.Looks att he traditional family pre-contact and the disruption caused by European contact. lAlso looks at Aboriginal families today.aboriginal australians -- history -- juvenile literature. | families, aboriginal australian -- juvenile literature. -
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Book, Bell, Diane, Listen to Ngarrindjeri women speaking =? Kungun Ngarrindjeri Miminar Yunnan, 2008
... Aboriginal Australian -- South Australia -- Social life and... people) -- Social life and customs. | Women Aboriginal Australian ...When the Ngarrindjeri women of South Australia asked Diane Bell if she would work with them in the running of some workshops to develop a booklet about culture and governance, none of them realised quite where it would take them. The Ngarridjeri women of South Australia reveal their thoughts, daily challenges, and visions for the future in this moving book. The stories range from charming and delightful to jarring and shocking, and delve into matters both social and personalÑincluding the Hindmarsh Island bridge controversy. Serving as a model for how indigenous and non-indigenous women can jointly write a book, this narrative can help indigenous women in other communities develop their own collective history and visions for the future.xiii, 145 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 25 cm.When the Ngarrindjeri women of South Australia asked Diane Bell if she would work with them in the running of some workshops to develop a booklet about culture and governance, none of them realised quite where it would take them. The Ngarridjeri women of South Australia reveal their thoughts, daily challenges, and visions for the future in this moving book. The stories range from charming and delightful to jarring and shocking, and delve into matters both social and personalÑincluding the Hindmarsh Island bridge controversy. Serving as a model for how indigenous and non-indigenous women can jointly write a book, this narrative can help indigenous women in other communities develop their own collective history and visions for the future.ngarrindjeri (australian people) -- social life and customs. | women, aboriginal australian -- south australia -- social life and customs. | oral tradition -- south australia. | storytelling -- south australia. | hindmarsh island (s.a.) -- social life and customs. -
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Book, Abdulla, Ian W, As I grew older : the life and times of a Nunga growing up along the River Murray, 1993
... Aboriginal Australian -- South Australia -- Juvenile.... | Aboriginal Australians -- Murray River Region (N.S.W.-S.A ...As I Grew Older affirms the culture of rural Aborigines who, despite being dispossessed, have been determined to stay onb their own land. The painting of Ian Abdulla offer us a window on to the life of an Aboriginal Family on the Murray River in the mid-twentieth century.40 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations, 1 colour map ; 26 x 31 cm.As I Grew Older affirms the culture of rural Aborigines who, despite being dispossessed, have been determined to stay onb their own land. The painting of Ian Abdulla offer us a window on to the life of an Aboriginal Family on the Murray River in the mid-twentieth century.abdulla, ian w., 1947-2011. | aboriginal australians -- murray river region (n.s.w.-s.a.) -- biography. | aboriginal australians -- south australia -- juvenile literature. | aboriginal australians, in art -- juvenile literature. | painting, aboriginal australian -- south australia -- juvenile literature. | murray river region (n.s.w.-s.a.) -- biography. | australian -
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Book, Bolger, Audrey, Aboriginal Women and Violence : a report for the Criminology Research Council and the Northern Territory Commissioner of Police, 1991
... Aboriginal Australian -- Northern Territory. | Aboriginal... -- Northern Territory. | Women Aboriginal Australian -- Northern ...Study of violence against Aboriginal women in selected towns, town camps, communities and outstations in Northern Territory; examines incidence, causes of violence, particularly role of alcohol, methods of dealing with violent situations, and responses of police , courts, health and welfare workers, Aboriginal legal services, womens refuges and alcohol agencies; sees positive aspects in Aboriginal womens use of refuges, new domestic violence laws and campaigns against alcohol; confusion over role of violence in traditional societies.vi, 104 p. : tables. ; 25 cm.Study of violence against Aboriginal women in selected towns, town camps, communities and outstations in Northern Territory; examines incidence, causes of violence, particularly role of alcohol, methods of dealing with violent situations, and responses of police , courts, health and welfare workers, Aboriginal legal services, womens refuges and alcohol agencies; sees positive aspects in Aboriginal womens use of refuges, new domestic violence laws and campaigns against alcohol; confusion over role of violence in traditional societies.abused women -- northern territory. | wife abuse -- northern territory. | family violence -- northern territory. | women, aboriginal australian -- northern territory. | aboriginal australians -- northern territory -- social conditions. | aboriginal australians -- northern territory -- wife abuse. -
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Book, Broome, Richard et al, Sideshow Alley, 1998
... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Boxers-Aboriginal Australian ...vii- xviii; 238 P.; ports; maqps; ill; index.boxers-aboriginal, australian, carnivals-australia-history, sharman, jimmy, boxing - aboriginals, australian. -
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Book, Brady, Maggie, The Health of Young Aborigines: A report on the health of Aborigines aged 12 to 25, 1992
... Aboriginal Australian -- Health and hygiene.... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Aboriginal Australians ...Contents: Concepts of youth and adolescence - The Aboriginal youth population in Australia; Urban and rural residence.The health of young Aboriginal people: an overview - Mortality: an overview; Specific data on mortality; Morbidity: an overview; Specific data on morbidity; Presentations at local health centres.Social factors related to youth health - Sexually transmitted Diseases; AIDS: prevalence and education; Social issues and AIDS; Pelvic inflammatory disease; Childbirth among adolescent girls; Social and cultural issues in youthful childbirth; Young mothers; Maternal education; Ear disease: prevalence and social influences; Eye disease: prevalence and solutions.Psychosocial health issues among young Aborigines - Prevalence of drug and alcohol use; Social factors associated with drug use; Stress and mental health; Interpersonal violence, accidents and poisoning; Domestic violence and child abuse.Social factors in overall health - Priorities; Washing; Eating; School; Utilisation of health services; Hospitalisation; Aboriginal Medical Services; Drug and alcohol services.Issues related to urban or remote residence - Health issues and remoteness; 'Street kids'; Sport play and recreation; Some concluding ideas; Recommendations and key issues.viii, 51 p. ; 26 cm.Contents: Concepts of youth and adolescence - The Aboriginal youth population in Australia; Urban and rural residence.The health of young Aboriginal people: an overview - Mortality: an overview; Specific data on mortality; Morbidity: an overview; Specific data on morbidity; Presentations at local health centres.Social factors related to youth health - Sexually transmitted Diseases; AIDS: prevalence and education; Social issues and AIDS; Pelvic inflammatory disease; Childbirth among adolescent girls; Social and cultural issues in youthful childbirth; Young mothers; Maternal education; Ear disease: prevalence and social influences; Eye disease: prevalence and solutions.Psychosocial health issues among young Aborigines - Prevalence of drug and alcohol use; Social factors associated with drug use; Stress and mental health; Interpersonal violence, accidents and poisoning; Domestic violence and child abuse.Social factors in overall health - Priorities; Washing; Eating; School; Utilisation of health services; Hospitalisation; Aboriginal Medical Services; Drug and alcohol services.Issues related to urban or remote residence - Health issues and remoteness; 'Street kids'; Sport play and recreation; Some concluding ideas; Recommendations and key issues.aboriginal australians -- health and hygiene. | youth, aboriginal australian -- health and hygiene. -
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Book, Maynard, Ricky et al, Reversing the negatives: a portrait of Aboriginal Victoria, 2000
... Aboriginal Australian -- Victoria -- Portraits.... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Aboriginal Australians ...The book is an important record of Victoria's Aboriginal people at the end of the twentieth century that I believe reverses negative perceptions about Aboriginal people.v-ix; 78 P.; plates; 31 cm.The book is an important record of Victoria's Aboriginal people at the end of the twentieth century that I believe reverses negative perceptions about Aboriginal people.aboriginal australians -- victoria -- pictorial works. | aboriginal australians -- victoria -- social life and customs -- pictorial works. | aboriginal australians -- victoria -- portraits. | families, aboriginal australian -- victoria -- portraits. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Burbank, Victoria Katherine, Fighting women : anger and aggression in Aboriginal Australia, 1994
... Fighting women : anger and aggression in Aboriginal...Aboriginal Australian -- Northern Territory -- Arnhem Land... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Women Aboriginal Australian ...xvi, 250 p. : 24 cm.women, aboriginal australian -- northern territory -- arnhem land -- social conditions. | women -- northern territory -- arnhem land -- psychology. | aggressiveness -- northern territory -- arnhem land. | sex role -- northern territory -- arnhem land. | interpersonal relations. | feminist criticism -- northern territory -- arnhem land. -
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Book, Sabbioni, Jennifer, Indigenous Australian voices : a reader, 1998
... Australian literature -- Aboriginal Australian authors... -- Aboriginal Australian authors. | Aboriginal Australians -- Literary ...An impressive collection of the poetry, artwork, and prose of thirty-six contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers and artists. . . . The world views and the expression of the contributors are compelling. . . . It is an exploration of Ôthe dreamingÕ that organizes the text, in the sense that individual and kinship relationships to the origin stories of ÔdreamtimeÕ inform both a resistance to the genocidal heritage of Australian colonization as well as a unique focus for indigenous identity.xxxi, 310 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. An impressive collection of the poetry, artwork, and prose of thirty-six contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers and artists. . . . The world views and the expression of the contributors are compelling. . . . It is an exploration of Ôthe dreamingÕ that organizes the text, in the sense that individual and kinship relationships to the origin stories of ÔdreamtimeÕ inform both a resistance to the genocidal heritage of Australian colonization as well as a unique focus for indigenous identity.australian literature -- aboriginal australian authors. | aboriginal australians -- literary collections. | aboriginal australians, in art. | -
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Document - Printed Sheets, Berg, Jim (Chairperson), Aboriginal Skeletal Remains Conference : October 1984. and related papers, 1984
... Australian. Skeletal Remains conference Melbourne 1984 Aboriginal ...A collection of the proceedings and papers on the handling of Aboriginal skeletal remains as a result of amendments to the Archaeological and Aboriginal Relics Preservation Act 1972 ; and working towards tyhe drafting of new Aboriginal Heritage Legislation and governmant moves on Land claims Legislation. Together with related papers and notes on this subject.p.p.54; Panel questions and answers; notes; correspondence; copies of presentations;A collection of the proceedings and papers on the handling of Aboriginal skeletal remains as a result of amendments to the Archaeological and Aboriginal Relics Preservation Act 1972 ; and working towards tyhe drafting of new Aboriginal Heritage Legislation and governmant moves on Land claims Legislation. Together with related papers and notes on this subject.skeletal remains-aboriginal, australian., skeletal remains conference melbourne 1984, aboriginal cultural material -
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Book, Briggs-Pattison, Sue et al, Collecting firewood, 1998
... Aboriginal Australian -- Juvenile literature. | Readers... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Children Aboriginal Australian ...The story in this book was based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, near Barmah. ... [It] gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Craig Charles.[15] p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm. + 2 sheets.The story in this book was based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, near Barmah. ... [It] gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Craig Charles.children, aboriginal australian -- juvenile literature. | readers (primary) | reading (primary) -
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Book, Briggs-Pattison, Sue et al, Fishing, 1998
... Aboriginal Australian -- Juvenile literature. | Readers... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Children Aboriginal Australian ...Yorta Yorta people's story of fishing and what they did with carp. The story in this book was based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, near Barmah. ... [It] gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Elaine Russell.[15] p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm. + 2 sheets.Yorta Yorta people's story of fishing and what they did with carp. The story in this book was based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, near Barmah. ... [It] gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Elaine Russell.children, aboriginal australian -- juvenile literature. | readers (primary) | reading (primary) -
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Book, Briggs-Pattison, Sue et al, Bath time, 1998
... Aboriginal Australian -- Juvenile literature. | Readers... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Children Aboriginal Australian ...The story in this book was based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, near Barmah. ... [It] gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Elaine Russell[15] p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm. + 2 sheets.The story in this book was based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, near Barmah. ... [It] gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Elaine Russellchildren, aboriginal australian -- juvenile literature. | readers (primary) | reading (primary) | yorta yorta -
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Book, Briggs-Pattison, Sue et al, A mob of kangaroos, 1998
... Aboriginal Australian -- Juvenile literature. | Readers... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Children Aboriginal Australian ...During the hot months more kangaroos are seen drinking at the river. The story in this book was based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, near Barmah. ... [It] gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Donna Leslie.[15] p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm. + 2 sheets.During the hot months more kangaroos are seen drinking at the river. The story in this book was based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, near Barmah. ... [It] gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Donna Leslie.children, aboriginal australian -- juvenile literature. | readers (primary) | reading (primary) -
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Book, Briggs-Pattison, Sue et al, The Barmah bunyip, 1998
... Aboriginal Australian -- Juvenile literature. | Readers... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Children Aboriginal Australian ...The story in this book was based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, near Barmah. ... [It] gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. llustrated by Karen Briggs[15] p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm. + 2 sheets.The story in this book was based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, near Barmah. ... [It] gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. llustrated by Karen Briggschildren, aboriginal australian -- juvenile literature. | readers (primary) | reading (primary) -
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Book, Briggs-Pattison, Sue et al, Mmm Turtle!, 1998
... Aboriginal Australian -- Juvenile literature. | Readers... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Children Aboriginal Australian ...How turtles were cooked traditional style. Based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, bear Barmah. ... Gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Shane Russell.[15] p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm. + 2 sheets (double-sided)How turtles were cooked traditional style. Based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, bear Barmah. ... Gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Shane Russell.children, aboriginal australian -- juvenile literature. | readers (primary) | reading (primary) | yorta yorta -
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Book, Briggs-Pattison, Sue et al, Too many rabbits, 1998
... Aboriginal Australian -- Juvenile literature. | Reading... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Children Aboriginal Australian ...When there were lots of rabbits along the river, rabbits were the only source of fresh meat for the Yorta Yorta people. Based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, bear Barmah. ... Gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Karen Briggs.[15] p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm. + 2 sheets (double-sided)When there were lots of rabbits along the river, rabbits were the only source of fresh meat for the Yorta Yorta people. Based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, bear Barmah. ... Gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Karen Briggs.children, aboriginal australian -- juvenile literature. | reading (primary) | readers (primary) | rabbits, | yorta yorta -
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Book, Briggs-Pattison, Sue et al, Last winter, 1998
... Aboriginal Australian -- Juvenile literature. | Readers... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Children Aboriginal Australian ...Many hours were spent on the river by the Yorta Yorta children using whatever materials that could be found to amuse themselves. Based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, near Barmah. ... Gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Shane Russell.[15] p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm. + 2 sheets (double-sided)Many hours were spent on the river by the Yorta Yorta children using whatever materials that could be found to amuse themselves. Based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, near Barmah. ... Gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Shane Russell.children, aboriginal australian -- juvenile literature. | readers -- animals -- infancy. | readers (primary) -
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Book, Briggs-Pattison, Sue et al, Possums on the roof, 1998
... Aboriginal Australian -- Juvenile literature. | Reading... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Children Aboriginal Australian ...Based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, bear Barmah. ... Gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Elaine Russell.[15] p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm. + 2 sheets (double-sided)Based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, bear Barmah. ... Gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Elaine Russell.children, aboriginal australian -- juvenile literature. | reading (primary) | readers (primary) | yorta yorta -
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Book, Briggs-Pattison, Sue et al, Damper, 1998
... Aboriginal Australian -- Juvenile literature | Yorta Yorta... (Primary) | Children Aboriginal Australian -- Juvenile literature ...How Yorta Yorta people made damper when they had no money for bread. Based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, bear Barmah. ... Gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Donna Leslie.[15] p. : ill. ; 21 cm. + 2 sheets (double-sided)How Yorta Yorta people made damper when they had no money for bread. Based on the lifestyle of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River, bear Barmah. ... Gives an insight into the lifestyles and experiences of the Koorie children who grew up in this area. Illustrated by Donna Leslie.reading (primary) | readers (primary) | children, aboriginal australian -- juvenile literature | yorta yorta -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Barrett, Charles, The Bunyip (cover title), 1946
... Bunyip-Australia-Aboriginal legends.... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Bunyip-Australia-Aboriginal ...An extensive coverage of the subject throughout Australia.120 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.An extensive coverage of the subject throughout Australia.bunyip-australia-aboriginal legends., legends-aboriginal, australian-bunyips., bunyips-aborigines, victoria-names; drawings;murray river tribes., bunyip-remains-research., aborigines, victoria-bunyip legends. western port; lake corangamite., creation myths, aborigines port phillip; murray river. -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Nicolas Peterson, Tribes and boundaries in Australia, 1976
... and cultural areas of Aboriginal Australia : a preliminary analysis... of Aboriginal Australia : a preliminary analysis of population groupings ...Some ecological bases for Australian tribal boundaries /? Norman B. Tindale Man and ecology in the highlands of southeastern Australia : a case study /? Josephine Flood The natural and cultural areas of Aboriginal Australia : a preliminary analysis of population groupings with adaptive significance /? Nicolas Peterson 'The chain of connection' : the material evidence /? D.J. Mulvaney Realities and transformations : the tribes of the Western Desert of Australia /? Joseph B. Birdsell Structure, event and ecology in Aboriginal Australia : a comparative viewpoint /? Aram A. Yengoyan Territoriality and the problem of demarcating sociocultural space /? Ronald M. Berndt Communication and change in mythology /? Kenneth Maddock Levels of organisation and communication in Aboriginal Australia /? D.H. Turner Boundaries and kinship systems in Aboriginal Australia /? F.G.G. Rose Tribes, languages and other boundaries in northeast Queensland /? R.M.W. Dixon Aboriginal language distribution in the Northern Territory /? E.P. Milliken.maps, b&w photographs, diagramsecology, environment, sociology, kinship systems, language distribution -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Michael Walsh, Language and culture in Aboriginal Australia, 1993
... Language and culture in Aboriginal Australia... in different parts of Aboriginal Australia. It includes ?language... of language and culture in different parts of Aboriginal Australia ...A series of studies of aspects of language and culture in different parts of Aboriginal Australia. It includes ?language ownership?, historical aspects and how Aboriginal languages are now being used in media and education.Maps, word listssociolinguistics, linguistics, social history -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Berndt, Ronald. M, Three Faces of Love : Traditional Aboriginal song-poetry, 1976
... Australian Aboriginal song cycles. Special subjects: Love... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Australian Aboriginal song ...Three Faces of Love brings to readers the richness and originality of traditional Aboriginal erotic song-poetry. In Professor Berndt's sensitive renderings the poems conjure up the haunting atmosphere of muted eroticism of the north-eastern Arnhem Landers' traditional songs conveying in a very real sense a people's affection for, and oneness with, nature. They open up a whole new world of indigenous Australian literature, part of Australia's literary heritage...xiv, 130 p. : col. ill. ; 20 x 22 cm.Three Faces of Love brings to readers the richness and originality of traditional Aboriginal erotic song-poetry. In Professor Berndt's sensitive renderings the poems conjure up the haunting atmosphere of muted eroticism of the north-eastern Arnhem Landers' traditional songs conveying in a very real sense a people's affection for, and oneness with, nature. They open up a whole new world of indigenous Australian literature, part of Australia's literary heritage...australian aboriginal song cycles. special subjects: love. english texts | poetry in australian aboriginal languages. special subjects: love. english texts | aboriginal australians -- poetry. | aboriginal australians -- music. | song cycles. -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Rachel Perkins, First Australians : an illustrated history, 2008
... Australian Aboriginal history... and Aboriginal art. Written by Australia's leading Indigenous historian... and Aboriginal art. Written by Australia's leading Indigenous historian ..."A landmark history of Indigenous Australia which accompanies a major nine part Australian television series. It combines the most rigorous academic research with capitvating contemporary story-telling. Richly illustrated book that includes images of the landscape, evocative ninteenth-century photography and Aboriginal art. Written by Australia's leading Indigenous historian and public intellectuals"--Provided by publisher.maps, document reproductions, b&w illustrations, colour illustrations, colour photographs, b&w photographscolonisation, race relations, australian aboriginal history, pictorial histories -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Anna Haebich, Broken circles : fragmenting Indigenous families 1800-2000, 2001
... of European colonisation, Aboriginal Australians across all states... of European colonisation, Aboriginal Australians across all states ...This book demonstrates how, from the earliest times of European colonisation, Aboriginal Australians across all states and territories experienced the trauma of loss and separation, as their children were abducted, enslaved, institutionalised and culturally remodelled.b&w photographs, newspaper articlesvictorian aboriginal child care agency, victorian aborigines advancement league, victorian aboriginal legal service, stolen generations, colonisation -
Clunes Museum
Book, BAIN ATTWOOD, THE GOOD COUNTRY
... DJADJA WURRUNG, ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIANS VICTORIA HISTORY...DJADJA WURRUNG, ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIANS VICTORIA HISTORY ...DJADJA WURRUNG, ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIANS VICTORIA HISTORYSOFT COVER BOOK, COLOURED FRONT WITH IMAGES OF ABORIGINALS ON FRONT COVER ON A RED COLOURED BACKGROUND 225 PAGES THE DJADJA WURRUNG, THE SETTLERS AND PROTECTORS INCLUDES BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES AND INDEX. non-fictionDJADJA WURRUNG, ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIANS VICTORIA HISTORYfirst nations, djadja wurrung