112 p. : ill. ; 21 x 23 cm.Blurb: Before the Invasion gives a vivid overview of traditional Aboriginal life. It describes what Aborigines wore, their houses, weapons, tools, canoes, and shows their practical ingenuity and resourcefulness in making the most of what their environment offered. It also covers families, clans, roles of men and women, attitudes to children and the old; and the religious world-view which determined the rhythm of their life and underlay all their laws art and music. The authors bring out the broad patterns Australia-wide, but they are careful to note the differences between groups in different areas and to give specific documented examples...1. aborigines, australian -- social life and customs. schools - project referencers. i. johnson, colin, joint author. ii. white, isobel m., joint author. iii. title

120 p.; ill.; 28 cm.Includes:Traditions in EvolutionLegal and LobbyAppropriation: a fine line. Lin Onus.Aboriginal Copyright Cases. Martin Hardie.What is Comalco up to? Report from Arukun. Peter SuttonAt Last!! The arts & crafts industry review! And what did it achieve? Tim Rowse.Working in IsolationPerforming ArtsMediaVisual Arts Projects / OpinionsArtist ProfilesLin Onus Michael EatherMural at Port Lincoln. Kerry Giles, Melanie Howard talk to Felicity Wright.Kurwingie. (Kerry Giles)Peter Dabah Vincent MegawRobert Campbell Jnr.Milton Budge Leone StanfordBluey Roberts Noris IoannouTatipai Barsa and Zane Saunders Anna Eglitis.Les Griggs Megan GriggsJudy Watson Margariet BonninShane Pickett Alta WinmarWanjidari Libby MorganEllen JoseDonna Leslie Natalie GreenwoodGordon Bennett Anne KirkerMaree Clarke Natalie GreenwoodSeminar series at Power Institute Bronwyn BancroftGayle Maddigan Natalile GreenwoodNarragunawali in Canberra Sylvia KleinertSally MorganDesign in the Commercial AreaOrganisationsart-aborignal, australian-contemporary

144 p. ; 30 cm. .health services for australian aborigines | aboriginal australians -- medical care.

212 P.; appendices; maps; plates; ill.; footnotes; bib.; refs.; figs.; 21 cm.White colonisation of Australia; violent conflict; establishment of reserves; current situation legal oppression in Queensland; racism and discrimination; poverty, malnutrition and disease; government policy; land rights; mining on Aboriginal land; Aboriginal struggle for rights.aboriginal australians -- social conditions. | aboriginal australians -- government relations. | aboriginal australians -- land tenure. | colonisation | economics - income - poverty and low income | government policy | health - nutrition disorders | land rights - mining industry | land rights - excisions and leases - mining leases | race relations - violent - massacres, murders, poisonings etc. - to 1900 | race relations - racial discrimination - legislative

32 p. : col. ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.Aboriginal self-government in the past and at present is related. A well presented book suitable for upper primary/early secondary students. In this book, the story of Aboriginal self-government, then and now, is told. Read about the traditional importance to Aboriginal people of their senior men and women and how the arrival of European settlers disrupted forever the way Aboriginal people organised their society and governed themselves. Learn about the struggle of Aboriginal people for the right to self-determination and about the role of bodies such as ATSIC. -- Back cover.aboriginal australians -- history -- juvenile literature. | aboriginal australians -- politics and government -- juvenile literature.

32 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 28 cm.Talks abourt ancient Aboriginal cultures and how culture influences identity. Also discusses cultural theft and how to share culture with respect.aboriginal australians -- social life and customs -- juvenile literature. | aboriginal australians -- history -- juvenile literature. | cultural property -- australia -- juvenile literature.

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.

39 p.; plates; ill.; 21 cm.Issued in connection with the Exhibition of Australian Aboriginal Art, National Museum, Melbourne.national museum of victoria-exhibitions-aboriginal art., artifacts, aboriginal, australia., victorian aboriginal art.

60 p.; ill.; figs.; 30 cm.A history of the Aboriginal people and places connected with Fitzroy from pre-history to date.wurundjeri | carlton gardens | alexandria gardens | maysar | batman treaty | oral histories | victoria (place)

76 p. : ill., 2 maps; references; 22 cm.Art in various forms was a general practice of the Aboriginals all over Australia. This is shown in many ways, such as the carved trees (dendroglyphs) of central New South Wales ... The most general form was the rock paintings and engravings (petroglyphs) found in many parts of the continent. In this book it is proposed to deal with rock paintings and petroglyphs of Western New South Wales.aboriginal art -- visual arts - general -- rock engraving -- rock painting.

79 pages : coloured illustrations ; 24 cm....as yet our writers, musicians, dramatists, and artists, still dominated by the influences of overseas cultures, have seen but little inspired by the beauty of the mythical beliefs of our native people. Suddenly, this rich store of beauty has been revealed to us through the paintings of Ainslie Roberts. With the creative mind of the true artist, free from all influences except those of the mythical stories of the brown-skinned aborigines, he has given us pictures as full of imagery and fantasy as the stories on which they are based, pictures that reveal both the sensitive mind of the artist and the fertile imagination of the aboriginal story-teller.aboriginal australians -- folklore.

79p. : ill.(part col.) ; 24cm.The profound mystery of the creation of the Universe has occupied the beliefs of people from the simplest cultures to those of the present day. Almost without exception, except perhaps in some aspects of modern life, these veliefs have played a major part in mouldroberts, ainslie, 1911- | aboriginal australians -- folklore. | legends -- australia. | aboriginal tales & legends. australia. texts. | australian paintings. roberts, ainslie. | australian

80p. : ill. ; 25cm.Paintings by Ainslie Roberts and text by Melva Jean Roberts of Australian Aboriginal Myths. Part of a series.roberts, ainslie, 1911- | australian paintings. roberts, ainslie. special subjects: australian aboriginal myths. illustrations. | australian aboriginal myths. texts. | aboriginal australians -- folklore -- pictorial works. | aboriginal australians -- religion.

87 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps, facsimiles ; 30 cm.This guide is designed to help researchers find records about Aboriginal people in Victoria in both the Public Reccords and Nationl Archives. It focuses on records that are specifically about Aboriginal people and issues, and inclues records created by the various government agencises overseeing the administration of Aboriginal affairs in Victoria. Public Record Office Victoria and the National Archives of Australia hold many government records about Aboriginal people in Victoria. This guide is designed to help Victorian Aboriginal people find records about their family and country. It will also assist anyone researching the history and administration of Aboriginal affairs in Victoria to find relevant records.aboriginal australians -- victoria -- history -- sources -- bibliography. | public records -- victoria -- bibliography. | aboriginal australians -- victoria -- archives. | archives -- victoria -- catalogs. | aboriginal australians -- victoria -- government relations -- history. | archives and archiving - manuscripts and records. | libraries - reference materials - bibliographies australian

9-79 P.; ill.; 23 cm.roberts, ainslie. | aboriginal australians -- folklore. | legends -- australia. | art and mythology.

i-iv; 167 P.; index; bib.; footnotes; 21 cm.The central thesis of this book is that the major failing of native title, as communal, inalienable and partial title, is that is does not represent a sound instrument for significantly improving the conditions and prospects of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. The costs involved to the Australian community are not balanced by commensurate benefits to indigenous Australians.land tenure -- law and legislation -- australia. | aboriginal australians -- land tenure. | torres strait islanders -- land tenure. | aboriginal australians -- social conditions. | aboriginal australians -- economic conditions. | torres strait islanders -- social conditions. | torres strait islanders -- economic conditions.

Pp.43; tables; appendices; bibliography; This report is for limited circulation to members of the Framlingham Community.framlingham aboriginal trust-history, aborigines welfare board-assimilation policy-framlingham, land rights-framlingham, conditions-framlingham-1979., housing-framlingham-1979.

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.

xi-xxv; 467 P.; index; endnotes; reading list; PoRTS.; map; facsimiles; 23 cm.History of interaction between Aboriginal people in Victoria and Europeans from first settlement until present day, based on consultation with Aboriginal people as well as range of historical research; settlement and its effects on Aboriginals and their way of life and culture; race relations; conflict; treatment of Aboriginal people by police, law and settlers; adapting to European life in post-frontier times; reserves; government policy including protectionism and assimilation and legislation controlling Aboriginal people; Lake Tyers; Framlingham; camps; removal of children; Aboriginal activism; Aboriginal autonomy; Aboriginality; argues Aboriginal people have established own place in Victoria, living as Aboriginal people within an altered world and that they are reclaiming their culture. // The fascinating and sometimes horrifying story of Aboriginals in Victoria since white settlement. With painful stories of personal loss as well as many successes, outlines how they survived near decimation to become a vibrant community today.aboriginal australians -- victoria -- history. | colonisation. | government policy - assimilation. | government policy - state and territory - victoria. | settlement and contacts - government settlements, reserves. | habitation - camps - fringe and town. | social identity - aboriginality. | politics and government - political action - activism. | government policy - initial period and protectionism. | race relations. | child welfare - child / parent separation - stolen generations.

103 P. photographs.Life histories of Aboriginal people living in and near Melbourne.life histories -- aboriginals, melbourne area.

194 P.; refs; footnotes; reviews; bib; 25 cm.Under the title " John Piper, "Conqueror of the Interior", the article deals with the Aboriginal who accompanied Major Mitchell on his 1836 expedition. The article relates the whole journey with an extensive picture of his travels through Victoria.aboriginal australians -- periodicals. | ethnology -- australia -- periodicals. | settlement and contacts - colonisation - 1788-1850 | race relations - violent - massacres, murders, poisonings etc. - to 1900 | settlement and contacts - explorers | occupations - domestic servants | social organisation - kinship - systems | occupations - pastoral industry workers | race relations - racism - stereotyping |

237 P.; ill,; figs.; tables; notes; reviews; 24 cm.This volume of 'Australian History' is devoted to studies of the south-eastern corner of the Australian continent. The papers arose from a series of meetings convened with Professer R. W. Dixon in 1981. They involved scholars from the disciplines listed, all concerned with the south-east. A series of articles by leading writers on Aboriginal History.aboriginal australians -- periodicals. | ethnology -- australia -- periodicals. | settlement and contacts - colonisation - 1788-1850 | race relations - violent - massacres, murders, poisonings etc. - to 1900 | sex relations | indigenous knowledge - world view | language - personal names | language - semantics | social identity | language - sociolinguistics | government policy - state and territory - new south wales | socioeconomic conditions - living conditions | language - linguistics - language classification | language - vocabulary - word lists | language - linguistics | geography - territories and boundaries | art - rock art - painting | art - production - materials / techniques | art - art motifs |

30 p. : ill. (some col.), ports., col. maps ; 20 x 26 cm.aboriginal australians -- civil rights -- juvenile literature.

64 P.; plates; 22 cm.This book is a companion volume to the three opening exhibitions in Bunjilaka: It highlights the key objects, themes and stories within the exhibitions.aborigines, australian-museums-melbourne-bunjilaka., victorian aboriginal history-bunjilaka

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.

viii, 138 p. : ill., map. ; 21 cm.Non-technical introduction covering phonology, grammar, vocabulary, sociolinguistics, language relationships pidgin and Aboriginal English, loan words in English, wordlists in Tiwi, Malak-Malak, Alyawarre, Walmajarri, Nyungar, Pitjantjatjara, Wemba-Wemba, Dharawal, Bidyara, Pitta-Pitta, Kalkatungu and Mayi-Yabi. In 1788 Australia had more than 200 such languages -- as different from each other as English is from French. Today, more than 100 are extinct and many of the rest are under threat.Professor Blake describes the sounds, spelling and location of the different languages, and dispels many popular myths.australian languages. | aboriginal australians -- languages. | language - linguistics - phonology and phonetics | language - kriol | language - sociolinguistics - secret and special languages | language - vocabulary - human classification | language - vocabulary - word lists

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.

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.

xx, 422 p., 55 leaves of plates : ill., map, ports. ; 22 cm.Contents: Introduction to an Australian Tribe; Racial characteristics; The breast and abdomen; The face and its skeleton; The mouth; The skull and brain; Colour of Aboriginal's skin; The hair; Likely origin of the Australian Aboriginal; An Aboriginal's Birth; Childhood; The Day's March; Camp life; Hunting; Vegetable Diet; Beverages; Pitjuri; Navigation; Duels; Warfare; Spears; Spear-Throwers; Burial and mourning customs; Tribal organizations; Tribal administration; Initiation; Religious ideas; Aboriginal art; Stone implements; Music and dance; Language.human biology -- physiology -- reproduction -- social organisation -- life cycle -- birth -- childhood -- religion and magic -- ritual -- initiation -- mortuary -- politics, tribal law and social control -- arts -- performing arts -- music -- dance -- language and communication -- economics and material culture -- economic life -- division of labour -- subsistence -- hunting -- gathering-- weapons -- spears -- spearthrowers -- tools -- stone --

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