Related the history of Australia's indigenous inhabitants from their arrival on the continent to the centuries-long European colonization process, which established their role in today's Australia. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, and extensive bibliogra…
The Australian Aborigines first arrived on the continent at least 60,000 years ago. They almost certainly landed on the northwest coast by sea from the nearby islands of the Indonesian archipelago. That first arrival may have been replicated many times over. The following explor…
Annotation
This edition draws on the latest historical, archaeological, geological, environmental and linguistic research, as well as oral evidence of present-day Aboriginal people, to reveal the diversity of Aboriginal life in the Sydney region before, during and for the first thirty year…
Revealing the diversity of Aboriginal life in the Sydney region, this study examines a variety of source documents that discuss not only Aboriginal life before colonization in 1788 but also the early years of first contact. This is the only work to explore the minutiae of Sydney…
Calling the shots: aboriginal photographies
Calling the shots: aboriginal photographies
Historically, photographs of Indigenous Australians were produced in unequel and exploitative circumstances. Today, however, such images represent a rich cultural heritage for descendants, who see them in distinctive and positive ways.