Description of Kaiadilt culture; historic development of Tangkic languages; history of European contact and establishment of Mornington Mission; present linguistic situation, decline of indigenous languages because of Kriol and English varieties; analysis of Kayardild phonology,…
While Patrick Dodson's bearded image is well known, the remarkable history of this outstanding Aboriginal leader has never before been known. In Paddy's Road, Kevin Keeffe brings us stories of Dodson's life woven from interviews, government archives and family stories.
"Claire Henty-Gebert was probably born in the mid-1920s near Frew River station, about 400 km northeast of Alice Springs, in Kaytetye and Alyawarra country. She was the child of white settler Harry Henty, and Ruby Ngwarie, an Alyawarra woman." "Separated from her mother at three…
A collection of essays that "explore the multiple origins, experiences and contributions of Germans in South Australia over some 175 years. Part celebration and part sober assessment, this book helps make sense of South Australia today."--Back cover.
Comprehensive survey based on secondary sources; Discusses relationship to land; theories of totemism; taboo; asceticism; ritual; rites of passage; myth; missionary influence; pentecostalism; neo-traditionalism; conditions for cultural revitalisation.
A story of whitefella-blackfella friendship that offers hope for the future. Two years after artist Rod Moss arrived in Alice Springs to teach painting, he met a married couple who had set up camp in the gully beside his flat. Over the next 25 yrs their friendship grew. Offers a…
This book brings to life the vast range of characters who have formed our national story, in the second volume of a unique history of Australia.
"Indigenous societies around the world have been historically disparaged by European explorers, colonial officials and Christian missionaries. Nowhere was this more evident than in early descriptions of indigenous religions as savage, primitive, superstitious and fetishistic. La…
