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Desert Queen : The Many Lives and Loves of Daisy Bates
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The Queen of the Never Never as never seen before! In the 1890s when most women were content to marry well and raise families, Daisy Bates, an Irish-born, former charity case orphan, reinvented herself from governess to heiress to anthropologist. She would become one of the best known, and most controversial anthropologists in history, and one of the first people to put Aboriginal culture on the map with her study of language and kinship ties. more
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Aboriginal Suicide is Different (out of print)
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Every Australian's birthright includes the expectation of a healthy and possibly happy life of some longevity, assisted by all the services which a civilised society can make possible. But this is not yet within the Aboriginal (or Maori, Pacific Islander, Canadian Inuit and American Indian) grasp. That so many young Aboriginal people prefer death to life implies a rejection of what people in the broader Australian society, have on offer. It reflects a failure, as a nation, to provide sufficient incentives for young Aborigines to remain alive. This is a study of youth who have, or feel they have, no purpose in life - or who may be seeking freedom in death.It is a portrait of life, and of self-destruction, by young Aboriginal men and women. To comprehend this relatively recent phenomenon, which occurs more outside than inside custody, one has to appreciate Aboriginal history - the effects of which contribute more to an understanding of
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Sydney's Aboriginal Past
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A fascinating insight into Aboriginal life in Sydney before, during and after colonisation in 1788, and into the drastic impact of white settlement up to 30 years after colonisation. Drawing on historical, archaeological and environmental records, the author reveals the diversity of Aboriginal life in the Sydney region, describing the different groups and how they lived; the resources available, the foods they ate and their means of obtaining them; their tools weapons and equipment, and how they were made; where they camped; their shelters, clothing a personal adornment; their beliefs, ceremonial life and rituals; as well as their designs and images. This also contains an extensive 'sites-to-visit' supplement, with information on how and where to find some of the places where archaeological evidence can be seen.
