Aboriginal Peoples and Birds in Australia: Historical and Cultural Relationships by Philip A. Clarke
59.99 AUD
Category: Indigenous Non-Fiction
Australia is home to many distinctive species of birds, and Aboriginal peoples have developed close alliances with them over the millennia of their custodianship of this country. Aboriginal Peoples and Birds in Australia: Historical and Cultural Relationships provides a review of the broad physical, his ...Show more
Australia's Original Languages: An introduction by R. M. W. Dixon
32.99 AUD
Category: Indigenous Non-Fiction | Series: An Introduction
An introduction to the languages of Aboriginal Australia that explains their distinctive features accessibly for readers who have no previous experience with learning another language, and shows how language reflects traditional culture. 'A must read for all who would like to understand the languages a ...Show more
First Knowledges Astronomy: Sky Country by Karlie Noon, Krystal De Napoli
24.99 AUD
Category: Indigenous Non-Fiction | Series: First Knowledges
What do you need to know to prosper for 65,000 years or more? The First Knowledges series provides a deeper understanding of the expertise and ingenuity of Indigenous Australians. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are the oldest scientists in human history.Many First Peoples regard the land a ...Show more
First Knowledges Plants: Past, Present and Future by Zena Cumpston, Michael-Shawn Fletcher, Lesley Head
24.99 AUD
Category: Indigenous Non-Fiction | Series: First Knowledges Ser.
What do you need to know to prosper as a people for at least 65,000 years? The First Knowledges series provides a deeper understanding of the expertise and ingenuity of Indigenous Australians. Plants are the foundation of life on Earth. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have always known thi ...Show more
Gurawul the Whale an Ancient Story for Our Time by Max Dulumunmun Harrison
35.00 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
‘When I was 10 years old, I was given Gurawul’s story by my grandfather Muns…in the dirt…they made me promise to go to the southern land and search for the whale dreaming. I had no idea what it meant or that it would take me 70 years to keep it.’ — Uncle Max HarrisonMore than 70 years ago, the ancient l ...Show more
Back in the Stone Age: The Natives of Central Australia by Charles Chewings; Tom Thompson (Designed by, Editor, (various roles))
29.95 AUD
Category: Indigenous Non-Fiction
A very detailed and intimate description of the life, personal and tribal, of the Central Australian Aboriginals; their characteristics, beliefs and superstitions; their tools and weapons; together with a discussion of the results of their contacts with the whites, their present condition and their prob ...Show more
It's Coming from the Times in Front of Us - Country, Kin and the Dugong Hunter Song Lines by John Bradley
44.00 AUD
Category: Indigenous Non-Fiction
The song line of the Dugong Hunters embodies Yanyuwa knowledge of the sea and the islands of Yanyuwa country, in Australia's Northern Territory.If one knows, it is possible to look out on Yanyuwa country and see the Dugong Hunters, the White-Bellied Sea Eagle, and the Tiger Shark--for the song is flowin ...Show more
Pathfinders by Michael Bennett
34.99 AUD
Category: Indigenous Non-Fiction
There are few Aboriginal icons in White Australia history.From the explorer to the pioneer, the swagman to the drover's wife, with a few bushrangers for good measure, Europeans play all the leading roles. A rare exception is the redoubtable tracker. With skills passed down over millennia, trackers could ...Show more
Ngunnawal Plant Use by ACT Govt & Aboriginal Elders
22.00 AUD
Category: Indigenous Non-Fiction
96 pagesA5Spiral Bound A new field guide, Ngunnawal Plant Use, provides information on the native plants of the ACT region and their many Ngunnawal uses. The ACT’s Traditional Owners, the Ngunnawal people, used and continue to use the plant resources of this region for food, medicine, tools and weapon ...Show more
The Good Country: The Djadja Wurrung, the Settlers and the Protectors by Bain Attwood
26.99 AUD
Category: Indigenous Non-Fiction | Series: Australian History Ser.
Beyond the generalisations of national and colonial history, what can we know about how Aboriginal nations interacted with the British settlers who invaded their country, the men appointed by the imperial and colonial governments to protect them, and each other?In The Good Country Bain Attwood makes a m ...Show more
Flock: First Nations Stories Then and Now by Ellen van Neerven
29.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
This wide-ranging and captivating anthology showcases both the power of First Nations writing and the satisfaction of a good short story. Curated by award-winning author Ellen van Neerven, Flock roams the landscape of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander storytelling, bringing together voices from acro ...Show more
The First Boomerang by Paul Bryden
29.99 AUD
Category: Indigenous Non-Fiction
Lindsay, an Aboriginal elder, and Rob, a young white traveller meet in the Outback and make discoveries that may re-write Australia's history. Based on facts this story takes the reader on a journey through inner, personal landscapes and traditional Aboriginal country. Lindsay's challenge is to locate ...Show more