Talking sideways : stories and conversations from Finniss Springs
Dodd, Reg, 1940-2019
Book
'That's the way it is with us mob. We were brought up to talk kind of sideways. That's the respectful, true Aboriginal way.' Reg Dodd grew up at Finniss Springs, on striking desert country bordering South Australia's Lake Eyre. For the Arabunna and for many other Aboriginal people, Finniss Springs has been a homeland and a refuge. It has also been a cattle station, an Aboriginal mission, a battlefield, a place of learning and a living museum. With his long-time friend and filmmaker Malcolm McKinnon, Dodd reflects on his upbringing in a cross-cultural environment that defied social conventions of the time. They also write candidly about the tensions surrounding power, authority and Indigenous knowledge that have defined the recent decades of this resource-rich area. Talking Sideways is part history, part memoir and part cultural road-map. Together, Dodd and McKinnon reveal the unique history of this extraordinary place and share their concerns and their hopes for its future.
Main title:
Talking sideways : stories and conversations from Finniss Springs / Reg Dodd and Malcolm McKinnon.
Author:
Dodd, Reg, 1940-, authorMcKinnon, Malcolm, author
Imprint:
St Lucia, Queensland : University of Queensland Press, 2019.St Lucia, Queensland : University of Queensland Press, 2019.©2019.
Collation:
290 pages : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Prepublication record (machine generated from publisher information)Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-289)
ISBN:
9780702260407 (paperback)
Dewey class:
305.89915094238
LC class:
DU121.A1
Language:
English
Subject:
Dodd, RegDodd, Reg, 1940-McKinnon, MalcolmFinniss Springs (West SA SH53-08)Arabana (Australian people)Arabuna (Australian people)Finniss Springs MissionArabunna Community Centre (Marree, S.A.)Finniss Springs MissionBiographiesAboriginal AustraliansAboriginal Australians -- Social life and customsArabana (Australian people)Biography: generalArabana (Australian people) -- Australia -- South Australia -- BiographyArabana (Australian people) -- South Australia -- BiographyAboriginal Australians -- South Australia -- Marree RegionAboriginal Australians -- South Australia -- Eyre, Lake -- Social life and customsAboriginal Australians -- South Australia -- Eyre, Lake -- HistoryArabunna (Australian people) -- South Australia -- BiographyATSICSouth AustraliaSouth Australia -- Lake EyreEyre, Lake (S.A.) -- HistoryBiographiesIndigenous Heritage -- Adult Non fiction -- PrintBiographyHistoryBiographies
Index terms:
AustralianAboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander content
BRN:
509122