Item category 1: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Collection

Argues for radical change in the system of resolving land disputes involving Aboriginal Australians.

Experiences of six of thousands who served.

Collection of narratives concerning the lives of some senior Warlpiri women and the impact of European settlement. B/W illus.

An extensive pictorial guide to this unique Australian icon, covering its uses and traditional and contemporary history.

For two decades the author visited the Yolngu clan of northeast Arnhem Land. With their permission he has recorded traditional medicinal knowledge, and the healng scenes have been specially enacted and photographed. Colour photos.

Contains lists of words from seventeen indigenous languages, arranged in categories such as land, water, mammals, plants, birds, home, sound and colours, allowing the reader to browse in a focused fashion for the ideal name for that important possession.

Guides the reader through the national park describing the diverse wildlife and complex natural history found there.

Created in response to the inadequate representation of Aboriginal and Torres St. Islander studies by Library of Congress subject headings ; brings together commonly used words ; it explains words that are in use by many Aborigines and a few language words that are used in particular areas of Aus...

Presents stories of four different cultural groups each from a different environment. History of the community, its traditional culture, the status of the clan today and what the future might hold. 8-14 yrs.