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AIATSIS acknowledges all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Traditional Custodians of Country and recognises their continuing connection to land, sea, culture and community. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.

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Conserving Australian rock art: A manual for site management

David Lambert

Intended primarily for managers of rock art in Australia, this manual covers such areas as deterioration processes, sources of damage, visitor management and practical conservation. Examples and colour illustrations are included.
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Reaching Back: Queensland Aboriginal people recall early days at Yarrabah mission

Judy Thomson

Reaching back takes us back to Yarrabah Mission, two generations of Aboriginal people relive the days in Queensland under the Act, through vivid accounts and numerous photographs. They recall dormitory and school life, marriage and work at the
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Somebody Now: The autobiography of Ellie Gaffney, a woman of the Torres Strait

Ellie Gaffney

Ellie Gaffney’s thirst for knowledge, her determination to succeed and her desire to help her people, shine through these pages as she tells the story of her life and the lives of those she touched.
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ROM: An Aboriginal ritual of democracy

Stephen Wild

The first ROM ceremony to be performed outside Arnhem Land was held when Anbarra people from north-central Arnhem Land presented a Rom to AIATSIS in 1982. This was in appreciation of the work done by the Institute. Several thousand people attended
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Born a Half Caste

Marnie Kennedy

Marnie Kennedy was born on the banks of the Coppermine Creek in western Queensland in 1919. Marnie tells of her journey to Palm Island where she grew up ‘under the Act’ which dominated the lives of Aboriginal people in that state.
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Language and Culture in Aboriginal Australia

Colin Yallop

How many Aboriginal languages exist, where are they spoken and how are they learned by children? Do dictionaries of Aboriginal languages exist? What kinds of new language have emerged in the last two hundred years? What is the connection between land
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Dialogue About Land Justice: Papers from the National Native Title Conferences

Dr Lisa Strelein

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Ngiyampaa Wordworld: Thipingku Yuwi, Maka Ngiya; Names of Birds and Other Words

Tasmin Donaldson

The Wangaaypuwan dialect of Ngiyampaa is the language of the Pilaarrkiyalu, Nhiilyikiyalu and Karulkiyalu people that come from the dry, riverless country of Western NSW.
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Heavy Metal: The social meaning of petrol sniffing in Australia

Maggie Brady

In an attempt to go beyond current explanations of Aboriginal drug abuse, which stereotype these people as 'victims', Brady focuses on understanding the users' subjective decisions to engage in this behaviour. She provides an overview of the use of
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Me and You: The Life Story of Della Walker

Della Walker

Della Walker believed that 'whether you are a white person or a black person, caring and sharing is what it is all about me and you together that's the beauty part of it'.
Last updated: 09 October 2020