We publish edited volumes and monographs in a range of areas including land rights and native title, history, anthropology, cultural and legal studies, governance, education, linguistics and health. 141 - 150 of 159 results.Search Descriptions Authors Book 1989 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. Book 1989 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 Book 1989 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. Book 1986 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 Book 1985 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. Book 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 Book Dialogue About Land Justice: Papers from the National Native Title Conferences Dr Lisa Strelein Summary Book 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. Book 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 Book 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'. Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 15 Next page ››