When the dust come in between : Aboriginal viewpoints in the East Kimberley prior to 1982 / as told to Bruce Shaw
- Bib ID:
- 2118150
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Shaw, Bruce, 1951-
- Description:
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- Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press, 1992
- vii, 364 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0855752327
- Summary:
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Reminiscences of eighteen Aboriginal men and women from the eastern Kimberley Region, W.A.; topics include; - life histories, ethnohistory, station life, marriage, inter -marriage, and intra and inter-racial relations; the law, mythology, magic (Buglug/Boxer), initiation, cults and the Christian religion; contact history, violent conflict , wages and work experience; perceptions of politics and aspirations; social identity, kinship and sub sections; Second World War; Forrest River Mission, Mirima Council and Kununurra; attitudes to photography; chronology of persons and glossary of terms.
- Full contents:
- Includes index
- Notes:
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- Includes index.
- Bibliography (p. 339-348).
- Subject:
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- Aboriginal Australians -- Western Australia -- Kimberley -- Social conditions
- Aboriginal Australians -- Western Australia -- Kimberley -- Social life and customs
- Aboriginal Australians -- Western Australia -- Kimberley -- Attitudes
- Defence - World War II
- Occupations - Pastoral industry workers
- Education - Vocational and trades
- Socioeconomic conditions - Living conditions
- Sex relations
- Social organisation - Kinship - Kinship terms
- Race relations - Racism - Stereotyping
- History - Oral history
- Employment - Conditions - Wages
- Magic and sorcery - Clever people
- Settlement and contacts - Colonisation - 1851-
- Social organisation - Kinship - Systems - Sections and subsections
- Ceremonies - Initiation
- Jaru / Djaru people (K12) (WA SE52-10)
- Race relations - Violent - Massacres, murders, poisonings etc. - To 1900
- Stories and motifs
- Religions - Christianity
- Settlement and contacts
- Miriwoong / Miriuwung people (K29) (WA SD52-14)
- Oombulgurri (WA Forrest East Kimberley SD52-10)
- Kununurra (WA East Kimberley SD52-14)
- Other authors/contributors:
- Shaw, Bruce, 1951-
- Copyright:
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- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
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- Publication date:
- 1992
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