High country footprints : Aboriginal pathways and movement in the high country of southeastern Australia, recognising the ancient paths beside modern highways / [coordinator- Peter Kabaila ... [et. al.]
- Bib ID:
- 3425965
- Format:
- Book
- Description:
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- Canberra, A.C.T. : Pirion Publishing, 2005
- 169 p. ; ill., maps, ports. 25 cm.
- ISBN:
- 097524910X
- Summary:
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Examines why people travelled between particular points; why particular pathways between these points chosen; how people travelled on these pathways; how points, pathways and how they were travelled changed over time; relationships between Aboriginal tracks and tracks used by European settlers; changes to tracks as explorers, stockmen, miners and recreational travellers moved into high country; importance of tracks to survival in high country of Southeastern Australia; stories of survival and change during Aboriginal people's short time of change from hunter-gathers to urban people as told by contemporary Aboriginal people; includes maps and pathway inventory.
- Notes:
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- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Subject:
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- Aboriginal Australians -- Australia, Southeastern -- Antiquities
- Cultural property -- Australia, Southeastern -- History
- Land use -- Australia, Southeastern -- History
- Settlement and contacts - Explorers
- Economic sectors - Agriculture and horticulture - Pastoral industry
- Stories and motifs - Devils, monsters, evil spirits, hairy men, bunyips
- Economic sectors - Tourism
- Mining industry
- Animals - Invertebrates - Insects - Butterflies / Moths
- Settlement and contacts - Government settlements, reserves
- Yuin people (S67) (NSW SI56-13)
- Environment - Conservation - Forests
- Language - Vocabulary - Place names
- Ngarigo / Ngarigu people (S46) (NSW SJ55-04)
- Trade and exchange - Trade routes
- Settlement and contacts - Settlers
- Religions - Christianity - Missions
- Jaitmathang / Yadymadhang people (S43) (Vic SJ55-03)
- Demography - Population mobility
- Transport - Road - Roads and tracks
- Brungle (SW NSW SI55-15)
- Monaro (S NSW SI55-16, SJ55-14)
- Delegate (S NSW SJ55-04)
- Other authors/contributors:
- Kabaila, Peter Rimas, 1955-
- Copyright:
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- Published status:
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- Publication date:
- 2005
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