Title The Tiwi : from isolation to cultural change : a history of encounters between an island people and outside forces / John Morris

Published Darwin, N.T. : NTU Press, 2001

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W'PONDS	305.89915 Mor/Tfi		AVAILABLE

Description x, 160 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm regular print Summary "The Tiwi, the subject of this thesis, are the indigenous people of the Tiwi Islands to the north-west of Darwin, Northern Territory. The main argument of the dissertation is that the Islanders are unique and distinct in cultural and historical terms." Analysis Australian Aboriginal studies (Northern Territory) Tiwi (Australian people) History Tiwi (Australian people) Social conditions Notes Includes index Thesis (Masters)--University of Ballarat, 1999 Bibliography Bibliography: pages 141-155 Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs. Aboriginal Australians -- Cultural assimilation. Aboriginal Australians -- History. Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- History. Aboriginal Australians -- Cultural assimilation -- Australia -- Northern Territory. Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Social life and customs. Tiwi (Australian people) -- History. Tiwi (Australian people) -- Social conditions. Tiwi (Australian people) Genre/Form History. Academic theses. LC no. 2002327150 ISBN 1876248602

Other Titles History of encounters between an island people and outside forces

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