Title Repossession of our spirit : traditional owners of northern Sydney / by Dennis Foley ; photographs by Ricky Maynard

Published Canberra : Aboriginal History Inc., 2001

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS	994.40049915 Fol/Roo		AVAILABLE

Description xi, 119 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 26 cm regular print Series Aboriginal history monograph, 1324-7018 ; no. 7 Aboriginal history monograph series ; no. 7 Contents 1. The Gai-mariagal -- 2. Sandstone ridges -- 3. Narrabeen -- 4. Beaches -- 5. Other special places -- 6. The Eora in the 21st Century Summary "Aboriginal people were still living in their traditional country in the 1950's - right in the middle of Sydney. This extraodinary story tells how Dennis Foley, a Gai-Mariagal (northern Sydney) man grew up with his grandmother and uncles. He learned the traditional stories of Manly, Narrabeen, Crows Nest and Forty Baskets Beach. After you've read this story, your Sydney can never be the same again." Analysis Aboriginal Australians - New South Wales - North Sydney Aborigines Centenary of Federation, Australia, 1901-2001 History, Pre-1801 New South Wales North Sydney (N.S.W.) - History - Pictorial works Sydney Notes Reference to Gai-mariagal people of northern Sydney Bibliography Includes bibliography Subject Foley, Dennis. Aboriginal Australians -- Land tenure -- Australia -- North Sydney (N.S.W.) Aboriginal Australians -- Legends. Aboriginal Australians -- North Sydney -- New South Wales -- Antiquities Aboriginal Australians -- Religion. Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- North Sydney (N.S.W.) Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- North Sydney (N.S.W.) -- Religion. Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Sydney (N.S.W.) -- Social life and customs. Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- New South Wales -- North Sydney -- Social life and customs Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- New South Wales -- North Sydney Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Sydney Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- New South Wales. Centenary of Federation, Australia, 1901-2001 Centenary of Federation, Australia, 2001. Gai-Mariagal (Aboriginal people) North Sydney (N.S.W.) -- History -- Pictorial works. North Sydney (N.S.W.) -- History. Sydney (N.S.W.) -- History. Genre/Form Biographies. Illustrated works. Author Maynard, Ricky. Aboriginal History Inc LC no. 2001430349 ISBN 095856373X (paperback)

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