Part 1. The study and its setting -- pt. 2. Phases of Yanyuwa contact history -- pt. 3. Themes and trends
Summary
"This is the story of the Yanyuwa whose traditional country is the islands known as the Sir Edward Pellew Group and the adjacent coastal areas of the Gulf of Carpentaria. It is a story indeed many stories told to Richard Baker over thirteen years." "The Yanyuwa were visited by Macassan trepangers long before Europeans came to Australia. Hence, this remote community has had a longer history of contact with non-Aboriginal people than most other Aboriginal groups. In many ways the account presented here challenges conventional views of the impact of contact between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people. It also demonstrates the importance of the past in shaping the present and reveals what is meant by land is life."--BOOK JACKET
Analysis
Aboriginal culture
Aborigines
Borroloola Region (NT)
Northern Territory
Race relations
Social conditions
Yanyuwa (Australian people)
Notes
Includes index and glossary
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-257) and index
Notes
Also published as an electronic book (Etitle) by James Bennett Pty. Ltd., in 2003 with ISBN 1741150728
Donation. ANU COOP 20120212 Brissenden collection, ANU Library