ISBN |
9780992411831 |
Author |
Hill, Marji, 1947- (author) |
Title |
First people then and now : introducing Indigenous Australians / Marji Hill. |
Edition |
2nd edition. |
Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Broadbeach, QLD : The Prison Tree Press, 2021. |
©2021. |
Description |
97 pages : colour illustrations ; 23 cm. |
Note |
First published 2017. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents |
Who are Australia's first people? -- Aboriginal religion -- The Art of Australia's First People -- Living with the Land -- The Unkown Continent -- Reclaiming their Rights. |
Summary |
Discover the rich cultural heritage of Australia's first people then and now in one of the world's first centres of civilisation. Learn about the vast, sweeping epic story of Australia's first people dating from 65,000 years ago to the present day. First People Then And Now is a short educational book designed as a starting point for those who want to know more. |
Subjects |
Religion - Dreaming - Wandjina |
Art - Rock art |
Art - Subjects - Ancestral / totemic beings |
Art - Subjects - Gwion Gwion figures |
Art - Subjects - Mimi |
Art - Painting - Bark |
Art - Painting - Watercolour |
Art - Painting - Acrylic - Dot |
Settlement and contacts - Explorers - European |
Settlement and contacts - Colonisation |
Settlement and contacts - Macassans and Indonesians |
Land rights - Ownership |
Native title - Claims |
Native title - Cases - Mabo |
Social organisation - Kinship |
Hunting, gathering and fishing |
Environment - Land management - Fire |
Trade and exchange - Trade routes |
Weapons - Boomerangs |
Transport - Water - Canoes |
Music - Instruments - Wind - Didjeridu |
Government policy - Initial period and protectionism |
Government policy - Assimilation |
Government policy - Self determination |
Politics and Government - Political action - Activism |
Politics and Government - Referenda - Referendum, 1967 |
Politics and Government - Political action - Indigenous embassies and political missions - Tent Embassy, Parliament House, Canberra |
Politics and Government - National symbols and events - NAIDOC / NADOC / National Aborigines Week |
Politics and Government - National symbols and events - Apologies - Stolen generations |
Politics and Government - Referenda - Constitutional recognition |
Indigenous knowledge - Health and medicine |
Race relations - Violent |
Race relations - Reconciliation |
Cultural protocols - Welcome to Country |
Culture - Relationship to land |
Religion - Dreaming - Ancestor spirits |
Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs |
Aboriginal Australians |
Aboriginal Australians -- History |
Call number |
2021.341 |