Aboriginal biocultural knowledge in south-eastern Australia : perspectives of early colonists, Fred Cahir, Ian D. Clark and Philip A. Clarke ; [foreword by Barry Judd]

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The instance Aboriginal biocultural knowledge in south-eastern Australia : perspectives of early colonists, Fred Cahir, Ian D. Clark and Philip A. Clarke ; [foreword by Barry Judd] represents a material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Instance, Electronic.

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Aboriginal biocultural knowledge in south-eastern Australia : perspectives of early colonists, Fred Cahir, Ian D. Clark and Philip A. Clarke ; [foreword by Barry Judd]

Title remainder

perspectives of early colonists

Statement of responsibility

Fred Cahir, Ian D. Clark and Philip A. Clarke ; [foreword by Barry Judd]

Instantiates

• Aboriginal biocultural knowledge in south-eastern Australia : perspectives of early colonists

Publication

• Clayton South, Vic., CSIRO Publishing, 2018

Copyright

• ©2018

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online resource

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• cr

Carrier MARC source

rdacarrier

Content category

text

Content type code

• txt

Content type MARC source

rdacontent

Contents

• Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Indigenous peoples and the environment; Aboriginal Biocultural Knowledge; South-eastern Australia as a biocultural region; Sources; Aim; Spelling; Warnings; Chapter 1 Totemic life; Introduction; Aboriginal beliefs; Eaglehawk and Crow narratives; Life among whales; Discussion; Chapter 2 Terrestrial spirit beings; Introduction; Ethnographic details; Totemic protectors; Spirit beings and Aboriginal Biocultural Knowledge; Chapter 3 Water spirit beings; Introduction; Bunyips; The European discovery of bunyips; Discussion
• Chapter 4 Plant foodIntroduction; Plant foods; Making wild foods 'useful'; Discussion; Chapter 5 Animal food; Introduction; Invertebrates; Fish; Birds; Reptiles; Terrestrial mammals; Marine mammals; Discussion; Chapter 6 Water; Introduction; Reading the signs: animals and insects as indicators of the presence of water; Hydronyms as clues in the cultural landscape; Rock-holes; Water from plants; Owarine; Waterholes beside dry lakes; Waterholes dug to retain rainwater; Adaptations in times of water scarcity; Thirst quenchers; Dew water; Strainers and filters
• Village sites and campsites at sources of permanent waterDrought conditions blamed on the arrival of Europeans; Rainmakers or charmers; Limiting water spillage; Water extractors; Water storage/vessels; Bark buckets; Waterbags made from animal skins; Drinking vessels; Conclusion; Chapter 7 Fire in Aboriginal south-eastern Australia; Introduction; The historical record; Customary burning; Motivations for burning; Knowledge of Aboriginal fire; Fire as an offensive weapon; Recognising fire skills; Discussion; Chapter 8 Watercraft; Introduction; Creation stories and cultural significance
• DistributionTraditional uses; Transport and communication; Night fishing; Customs and ceremony; How to make a canoe; Making use of Aboriginal canoes; Reliance upon Aboriginal knowledge of canoes; Saving white fellas; Economic dependence on canoes; Colonisers using canoes -- badly; Discussion; Chapter 9 Shelter: housing; Introduction; Types of shelters; Use and reliance by colonisers on Aboriginal shelter; Destruction of shelters; Discussion; Chapter 10 Clothing; Introduction; Animal skin and fur clothing; Manufacturing possum skin garments; Possum rug decoration
• Garments other than skin, feather or furHeadbands and bonnets; Colonist use of Indigenous skins and furs, and of Aboriginal garments; Possum skin commerce in the gold rush era; Discussion; Chapter 11 Wellbeing; Introduction; Medicine men and women; Practices of the medicine men and women; Europeans and their treatment by Aboriginal doctors; Causes of death and ill-health; Harming practices; Dangerous places and sources of dangerous powers; Conclusion; Chapter 12 Healing; Introduction; Isolating the sick; General treatment of wounds; Blood-letting; Steam baths and cold water bathing

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1035288286

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unknown

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1 online resource

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online

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9781486306138

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computer

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rdamedia

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• c

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EB00770942

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.b136202147

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remote

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(OCoLC)1035288286