Philip A Clarke

(Author)

Aboriginal Peoples and Birds in Australia: Historical and Cultural RelationshipsPaperback, 11 April 2023

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Print Length
344 pages
Language
English
Publisher
CSIRO Publishing
Date Published
11 Apr 2023
ISBN-10
1486315976
ISBN-13
9781486315970

Description

Australia is home to many distinctive species of birds, and Aboriginal peoples have developed close alliances with them over the millennia of their custodianship of this country. Aboriginal Peoples and Birds in Australia: Historical and Cultural Relationships provides a review of the broad physical, historical and cultural relationships that Aboriginal people have had with the Australian avifauna.

This book raises awareness of the alternative bodies of ornithological knowledge that reside outside of Western science. It describes the role of birds as totemic ancestors and spirit beings, and explores Aboriginal bird nomenclature, foraging techniques and the use of avian materials to make food, medicine and artefacts. Through a historical perspective, this book examines the gaps between knowledge systems of Indigenous peoples and Western science, to encourage greater collaboration and acknowledgment in the future.

Features:

  • Provides a historical review of the cultural roles of birds and their importance to Aboriginal peoples in Australia.

  • Explores Indigenous knowledge, to inform future research in ornithology, anthropology and ethnoscience.

  • Illustrated with photos taken by the author over 40 years of fieldwork.

**Cultural Sensitivity
**
Readers are warned that there may be words, descriptions and terms used in this book that are culturally sensitive, and which might not normally be used in certain public or community contexts. While this information may not reflect current understanding, it is provided by the author in a historical context.

This publication may also contain quotations, terms and annotations that reflect the historical attitude of the original author or that of the period in which the item was written, and may be considered inappropriate today.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that this publication may contain the names and images of people who have passed away.

Product Details

Author:
Philip A Clarke
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
11 April 2023
Dimensions:
24.41 x 16.61 x 2.21 cm
ISBN-10:
1486315976
ISBN-13:
9781486315970
Language:
English
Pages:
344
Weight:
839.15 gm

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