Ngarrindjeri Wurruwarrin: A World that Is, Was, and Will beThis finely textured ethnography weaves written texts with the voices of women and men who struggle to protect their sacred sites. It provides a deeper understanding of lives profoundly affected by two centuries of colonization. |
Contents
NGARRINDJERI A DISTINCTIVE WEAVE | 41 |
Different Strands | 91 |
Pakari Nganawi Ruwi | 145 |
Family Friends and Other Relations | 199 |
Embodying and Knowing the Country | 249 |
Finding Meaning in a Changing World | 309 |
Putari Practice | 337 |
A Story for All Ages | 344 |
A Community of Belief and a Culture of Dissent | 405 |
Writing about the Lower Murray | 419 |
Womens Beliefs Bodies and Practices | 483 |
A Weave of the Clans Stories and Sanctions | 545 |
Whither? | 595 |
Endnotes | 605 |
Chronology | 637 |
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Fear of Foreigners Small People the Dark | 353 |
Oral and Written Cultures | 361 |
Speaking Out | 398 |
Permissions | 673 |
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