Australian Aboriginal Studies articles from March 2006

Australian Aboriginal Studies archives from March 2006

Editorial.(Editorial)
March 22, 2006... This issue of Australian Aboriginal Studies contains five major articles on a range of anthropological, historical and ethnomusicological topics by various senior and younger scholars. The first article is by a recent graduate of the University...

Welfare reform and Indigenous empowerment.
March 22, 2006... Abstract: The Prime Minister's Indigenous welfare reform is manifold. It has introduced Shared Responsibility Agreements and Regional Partnership Agreements for Indigenous communities, and restructured the Community Development Employment...

Visual knowledge: Spencer and Gillen's use of photography in the native tribes of Central Australia.
March 22, 2006... Abstract: The native tribes of Central Australia, published in 1899, was by far and away the best photographically illustrated ethnography up to that time. It has been suggested that Spencer and Gillen relied on photography because of the...

'A triune anthropologist appears'?: Gerhardt Laves, Ralph Piddington and Marjorie Piddington, La Grange Bay, 1930.
March 22, 2006... Abstract: In April 1930 Ralph O'Reilly Piddington, his new wife Marjorie (nee Barnes), and the American linguist Gerhardt Laves left Sydney for their first fieldwork in north-western Western Australia. Piddington had recently completed his...

The ongoing debate about women playing didjeridu: how a musical icon can become an instrument of remembering and forgetting.
March 22, 2006... Abstract: An ongoing debate surrounding the use of the didjeridu is the appropriateness of women playing it. This article explores examples of the quite diverse public discourse on the didjeridu in Australia (and elsewhere) but also some of the...

'Women singing up big': the growth of contemporary music recordings by Indigenous Australian women artists.
March 22, 2006... Abstract: Since the 1980s, the number of recordings made by Indigenous Australian performers has grown and those by Indigenous Australian women particularly have increased in the last 16 years. While scholars have examined the factors for the...

Preliminary zooarchaeological interpretations from Kutikina Cave, south-west Tasmania.(RESEARCH REPORT)
March 22, 2006... The aim of the Kutikina Cave faunal project is to analyse the animal remains excavated in 1981 by Rhys Jones and Kevin Kiernan. Kutikina Cave (formerly Fraser Cave) is located on the east bank of the Franklin River in south-western Tasmania...

Aboriginal plant names in northeastern Arnhem Land: Groote Eylandt--Enindilyakwa language; Yirrkala--Rirratjingu language.(RESEARCH REPORT)
March 22, 2006... The American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (1948) In 1946, Joseph Garnett Wood, Professor of Botany (1935-1959) in the University of Adelaide (who had spent many happy days exploring with Aborigines at the Point Macleay...

Response to Colin Tatz's 'Aboriginal, Maori and Inuit youth suicide: avenues to alleviation?' in Australian Aboriginal Studies 2004/2.(Viewpoint essay)
March 22, 2006... Although at times in my research career I have been guilty of omitting or failing to identify key pieces of scientific literature in analysing a subject, I have never been accused of having a temporal bias. It thus came as something of a shock...

Whitefella Jump Up: The Shortest Way to Nationhood.(Book review)
March 22, 2006... Whitefella jump up: the shortest way to nationhood Germaine Greer Profile Books, London, 2004, vii+119pp, ISBN 1861977395 Reflecting upon Dr Greer's purpose in writing this essay, I have to admit that, as an Aboriginal Australian,...

The Social Archaeology of Australian Indigenous Societies.(Book review)
March 22, 2006... The social archaeology of Australian Indigenous societies Bruno David, Bryce Barker and Ian J McNiven (eds) Aboriginal Studies Press, Canberra, 2006, xiv+382pp, ISBN 0855754990 There was (is) much to anticipate and like about this...

Australian Apocalypse: The Story of Australia's Greatest Cultural Monuments.(Book review)
March 22, 2006... Australian apocalypse: the story of Australia's greatest cultural monuments Robert G Bednarik Australian Rock-art Research Association Inc., Melbourne (Occasional AURA Publication 14), 2006, [iv+]64pp, ISBN 0958680221 Robert...

Books received for review.
March 22, 2006... Austin-Broos, D, & Macdonald, G 2005, Culture, economy and governance in Aboriginal Australia, University of Sydney Press, v+233pp, ISBN 120898294 Beresford, Q 2006, Rob Riley: An Aboriginal leader's quest for justice, Aboriginal Studies...

Research grants awarded by council, June 2006.(Table)
March 22, 2006... RESEARCH GRANTS AWARDED BY COUNCIL, JUNE 2006 Grant no. Grantee Project title 7132 Claes Hallgren The first Swedish scientific expedition to ...

Research seminar series.(NEWS AND INFORMATION)(Calendar)
March 22, 2006... The first semester 2006 seminar series--'Through Their Eyes: Helping People See What They Want To See. Images of Self and Others, and Looking into the Future'--was convened by Kerry Arabena and Jilpia Nappaljari Jones. Announcements of seminar...

Collections report--library.(NEWS AND INFORMATION)(Julien Houton de Labillardiere's Relation du Voyage h la Recherche de La Perouse )
March 22, 2006... Copy of early French voyage to Australia Dr Barry Cundy, Library Collections Manager, writes: In June 2005, the AIATSIS Library purchased a copy of Jacques Julien Houton de Labillardiere's Relation du Voyage h la Recherche de La...

Collections report--audiovisual archives.(NEWS AND INFORMATION)
March 22, 2006... Ruth Fink photographic collection David Jeffery, Collections Manager, writes: Ruth Fink commenced fieldwork in the Murchison/ Gascoyne region of Western Australia in 1955, while employed with the Department of Anthropology at the...

News from aboriginal studies press.(NEWS AND INFORMATION)
March 22, 2006... Aboriginal Studies Press publishes outstanding books that promote a greater understanding of Indigenous Australian culture. The 2006 Catalogue is available for download at www.aiatsis.gov.au/asp.

Book award.(NEWS AND INFORMATION)(Cleared Out: First Contact in the Western Desert wins award)(Brief article)
March 22, 2006... The 2005 West Australia Premier's Book Award, and the 2005 West Australia Premier's History Award were awarded to Cleared Out: First contact in the Western Desert (2005, ISBN 0 85575 457 5, RRP $45.00, pb).

2006 Australian Readers' Challenge.(NEWS AND INFORMATION)(Bittangabee Tribe: An Aboriginal Story from Coastal New South Wales)(The Little Platypus and the Fire Spirit)(Brief article)(Children's review)
March 22, 2006... Two ASP children's titles were selected from 1000s of titles for inclusion on the 2006 ARC reading list. Bittangabee Tribe: An Aboriginal story from Coastal New South Wales Beryl Cruse, Rebecca Kirby, Liddy Stewart & Steven Thomas ...

New titles.(NEWS AND INFORMATION)(The Social Archaeology of Australian Indigenous Societies)(A Man of All Tribes: The Life of Alick Jackomos)(Rob Riley: An Aboriginal Leader's Quest for Justice)(Compromised Jurisprudence: Native Title Cases Since Mabo)(Writing Never Arrives Naked: Early Aboriginal Writing in Australia)(Book review)
March 22, 2006... The Social Archaeology of Australian Indigenous Societies Bruno David, Bryce Barker & Ian J McNiven (eds) ISBN 0 85575 499 0, RRP $39.95, pb ARCHAEOLOGY / ANTHROPOLOGY 'Insightful, interesting and at times provocative. This is a...

Forthcoming.(NEWS AND INFORMATION)(Aboriginal Darwin: A Guide to Exploring Important Sites of the Past and Present)(Trustees on Trial: Recovering the Stolen Wages)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 22, 2006... Aboriginal Darwin: A guide to exploring important sites of the past and present Toni Bauman ISBN 0 85575 446 X, RRP $34.95, pb TRAVEL / REFERENCE / HISTORY Aboriginal Darwin peels back layers to show the rich heritage and...