Australian Aboriginal Studies articles from September 22 2008

Australian Aboriginal Studies archives from September 22 2008

Raymond Lewis (Shoonkley Tiger) Kelly 1938-March 2007.(OBITUARY)
September 22, 2008... I think that the role of the National Parks and Wildlife Service in Aboriginal heritage and protection and culture is much richer in New South Wales for the efforts put in by Shoonkley Tiger Ray. I don't think that at the time, because of the...

News and information.
September 22, 2008... News and Information is a section of Australian Aboriginal Studies designed to inform readers of current activities and outcomes within the AIATSIS Research Program and related programs within the Institute. This information should be of...

Books received for review.
September 22, 2008... Clark, Jennifer 2008 Aborigines and Activism: Race, Aborigines and the coming of the sixties to Australia University of Western Australia Press, Crawley, vii+308pp, ISBN 9780980296570 Clarke, Philip A 2008 Aboriginal Plant...

Connecting with Budd Billy II.(RESEARCH REPORT)
September 22, 2008... This paper has its origins in the Australian Aboriginal photograph and artefact collections assembled during the early twentieth century by Bernard Leslie Hornshaw (1878-1937). Hornshaw is best known for his work on Aboriginal petroglyphs in...

Cultural resilience and social wellbeing: a case for research on Groote Eylandt.(RESEARCH REPORT)
September 22, 2008... Abstract: The Anindilyakwa people of Groote Eylandt have encountered extraordinary social upheaval since the arrival on the island of missionaries and the development of a large manganese mine. The communities of Groote Eylandt currently...

The intensity of raw material utilisation as an indication of occupational history in surface stone artefact assemblages from the Strathbogie Ranges, central Victoria.
September 22, 2008... Abstract: Stone artefact assemblages are a major source of information on past human-landscape relationships throughout much of Australia. These relationships are not well understood in the Strathbogie Ranges of central Victoria, where few...

'Missing the point' or 'what to believe--the theory or the data': rationales for the production of Kimberley points.
September 22, 2008... Abstract: In a recent article, Rodney Harrison presented an interesting view on the role glass Kimberley points played in the lives of the Aborigines who made and used them. Harrison employed ethnographic and historical data to argue that glass...

A singular beeswax representation of Namarrkon, the Lightning Man, from western Arnhem Land.
September 22, 2008... Abstract: Samples from a beeswax representation of Namarrkon, the Lightning Man, from western Arnhem Land were analysed for radiocarbon and dated to be about 150 years old. An underlying beeswax figure was found to be approximately 1100 years...

Reaching out to a younger generation using a 3D computer game for storytelling: Vincent Serico's legacy.
September 22, 2008... Abstract: Sadly, Vincent Serico (1949-2008), artist, activist and humanist, recently passed away. Born in southern Queensland in Wakka Wakka/Kabi Kabi Country (Carnarvon Gorge region) in 1949, Vincent was a member of the Stolen Generations. He...

Indigenous population data for evaluation and performance measurement: a cautionary note.
September 22, 2008... Abstract: I outline the status of population census counts for Indigenous peoples, identifying information on Indigenous births and deaths, and internal migration estimates. I comment on the 'experimental' Indigenous population projections and...

Living in two camps: the strategies Goldfields Aboriginal people use to manage in the customary economy and the mainstream economy at the same time.
September 22, 2008... Abstract: The economic sustainability of Aboriginal households has been a matter of public concern across a range of contexts. This research, conducted in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia, shows how economically successful Aboriginal...

Mawul Rom Project: openness, obligation and reconciliation.
September 22, 2008... Abstract: Aboriginal Australian initiatives to restore balanced relationships with White Australians have recently become part of reconciliation efforts. This paper provides a contextualised report on one such initiative, the Mawul Rom...

Editorial.(Editorial)
September 22, 2008... In this non-thematic issue of the journal there are major papers addressing a variety of topics: social anthropology and sociology, demography, the use of electronic media in recording and portrayal of Indigenous Australian knowledge and...