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Value of Victorian Aboriginal clan names for toponymic research.
This paper discusses the value of clan name research as a means of uncovering Aboriginal place names. It argues that clan names are able to provide a layer of place names that in some instances is the only source of information available to researchers of indigenous toponymy. They are an important data set that is useful in the mapping of Aboriginal spatial organization.
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When documenting the grammar of Aboriginal spatial organization in Victoria during doctoral and subsequent studies, the value of research into Aboriginal clan organization as a means of capturing Aboriginal toponyms became increasingly evident (Clark 1990, 1996, 2003; Clark & ...
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