Collection: Adult Non Fiction - Indigenous

The editors introduce this innovative collection of essays with a path-finding argument that 'Indigenous cultural capital' now challenges all Australians to re-position themselves within a revised scale of values. Each chapter looks at one of five fields of Australian cultural production: sport, ...

The career of a museum-based anthropologist is diverse, involving the curation of artifact collections, organizing exhibits, answering inquiries, and conducting fieldwork. Philip A. Clarke started work at the South Australian Museum over 30 years ago, and, during that time, his role changed from ...

Djalkiri are "footprints" -- ancestral imprints on the landscape that provide the Yolnu people of eastern Arnhem Land with their philosophical foundations. This book describes how Yolnu artists and communities keep these foundations strong, and how they have worked with museums to develop a colla...

Djulpan is a Dreaming story that the Yolnu people from the Yirritja Clans have chosen to share with us. Yolnu community is located in Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. The story is traditionally told in Djambarrpugnu (Dhuwa) language, and has been presented in English for Sharing Our Stories.

For too long Australia's media has failed to communicate Aboriginal political aspirations. This unique study of key Aboriginal initiatives seeking self-determination and justice reveals a history of media procrastination and denial.

Follow Keek and Gidgi, two brothers with a profound love for the oceans and rivers. This coming of age story follows the learnings of these young future leaders in the final days of the warmer seasons.