Stars of Tagai : the Torres Strait Islanders / Nonie Sharp
- Bib ID:
- 1131771
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Sharp, Nonie
- Description:
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- Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press, 1993
- xxi, 321 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0855752386 (paperback)
- Summary:
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Constitution of and change in Torres Strait Islander identity; exchange and cosmology; contact history; mythology, culture heroes and law; Malo-Bomai, Kwoiam; Meriam religious and social life - seasonality, clan territoriality, kinship, life cycle; the powers of the Zogo le and the idea of traditional life; coming of the London Missionary Society and the accommodation of christianity; changing rites of death and renewal - millennial movements; colonial administration - education , Protection Acts and protectionism, social control; colonial economy - trochus, pearling, beche-de-mer (trepang); background and effects of the 1936 strike and World War Two; moves for sovereignty - the Murray Island case; includes life histories.
- Notes:
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- Includes index.
- Bibliography: p. 283-300.
- Subject:
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- Environment - Climate and weather - Seasons
- Defence - Armed forces - Veterans
- Government policy - Initial period and protectionism
- Religions - Christianity - Missions - London Missionary Society
- Animals - Invertebrates - Crustacea and molluscs - Beche-de-mer / Trepang
- Social organisation - Kinship - Systems
- Social behaviour - Social control
- Religions - Christianity - Missions
- Indigenous knowledge - World view
- Geography - Territories and boundaries
- Settlement and contacts
- Trade and exchange
- Government policy - State and territory - Queensland
- Meriam people (Y3) (Qld TSI SC55-05)
- Stories and motifs - Cultural heroes
- Land rights - Claims, disputes, hearings
- Law - Relation to Anglo Australian law
- Animals - Invertebrates - Crustacea and molluscs - Trochus
- Social identity - Torres Strait Islander identity
- Stories and motifs - Creation / Cosmology
- Murray Islands (Qld.) -- Social life and customs
- Torres Strait Islands (Qld.) -- History
- Torres Strait Islands (Qld.) -- Colonial influence
- Torres Strait Islands (Qld.) -- Social life and customs
- Torres Strait Islands (Qld.) -- Politics and government
- Mer / Murray Island (Qld TSI SC55-05)
- Copyright:
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- Published status:
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- Publication date:
- 1993
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