Canberra. I, From antiquity to the invasion / James McDonald
- Bib ID:
- 10006641
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- McDonald, James, author
- Description:
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- Melbourne : Sorley Boy, 2023
- xiv, 428 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm
- ISBN:
- 9780987049742 (paperback)
- Summary:
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McDonald begins with the district's 'prehistory', considering what Canberra life was like before 1788. This volume discusses how Aboriginal occupation was concentrated at the campsites along the waterways, especially, especially during the temperate months and in the alpine areas in winter and during the moth-hunting season at mid-summer. Agriculture, aquaculture, and hunting methods are examined, including fire-stick farming. Local religious practices and views on the afterlife are also considered as well as the nature and structure of the different local Aboriginal bands in the 1820s and beyond. McDonald also includes new research on the first British expeditions to Canberra and their use of Aboriginal expertise.
- Notes:
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- Cultural warning: Please note that many chapters (particularly, 6-7) may include specific information on atrocities committed against Aboriginal people and may be distressing. There are also terms of vilification and racist descriptions quoted from old documents that will be offensive. The book also contains a number of images of deceased Aboriginal people.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-392) and index.
- Subject:
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- Aboriginal Australians -- Australian Capital Territory -- History
- Aboriginal Australians -- New South Wales -- Southern Tablelands -- History
- History - Cultural
- Settlement and contacts
- Ngunawal / Ngunnawal people (D3) (NSW SI55-16)
- Wiradjuri people (D10) (NSW SI55-07)
- Walgulu / Ngambri / Ngurmal people (S47)
- Australian Capital Territory -- History
- Australian Capital Territory (ACT SI55-16)
- Canberra / Goulburn / Snowy area (S NSW / ACT SI55, SJ55)
- Australian
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- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2023
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