Title Aboriginal 'dreamings' and town plans / Rev. J.H. Downing

Published Alice Springs : Institute for Aboriginal Development, 1974 Alice Springs, N.T. : Institute for Aboriginal Development, 1974

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W'PONDS	307.762 Dow/Ada		AVAILABLE

Description 22 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 26 cm Contents Introduction -- A traditional camp layout -- ̀̀̀Wattie creek town plan for the Gurintji people -- Hurintji town plan - Wattie creek -- Fregon dog foot town plan -- Aileron town plan -- Docker river town plan -- Areyonga town plan -- Docker river and Areyonga town plan -- Indulkana town plan -- Ernabella mission town plan -- Visit to Elliott housing agreement -- Papunya town plan -- Haasts bluff town plan -- Some implication for Aboriginal town plan Summary Also published in Aboriginal News, 1974, 1, (8); 4-9 and presented as a paper at the 1975 ANZAAS Conference under the title From dreaming to harsh reality; traditional Aboriginal camp layout and town planning, q.v. for annotation Notes A report on traditional Aboriginal camp layout in relation to town planning, based on experience with the Pitjandjara people Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Housing -- Australia -- Alice Springs (N.T.) Aboriginal Australians -- Housing -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Alice Springs Aboriginal Australians -- Kinship. Community development -- Australia -- Central Australia. Pitjantjatjara (Australian people) Author Institute for Aboriginal Development (Alice Springs, N.T.)

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