Description |
xxii, 138 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm |
Contents |
Foreword by the Elders -- Preface by Noel Pearson -- Acknowledgements -- Maps -- Illustrations -- A guide to Djabugay pronunciation -- Glossary -- 1. Journeys of the Gurra-Gurra (Ancestors) -- 2. From Bama Bulmba to Far North Queensland (1873-1912) -- 3. Mission Days (1913-1962) -- 4. This side of the railway tracks (1963-1997) -- Afterword by Henry Reynolds -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Summary |
Culture and history of the Djabuganydji, Nyagali, Guluy, Buluwanydji and Yirrganydji peoples who speak dialects of Djabugay; Ancestors' stories; history of contact by sea and by land; setting up Mona Mona Mission near Flaggy Creek and operation of the Mission; Kyber Farm; Four Mile Beach Camp, Port Douglas; effects of the closure of Mona Mona Mission on 1/1/1963; life at Mantaka; handback of parcels of land at Mantaka and Kowrowa |
Analysis |
Aborigines |
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Cairns |
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Djabugay (Aboriginal people) |
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History |
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Queensland |
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Rainforests |
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Social conditions |
Notes |
Includes index |
Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 127-132 |
Subject |
Djabugay (Australian people) -- History.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Cairns Region (Qld.) -- History
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Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Queensland -- Cairns Region -- History
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Djabugay (Australian people)
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SUBJECT |
Cairns Region (Qld.) -- History
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Cairns Region (Qld.) -- Race relations -- History
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Author |
Pearson, Noel, 1965-
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Reynolds, Henry, 1938-
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LC no. |
00363898 |
ISBN |
1865080314 |
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