xiii, 118 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
Contents
Machine derived contents note: WALKUN -- A Day on the Beach 3 -- What the Middens Tell Us 7 -- MUTTON FISH -- Early Contact 15 -- Land 21 -- Livelihood 27 -- Life on the Beaches 33 -- ABALONE -- Put in for a Licence 57 -- Bag Limits 75 -- Court Cases 83 -- The Future 90
Summary
Abalone is a subsistance food, easy to find and harvest. The coastal environment of NSW has nurtured the aboriginal people for thousands of years. This book explores the relationship and the effects of the coastal resources being progressively restricted by European competition
Analysis
Australian Aboriginal studies (Australia,New South Wales)
Environmental studies
All Australian Indigenous Material
Notes
"First published in 2005 by Aboriginal Studies Press for the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies"--T.p. verso