Title Ngan'gikurunggurr and Ngen'giwumirri plants and animals : Aboriginal biocultural knowledge from the Moyle River area, north Australia / Patricia Marrfurra McTaggart AM, Molly Yawalminy, Mercia Wawul, Kitty Kamarrama, Catherine Bamulying Ariuu, Topsy Kumunerrin, Mabel Kanintyanyu, Topsy Waya, Mary Kannyi, Harold Adya, Leo Tjifisha and Glenn Wightman

Published Palmerston, N.T. : Department of Land Resource Management, 2014 Naulyu (Daly River), NT : Merrepen Arts, Culture and Language Aboriginal Corporation ; Palmerston, NT : Department of Land Resource Management, 2014

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Description 320 pages : illustrations (some colour), 1 map ; 25 cm regular print Series Northern Territory botanical bulletin, 0314-1810 ; no. 43 Northern Territory botanical bulletin ; no. 43. 0314-1810 Contents Introduction: background; Ngan'gi culture and country; Vegetation; Climate; Ngan'gi seasons; Ngan'gi biological indicators; Ngang'gikurunggurr and Ngen'giwumirri language; Ngan'gi names for country types; Ngan'gi terms for plant life-forms and plant parts; Ngan'gi terms for implements and tools -- Ngan'gi hand-signs used when hunting -- Ngan'gi dreamtime or creation period stories -- Fieldwork and biological knowledge recording -- Ngan'gikurunggur and Ngen'giwumirri plant names and uses : trees and shrubs; herbs (small plants that do not have woody stems); mistletoes and orchids; climbers and vines; grasses and grass-like plants; lilies and water plants; cycads, palms and pandans; yams; weeds and introduced plants -- Ngang'gikurunggurr and Ngen'giwumirri animal names and uses : birds; fish; freshwater animals; frogs; mammals; reptiles; insects; other animals (invertebrates); feral and introduced animals -- Categorisation of Ngan'gi plant and animal use Summary Annotation pending Analysis ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIANS ANIMAL PRODUCTS Australian ETHNOBOTANY FLORA MEDICINAL PLANTS PLANT PRODUCTS WILDLIFE Notes "Merrepen Arts, Culture & Language Aboriginal Corporation"--t.p Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 300) and index Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Ethnobiology -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Moyle River region Animal products. Ethnobiology -- Australia -- Moyle River Region (N.T.) Ethnobiology -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Moyle River Region Ethnobiology -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Moyle River region Ethnobotany. Food animals -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Moyle River region Medicinal plants. Ngan'gi (Australian people) -- Ethnobiology Plant products. Plants, Useful -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Moyle River Region Author Adya, Harold, author Ariuu, Catherine Bamulying, author Kamarrama, Kitty, author Kanintyanyu, Mabel, author Kannyi, Mary, author Tjifisha, Leo, author Wawul, Mercia, author Waya, Topsy, author Kumunerrin, Topsy, author Wightman, Glenn (Glenn Mitchell), 1961- author Yawaulming, Molly, author Merrepen Arts, Culture and Language Aboriginal Corporation, issuing body Northern Territory. Department of Land Resource Management, issuing body ISBN 9781743500262

Other Titles Ngan'gi plants and animals

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