Mitchell aboriginal community (1 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. [Mitchell, Mitchell Community Aboriginal History and Culture Project, 1985]. Quarto, [ii], 134 pages with 2 maps, several genealogical tables, and numerous illustrations (most from photographs). Tape-bound card covers unevenly sunned; a few marks and other signs of age and handling internally; a very good copy. A scarce history of the Aboriginal town camp (Yumba) on the outskirts of Mitchell, on the Maranoa River in outback Queensland; this copy is signed by contributors Irene Ryder, Lynette Nixon, Alf Foster, Margaret Finlay, and one other (two dated in 1994). The settlement was bulldozed by local authorities in the late 1960s and its inhabitants forced to relocate to Mitchell or away from their traditional country. 'This is a booklet of memories of the Yumba, put together by the Mitchell Aboriginal Community and teachers from the Mitchell School. We called the book "Nalingu" from the Gunggari work [sic] meaning "yours and mine" because the book is about sharing of memories and experiences' (from the foreword). The book contains sections on Gunggari cultural practices and language (including a basic vocabulary), native foods, and personal reminiscences of the Yumba (including the school, church, medical facilities, police relations etc.) by former inhabitants. The illustrations show many of the local Aboriginal people, including several in military uniform, and the extensive genealogical tables give details of eighteen local families. Loosely inserted are two word-processed documents relating to an anthropological survey and cultural heritage study conducted in the mid 1990s in relation to a gas pipeline. The Nalingu Aboriginal Corporation and several of the Gunggari elders involved in this book are mentioned, and we believe it relates to the early stages (around 1994) of the South West Queensland Pipeline, which was the subject of an early Native Title dispute. Signed.…