Legendary Tales of the Australian Aborigines
$23.38
- Paperback
280 pages
- Release Date
1 March 2006
Summary
David Unaipon, the man on the $50 note, was an extraordinary individual. An early Aboriginal political activist, he was also a scientist, a writer, a preacher, and an inventor. In the 1920s, under contract to the University of Adelaide, he was commissioned to collect traditional Aboriginal stories from around South Australia. He also acted as a collector for the Aborigines Friends Association.
Most of the stories come from his own Ngarrindjeri people, but some are from other South Aus…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522852462 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0522852467 |
| Author: | David Unaipon |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | The Miegunyah Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 280 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2006 |
| Weight: | 250g |
| Dimensions: | 201mm x 131mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
“My race - the Aborigines of Australia - has a vast tradition of legends, myths, and folklore stories. These, which they delight in telling to the younger members of the tribe, have been handed down orally for thousands of years. In fact, all tribal laws and customs are, first of all, told to the children of the tribe in the form of stories, just as the white Australian mother first instructs her children with nursery stories. As a full blooded member of my race I think I may claim to be the first - but I hope, not the last - to produce an enduring record of our customs, beliefs, and imaginings. DAVID UNAIPON, 1924”
About The Author
David Unaipon
Professor Stephen Muecke is Professor of Cultural Studies in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Technology, Sydney. His previous publications include Paperbark- A Collection of Black Australian Writings (1990) and No Road- Bitumen All the Way (1997).
Adam Shoemaker is Professor and Dean of Arts at the Australian National University in Canberra. He has written and edited six books on Australian Indigenous literature, including Black Words, White Page (1989), Mudrooroo- A Critical Study (1993), and Oodgeroo- A Tribute (1994).
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