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Aboriginal frontiers and boundaries in Australia /​ S.L. Davis and J.R.V. Prescott

by Stephen L. Davis, J. R. V. Prescott

This study examines the traditional ritual cycles defining Aboriginal territories and their significance for contemporary land and sea rights. Using four case studies, it analyses the nature of these boundaries and challenges assumptions regarding land claims in Australia.

Accession 13948 ISBN 0522844839 Publisher Melbourne University Press
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"Before the coming of the Europeans, Aboriginal communities lived within territories defined by complex ritual cycles of song, dance, symbol and ceremony. Knowledge of these boundaries and frontiers was in the keeping of senior custodians. In traditional communities, this continues to be the situation. Today, white Australians belatedly acknowledge Aboriginal land rights and the special significance of sacred sites. This makes an understanding of the boundaries vital to the achievement of basic land and sea rights for Aboriginal people. Unfortunately, over much of the continent, knowledge of boundaries has been lost or is in danger of being lost. In this work two political geographers explore the nature of Aboriginal boundaries and their contemporary implications. In four detailed case studies they challenge many of the assumptions which have underpinned the involvement of white advisers. The result is a timely study which raises important questions about an issue of national significance."--Back cover.

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