Product Description: Offering insight into the life and experiences of the world’s oldest culture, this account of Australia’s Aboriginal history spans the mythologies of the Dreamtime through the modern-day problems within the community. Culture and history enthusiasts will get answers to such questions as Where did the Aborigines come from and when? How did they survive in such a harsh environment? and What was the traditional role of Aboriginal women? This story emphasizes the resilience and adaptability of the Aboriginal people, especially throughout their relationship with the Europeans who eventually colonized the continent...read more

Product Description: In December 2002, The Fabrication of Aboriginal History Vol.1 by Keith Windschuttle was published. It argued that violence between whites and Aboriginals in colonial Tasmania had been vastly exaggerated and sought to rewrite the most contentious part of Australian history, attracting much coverage, including heated criticism...read more

Product Description: This illustrated guide is about how to go about researching and writing community histories. It includes the importance of indigenous history, continuing oral cultural traditions and ownership of material. It also has information on interviewing techniques, transcribing tapes, indexing tapes and transcripts, and editing...read more

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