Sacred waters : the story of the Blue Mountains Gully Aboriginal people
Johnson, Dianne2007
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Main title:
Sacred waters : the story of the Blue Mountains Gully Aboriginal people / by Dianne Johnson
Author:
Imprint:
Rushcutters Bay N.S.W. Halstead Press 2007
Collation:
237 p illustrations (some colour)
Contents:
Part 1. From the burragorang Valley: A Gundungurra journeyThe prophecyThe quiet exodusTraditional lifeExploration and settlement of the Burragorang Valley and surroundsMovement to the Blue Mountains valleysAncient tracks. Part 2. From Sydney's Cumberland Plain: a Darug journeyDarug settlement in the GullyThe Boorooberongal ClanThe Lock family landA sacred place reclaimed. Part 3. A sacred place reclaimedRecognising and protecting the GullyOngoing guardianshipCelebrating the GullyResanctifying the landReturn to the country of the Ancestors. Part 4. The Gully in KatoombaThe Gully nowPrehistoryColonial pursuitsTaking refugeThe fringe camp --The Mission ChurchRecreationWashed whiteBlending in'My mother told me never to part with them'The community destroyedTrying to forget. Part 5. The sourceThe creation legendFreshwater eelsSacred waters. NotesAppendicesBibliographyIndex
ISBN:
1920831371 (hbk)
Dewey class:
994.004
Local class:
994.004
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
126766
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Reference | 994.004 SAC | Not for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016) |
| St Marys | Reference | 994.004 SAC | Not for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016) |