Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)

My mother the land, edited by Ian R. Yule

My mother the land

edited by Ian R. Yule

Aboriginal men of authority in the community talk of their responsibility for and attachment to land on Elcho Island and the mainland nearby; mythological validation of their authority and related ritual objects discussed; expression of attitudes to European intrusion and mining; relationship between Christianity and traditional values