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

Fitzroy Valley Indigenous Cultural Values Study (a preliminary assessment), Sandy Toussaint...[et al.]

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Fitzroy Valley Indigenous Cultural Values Study (a preliminary assessment)

Sandy Toussaint...[et al.]

Introduction: The Fitzroy Valley Indigenous Cultural Values Study -- Ethics, protocol, confidentiality -- Research methods, process, places visited -- Study qualities and limitations -- A note on words and language use -- Structure of the report -- The Fitzroy Valley: an overview: language groups and affiliations to land and water -- Geography, ecology, history -- Textual and visual representations of land and water (literature, paintings, postcards) -- Study findings: a preliminary assessment -- Cultural beliefs and practices -- Social and economic issues -- "River" and "desert" cultures -- Environmental interpretations -- Cultural responsibilities and aspirations -- Consequences of water change over time -- Appendices: persons consulted; Places visited; Advice to communities and organisations; Sample letters; Word list relating ro water use; Darby Nangkirny's story; Geographic locations of water sites in lower Fitzroy/Hann area; Maps from Raparapa Kularr Martuwarra