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- Tags: Indigenous peoples
Goulburn: Oral History of Daryl Sloan
Daryl Sloan has been a resident of the Shepparton area for 35 years since his teenage years. He has worked in the social welfare industry for around 15 years and his work sees him regularly visiting the Goulburn River…
Tags: Aboriginal history, Aboriginal scarred tree, Camping, Colonisation, Connection to country, Environmental conservation, Goulburn, Homeless camps, Indigenous peoples, Mental illness, Native animals, Traditional ecological knowledge, Water quality, Water--Symbolic aspects
Position: 55 (106 views)
Katarapko: Oral History of Kingsley Abdulla
Kingsley is from the Gerard Aboriginal community in South Australia. Born in 1971, he has always lived on the river; camping with family and extended family, a time for Elders to educate the…
Tags: Birds--Identification, Burial sites, Dredging, Droughts, Erosion, Fishes--Identification, Indigenous peoples, Introduced species, Katarapko, Salinisation, Traditional ecological knowledge, Water quality, Wetlands
Position: 9 (270 views)
Murray: Oral History of Wally Cooper and Pat Larkin
Wally talks about traditional fishing, fishing women, tickling fish, fishing with spears, hand lines, baiting, canoe fishing and diving for Crayfish. He also…
Tags: Aboriginal culture, Connection to country, Cotton, Fishing nets, Floods, Indigenous peoples, Introduced species, Murray, Tobacco industry, Traditional ecological knowledge, Traditional fishing, Water quality, Weirs
Position: 110 (79 views)
Murray: Oral History of Richard Kennedy
Tags: Colonisation, Connection to country, Cotton, Cultural flows, Fishes--Identification, Flood plains, Floods, Indigenous peoples, Murray, Ngiyambaa / Ngemba language, Restoration ecology, Traditional ecological knowledge, Weirs
Position: 6 (331 views)
Namoi: Oral History of Joe and Pearl Trindall
Pearl and Joe Trindall are an Indigenous couple who have lived in the Namoi region for most their lives. Pearl was born in Boomi, while Joe was born in Narrabri and they both, along with their children, have spent a lot…
Tags: Aboriginal spirituality, Cotton, Dams--Australia, Diet, Fishing nets, Floods, Indigenous peoples, Introduced species, Namoi, Stock routes, Storytelling, Swimming, Water pollution, Weirs
Position: 13 (233 views)
Namoi: Oral History of Robert Horne
Robert Horne is an Indigenous man who was born in Boggabri; a small country town through which the Namoi River runs, located in north-western New South Wales.
The interview takes place in Robert's Gunnedah office…
Tags: Cotton, Dams--Australia, Fishes--Migration, Floods, Indigenous peoples, Introduced species, Namoi, Traditional ecological knowledge, Water--Law and legislation
Position: 130 (72 views)
Paroo: Oral History of Lorna McNiven
Tags: Aboriginal culture, Aboriginal fish traps, Aboriginal spirituality, Badjiri / Budjari / Badyidi people, Connection to country, Fishes--Migration, Floods, Indigenous peoples, Muruwari / Murrawarri people, Paroo, Siltation, Storytelling, Water pollution, Weirs
Position: 17 (192 views)
Paroo: Oral History of Colin Tud Murphy
In the interview Tud describes the changes he has…
Tags: Aboriginal customs, Aboriginal history, Colonisation, Droughts, Floods, Hunting, Indigenous peoples, Paroo, Siltation, Stock routes, Water quality
Position: 115 (76 views)
Upper Murrumbidgee: Oral History of Adrian Brown
Adrian talks about growing up along the River (around Queanbeyan River, Jumping Creek, and Wanna Wanna Creek) and the way that he and his brother learnt the land by walking it and fishing the river…
Tags: Aboriginal culture, Burial sites, Communities, Connection to country, Cultural flows, Fish populations, Indigenous peoples, Kurnai / Gunai people, Land custodianship, Murrumbidgee, Ngarigo / Ngarigu people, Ngunawal / Ngunnawal people, Places of significance, Siltation, Totems, Traditional ecological knowledge, Traditional fishing, Walgalu / Walgal people, Wiradjuri people
Position: 24 (159 views)
Upper Darling: Oral History of Feli McHughes
Tags: Billabongs, Connection to country, Cultural flows, Fish stocking, Fishes--Identification, Indigenous peoples, Native Fish Strategy, Native plants, Ngiyambaa / Ngemba language, Riparian restoration, Upper Darling, Water quality
Position: 16 (218 views)