Encountering Aboriginal knowledge: Explorer narratives on north-east Queensland, 1770 to 1820

Davis, Michael

doi:10.22459/ah.37.2013.02

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“…Look closely, however, and you will see something 13 Dening 1996;Clendinnen 2003;Douglas 2009. For work which teases out aspects of indigenous history from colonial archives of exploration in Australia, see Nugent 2008;Shellam 2009;Davis 2013;Veth et al 2008. For examples of related cross-cultural archival work in a variety of other contexts, see Fogel-Chance 2002;Govor 2010;Mueggler 2011;Newell 2010.…”

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Indigenous Intermediaries: new perspectives on exploration archives

Kennedy

2016

The Journal of Pacific History

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and has also published articles on Australian mission history, gender and heritage, and women in business, including in History Australia and Law and History Review. Len Collard is Professor with the School of Indigenous Studies at the University of Western Australia. He is a Whadjuk Noongar and a Traditional Owner of the Perth Metropolitan area, its surrounding lands, rivers, swamps and ocean, and its culture. He has a background in literature and communications and his research interests are in the area of Aboriginal Studies, including Noongar interpretive histories and Noongar theoretical and practical research models. Len has conducted research funded by the Australian Research Council, the National Trust of Western Australia, the Western Australian Catholic Schools, the Swan River Trust and many other organisations. Len's research has allowed the broadening of the understanding of the many unique characteristics of Australia's Aboriginal people and has contributed enormously to improving the appreciation of Aboriginal culture and heritage of the southwest of Australia. Len's groundbreaking theoretical work has put Noongar cultural research on the local, national and international stages. Bronwen Douglas was a Fellow and Senior Fellow in Pacific and Asian History at The Australian National University for 16 years and is an Adjunct Associate Professor in 'retirement'. She is a historian of the interplay of race, geography, and practical encounters with people and places in Oceania. Her research IndIgenous IntermedIarIes xii interests include the identification of traces of Indigenous agency and the power of place in colonial and elite representations and the use of visual materials and maps as ethnohistorical texts. She is author of Across the Great Divide (Harwood

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Indigenous Intermediaries: new perspectives on exploration archives

Kennedy

2016

The Journal of Pacific History

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“…Within the southern population, the most extensive stands of Bunya occur in the Bunya Mountains and along the Blackall Ranges. In this area, the historical significance of the species to Aboriginal people is well documented (Davis 2013; Jerome 2002; Petrie and Petrie 1904; Ross, Ulm and Tobane 2013; Steele 1984; Swan 2017; Webb 1964). The ongoing high cultural value of the Bunya in south-eastern Queensland and adjacent parts of north-eastern New South Wales is widely celebrated through the recent revival of the popular Bunya Nut ‘Feast’ ceremonial gatherings.…”

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Not All Edible Nuts Are Eaten: Evidence for Continued Aboriginal Cultural Use and Dispersal of Bunya Pine (Araucaria bidwillii) in Southern But Not in Northern Queensland

Cooke,

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Clarke

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Journal of Ethnobiology

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Globally, there is increasing evidence that Indigenous peoples have manipulated plant and animal populations over millennia. The Bunya Pine ( Araucaria bidwillii Hook.) is a coniferous tree native to subtropical and tropical eastern Australia, which produces 30–100 large, edible seeds within a large cone weighing 5–10 kgs. Endemic Bunya populations occur as two disjunct populations: one in south-eastern Queensland/north-east New South Wales and the other in northern Queensland. We investigated possible pre- and postcolonial Bunya seed dispersal within and between the two separate populations by utilising multidisciplinary methods to examine Aboriginal cultural connections with Bunya. Analysis of historical sources and ethnographic interviews conducted with Aboriginal knowledge holders provided strong evidence for localised deliberate dispersal within the southern population but no solid evidence for dispersal in the north, suggesting two distinct modes of Aboriginal interaction with this species. Early European colonial records documented the Indigenous cultural significance of southern Bunya, evidenced by large feast gatherings, creation Stories, Aboriginal familial tree connections, seed carrying and planting, and storage in camps. The continued cultural attachment post-colonisation was evident from ethnographic interviews with Indigenous knowledge holders that revealed plantings of this species on Aboriginal missions and modern grave sites. The development of an overarching effective biocultural management plan to conserve the biological and cultural importance of this species is therefore particularly important for the southern population, especially in the face of new threats from pathogenic dieback. The individal tree connections of certain Aboriginal families also warrant deeper ethnographic study to target planting and restoration efforts that preserve these kin-based biocultural connections.

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Bibliography of the History of Australian Science, No. 35, 2014

Cohn¹

2015

Hist. Rec. Aust. Sci.

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Pacific Ocean near Australia, and Antarctica, mostly published in 2014. For this series of bibliographies history of science broadly covers the natural sciences (mathematics, physical sciences, earth sciences and biological sciences), some of the applied sciences (including medical and health sciences, agriculture and related subjects, and engineering), and human sciences (anthropology and psychology). Biographical material relating to these sciences is also of interest, as are conference proceedings and theses.

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Encountering Aboriginal knowledge: Explorer narratives on north-east Queensland, 1770 to 1820

Cited by 3 publications

References 34 publications

Indigenous Intermediaries: new perspectives on exploration archives

Indigenous Intermediaries: new perspectives on exploration archives

Not All Edible Nuts Are Eaten: Evidence for Continued Aboriginal Cultural Use and Dispersal of Bunya Pine (Araucaria bidwillii) in Southern But Not in Northern Queensland

Bibliography of the History of Australian Science, No. 35, 2014

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