Personal Names and the Negotiation of Change: Reconsidering Arnhem Land’s Adjustment Movement

Unbirri’s pre-Macassan legacy, or how the Yolngu became black

“…Bayini narratives from other parts of northeast Arnhem Land identify key pre-Macassan leaders, like Luki, Lela and Leku. We know something of their religion, personalities and leadership qualities and also the hierarchical structure of their society (McIntosh 1996(McIntosh , 2004a(McIntosh , 2004b(McIntosh , 2008. Luki, for example, was described to me as a saintly figure who 'lived for the Yolngu'.…”

Two Victorian corroborees: Meaning making in response to European intrusion

“…Berndt 1962;McIntosh 2004;Borsboom 1992: 14, 17;Bos 1988: 426, 433. 42 Lattas 1998: xxiii-xxv, xxxiii, xlii.…”

Macassan History and Heritage: Journeys, Encounters and Influences

“…We know something of their religion, personalities and leadership qualities and also the hierarchical structure of their society (McIntosh , 2004a(McIntosh , 2004b. Luki, for example, was described to me as a saintly figure who 'lived for the Yolngu'.…”

“…As discussed in Clark and May (this volume), the commonly accepted date for the earliest Macassan visits is contested, as is the theory of pre-Macassan contact (see, for example, Evans 1992, p. 66;McIntosh 2004). European accounts, such as those of Matthew Flinders in 1801 , have led researchers to suggest that these visits began between 1650 and 1750 (for example Crawford 1969); Macknight later revised this to 1780 .…”