The Narrinyeri [extract] |
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Title : | The Narrinyeri [extract] |
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Creator : | Taplin, George | ||
Source : | The Narrinyeri: an account of the tribes of South Australian Aborigines inhabiting the country around the lakes Alexandrina, Albert, and Coorong, and the lower part of the River Murray; their manners and customs | ||
Place Of Creation : | Adelaide | ||
Publisher : | J T Shawyer | ||
Date of creation : | 1874 | ||
Format : | Pamphlet | ||
Dimensions : | 215 x 138 x 10 | ||
Contributor : | State Library of South Australia | ||
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Description : |
Graham Jenkin in Conquest of the Ngarrindjeri wrote that in default of records by the Ngarrindjeri themselves on their lifestyle before the arrival of the white man, Taplin's The Narrinyeri was the next best thing. Taplin's record of their language including place names, mythology, and net making and fishing methods records a way of life that almost disappeared, and is only now being painstakingly re-learnt. George Taplin was appointed missionary agent for the Aborigines' Friends Association in 1859. The Association established a mission at Point McLeay (Raukkan) on the eastern side of Lake Alexandrina and Taplin devoted the next 20 years of his life to studying and recording the culture of the Ngarrindjeri. His books are still consulted today. |
Subjects | |
Period : | 1852-1883 |
Region : | Riverland and Murraylands |
Further reading : | Bell, Diane. Ngarrindjeri Wurruwarrin : a world that is, was and will be, North Melbourne, Spinifex Press, 1998 |
Internet links : | ABC: George Negus Tonight - History: Indigenous river life Jenni Grace, Elder, Mid-Murray Region; Richard Hunter, Nganguraku Elder; Dr Philip A. Clarke, Head Of Anthropology, SA Museum. [07/06/2004] |