When the Dust Come in Between

By Bruce Shaw

When the Dust Come in Between
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Reminiscences of eighteen Aboriginal men and women from the eastern Kimberley Region, W.A.; topics include; - life histories, ethnohistory, station life, marriage, inter -marriage, and intra and inter-racial relations; the law, mythology, magic (Buglug/Boxer), initiation, cults and the Christian religion; contact history, violent conflict , wages and work experience; perceptions of politics and aspirations; social identity, kinship and sub sections; Second World War; Forrest River Mission, Mirima Council and Kununurra; attitudes to photography; chronology of persons and glossary of terms.

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