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Dark Emu

Bruce Pascoe

Were Aboriginal Australians simply hunter gatherers, or do early journals show farming, building and storing food?

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Author
Bruce Pascoe

Why read it

  • You will check a familiar story against the original journals and see where it fails
  • You will see evidence of crops, housing and food storage that many Australians were never taught
  • You will weigh the argument that denying Aboriginal farming blocks understanding between cultures

Who it is for

  • Australians who want the history school left out
  • Teachers and students rethinking how history is told
  • Land managers curious about old ways of farming and fire

Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. 1. Agriculture
  3. 2. Aquaculture
  4. 3. Population and Housing
  5. 4. Storage and Preservation
  6. 5. Fire
  7. 6. The Heavens, Language, and the Law
  8. 7. An Australian Agricultural Revolution
  9. 8. Accepting History and Creating the Future

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