AUSTRALIANA ABORIGINAL INDIGENOUS FAUNA & FLORA

General survey of the natural and cultural significance of Uluru – Kata Tjuta National Park; summary of creation stories – associated mythology; geology; fauna and flora; Anangu environmental knowledge – tracking, representation in acrylic painting; environmental management; contact history – explorers and anthropologists – includes Anangu assessment of Mountford and Harney; formation of the national park and the handback; joint management – Anangu rangers; biographies of local Anangu; attitudes to climbing Uluru.
Uluru-Kata national park, an isolated tiny patch in Australia’s vast arid zone at the very centre of the continent, is the symbol for a special, almost intangible quality of the continent’s interior but also for the co-operative human spirit. This beautifully presented book with its effortless, personal writing–like a long letter from a good friend–is a milestone in teaching Australians and visitors from around the world about one of the most important places in our land.
xiii, 210 p. : col. ill., col maps, col. ports. ; 25 cm. (Light cover crease and some discolouration to blank feps.)
Natural history — Northern Territory — Uluru National Park. | Aboriginal Australians — Northern Territory — Uluru National Park. | Aboriginal Australians — Northern Territory — Uluru National Park — Land tenure. | Land use — Northern Territory — Uluru National Park — Management. | Economic sectors – Tourism. | Occupations – Rangers and park workers. | Indigenous knowledge – Zoology. | Settlement and contacts. | Environment – Conservation. | Indigenous knowledge – World view. | Stories and motifs. | Culture – Relationship to land. | Indigenous knowledge – Botany. | Occupations – Rangers and park workers – Training. | Environment – Land management. | Cultural heritage – Management. | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (N.T.) | Mutitjulu (N.T.) | Kata Tjuta / Olgas  | Uluru / Ayers Rock
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