Australian

Archival Aboriginal Australian traditions, story collections, and early ethnographic records arranged by region and genre.

Folders

  • Central and Northern AustraliaCentral and Northern Australian Aboriginal traditions, including Spencer and Gillen's Central Australian study and Baldwin Spencer's Northern Territory record. (2)
  • Comparative Myth and Story CollectionsBroader Aboriginal Australian myth and story collections that gather material from more than one local region. (1)
  • Euahlayi and New South WalesEuahlayi and New South Wales Aboriginal traditions, including K. Langloh Parker's Euahlayi materials and C. W. Peck's southeastern Australian legends. (3)
  • Western and Northwestern AustraliaWestern and Northwestern Australian Aboriginal records, including Calvert's survey and Withnell's Pilbara-region account. (2)

Pages

  • GlossaryA shelf-specific slice of the Good Works Glossary for Aboriginal Australian terms.
  • Introduction to Australian Aboriginal TraditionsA critical introduction to the Australian Aboriginal traditions shelf: Country, Dreaming, Law, colonial records, restricted knowledge, regional diversity, and the ethics of reading public-domain ethnography.
  • Reader's Guide to Australian Aboriginal TraditionsA people-, Country-, and source-led guide to the colonial records of Aboriginal Australian traditions currently held on this shelf.