Dreaming Ecology: Nomadics and Indigenous Ecological Knowledge, Victoria River, Northern Australia

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Deborah Bird Rose Margaret Jolly

Dreaming Ecology

Nomadics and Indigenous Ecological Knowledge, Victoria River, Northern Australia

Deborah Bird Rose, Margaret Jolly, Darrell Lewis

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Anu Press
07 May 2024

Social & cultural anthropology; Social impact of environmental issues

Series: Monographs in Anthropology

In the author's own words, Dreaming Ecology 'explores a holistic understanding of the interconnections of people, country, kinship, creation and the living world within a context of mobility. Implicitly it asks how people lived so sustainably for so long’. It offers a telling critique of the loss of Indigenous life, human and non-human, in the wake of white settler colonialism and this becoming ‘cattle country’. It offers a fresh perspective on nomadics grounded in ‘footwalk epistemology’ and ‘an ethics of return sustained across different species, events, practices and scales’.

‘This is the final and most substantial of Debbie’s love letters to the Aboriginal people of the Victoria River Downs. I say this because there is such a sense of reverence, wonder and respect throughout the book. The introduction of concepts of double-death, footwalk epistemology, wild country … are not only organising ideas but characterisations arising from what Debbie hears, sees and feels of herself and Aboriginal others … I think of it in terms of love, if love is care, reciprocal respect, deep connectivity and a strong desire to never make less of the people she chose to commit herself to.’ —Richard Davis

‘This book was a pleasure to read, filled with careful description of people, places, and various plants and animals, and insightful analysis of the patterns and commitments that hold them together in the world.’ —Thom van Dooren

By: Deborah Bird Rose
Edited by: Margaret Jolly, Darrell Lewis
Imprint: Anu Press
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 494g
ISBN: 9781760466275
ISBN 10: 1760466271
Series: Monographs in Anthropology
Pages: 354
Publication Date: 07 May 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Illustrations Notes for the Reader Acknowledgements Prelude 1. Dreaming Ecology: Bringing to Fruition – Chantal Jackson Prelude 2. Debbie and Yarralin: The Early Years – Darrell Lewis Prelude 3. Deborah Bird Rose—Ahla Tyaemaen – Linda Payi Ford Prelude 4. Dreaming Ecology: Reflections – Margaret Jolly Coming into Country Footwalk Epistemology Walkabout Dreaming Organisation 'Looking at all the Country' Attentive Subjects Interactive Benefits Wild and Ugly Coming into Life Appendix 1. Letter from Brian Pedwell Bibliography Index