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Batjamalh, Emmi and Mendhe plants and animals : flora and fauna knowledge of the Wadjiginy, Emmiyangal and Mendheyangal people of the north-west Top End, Australia / Alice Djorrk, Esther Burrenjuk, Imelda Wood, Rosie Bigfoot, Maudie Bennett, Marjorie Bilbil, Agnes Lippo, Ruby Yarrowin, Teresa Timber, Gracie Binbin, Lysbeth Ford, Glenn Wightman.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Northern Territory botanical bulletin ; no. 44Publisher: Darwin : Department of Land Resource Management, 2015Description: 240 pages : illustrations (some colour), 1 colour map, colour portraits ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781743500606
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 578.60899915094295 23
Summary: "In this book we tell the Wadjiginy, Emmiyangal and Mendheyangal story of our plants and animals. We have worked on this book for a long time, and before us our elders passed on knowledge of country for thousands of generations. We have made this book from our own plant and animal knowledge to keep it strong, and to allow the next generations to learn it, understand it and use it. We want the children, the rangers, future elders and all our countrymen to be able to learn about their culture and to look after it forever." -- back cover.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book State Botanical Collection RBG 581.61099429 BAT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available RBGM00007376

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 217.

"In this book we tell the Wadjiginy, Emmiyangal and Mendheyangal story of our plants and animals. We have worked on this book for a long time, and before us our elders passed on knowledge of country for thousands of generations. We have made this book from our own plant and animal knowledge to keep it strong, and to allow the next generations to learn it, understand it and use it. We want the children, the rangers, future elders and all our countrymen to be able to learn about their culture and to look after it forever." -- back cover.

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