Warray Plants and Animals
Aboriginal flora and fauna knowledge from the upper Adelaide and upper Finniss Rivers, northern Australia
Another title in the series of NT Government ethnobotanical books, this work has been in the making over decades, bringing together the knowledge of Warray elders Doris Lidawi White, Elsie Ajibak O'Brien, Dolly Mabul Fejo, Roger Wurdirdi Yates and Ada Ajibak Goodman (all now deceased) with linguist Mark Harvey and biologist Glenn Wightman. Warray country includes the upper Adelaide and upper Finniss Rivers and takes in the townships of Adelaide River and Batchelor as well as parts of Litchfield National Park. The book details 372 plants and animals from this country through Warray language terms and descriptions of cultural contexts along with illustrations.
ISBN:
9781921519000