10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PITJANTJARA»
Discover the use of
Pitjantjara in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Pitjantjara and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Material on the
Pitjantjara Language
Roneoed by V.G. Rose for staff at Mission; Major portion and revision carried out by Mrs. Eliott of present staff Grammar, vocab., Pitjantjara English, vocab., English Pitjantjara of-age terms, parts of body, relationship terms, times.
Ernabella Mission (S. Aust.), 1961
2
Musics of Many Cultures: An Introduction
Camels and the Pitjantjara. AIAS. Col. 57 min. Directed by Roger Sandall.
Scenes from the life of the Pitjantjara tribe on a reservation in Central Australia.
Shows their use of camels, originally introduced from Afghanistan. Considerable
section ...
3
Family Planning Among
Pitjantjara Women: A Communication Problem
Contraceptive techniques among Pitjantjara women ; overcoming communication problems by education through song.
4
Aboriginal Land Ownership Among the Southern
Pitjantjara of ...
Discussion of land ownership and territoriality among Pitjantjara people from Great Victoria Desert and Maralinga area, now resident at Yalata; outlines the nature and organization of the landowning group, its members rights and obligations ...
5
Narratives of the Dreaming from
Pitjantjara Speaking People ...
Details of mythology and associated dreaming tracks and sites in an area encompassing the Western Desert region, including Jigalong, Warburton, Cundeelee and Kalgoorlie, the Great Victoria Desert and the Nullarbor Plain.
6
Bringing to Light: A History of Ethnographic Filmmaking at ...
... a release version of the film, which had the working title 'Business', but it was
never released. In fact, a short segment from this ceremony was used in the 'long'
version of Camels and the Pitjantjara although this section was later removed ...
7
Moral Rights and Their Application in Australia
Pitjantjara people. In Pitjantjara Council Inc v Lowe,106 Dr Mountford, an
anthropologist had taken photographs of secret sacred material. The Pitjantjara
Council was able to show that an obligation of confidence was placed on
Mountford, and ...
8
Oceania: The Native Cultures of Australia and the Pacific ...
The Western Desert people studied by Gould spoke various dialects of the
Pitjantjara language. At the time there were 2,000-3,200 Pitjantjara speakers,
who lived scattered over an area of some 990,000 square miles. When
Europeans first ...
9
Politics and History in Band Societies
'The obtaining of accurate information on the number of such hordes present
among the Pitjantjara has been difficult . . .' He estimates that there were some 30
hordal groupings and the 'remants of several less successful family lines' (ibid.).
Eleanor Leacock, Richard B. Lee, 1982
10
Medical Journal of Australia
Ellis and Tur3 write that among the Pitjantjara-speaking people "[t]here are
uncompromising restrictions on discussions of matters relating to sexual
behaviour in the tribal situation" which have a "powerful influence" on
discussions about family ...
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PITJANTJARA»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
Pitjantjara is used in the context of the following news items.
International Nurses Day
... children thrived being immersed in a very different culture and language (English was a second language after Pitjantjara and Yolngu Matha) ... «Scoop.co.nz, May 15»
Talking the talk with Aboriginal students
Having lived with Pitjantjara people at Ernabella in the 1980s and with Arrernte people in Mpwarntwe (Alice Springs) in the '80s, '90s and early ... «Eureka Street, Jun 13»
A fractured spirit
The Warlpiri are significantly different to the Pitjantjara, for example. The Warlpiri are one of the toughest groups of people I have ever come ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 12»
Our footy story of the year
"A couple of the boys can call for the ball in Pitjantjara and Amos loves that," Burt said. "That's a connection we've made with him going the ... «The Daily Telegraph, Mar 12»
Bird of the week – Kanpanparlala – Crested Bellbird, Oreoica …
... call such as, 'Burn-burn-boolala', 'Pan-pan-boolala', 'Pan-pan-panella', etc, the Pitjantjara name the bird 'Panpanpalala' and Bunbunbililila. «Crikey, May 09»
Sexual abuse reported in Indigenous community
She speaks Pitjantjara, and is considered family by the local people. Here she is at Mutijulu School in 2003, where she taught kids between the ... «ABC Message Stick, Jun 06»
Moves to save dying languages
NANCE HAXTON: The Pitjantjara choir from the isolated desert country in northern South Australia still sings in traditional language, but Pitjantjara is one of the ... «ABC Regional Online, Mar 04»
