Warray plants and animals: Aboriginal flora and fauna knowledge from the upper Adelaide and upper Finniss Rivers, northern Australia

Title: Warray plants and animals: Aboriginal flora and fauna knowledge from the upper Adelaide and upper Finniss Rivers, northern Australia
Creator: White, Doris Lidawi; O'Brien, Elsie Ajibak; Fejo, Dolly Mabul; Yates, Roger Wurdirdi; Goodman, Ada Ajibak; Harvey, Mark; Wightman, Glenn
Relation: Northern Territory Botanical Bulletin 33
Relation: http://www.nt.gov.au/nreta/publications/wildlife/science/2009.html
Publisher: Department of Natural Resources, Environment, the Arts and Sport / Diwurruwurru-jaru Aboriginal Corporation
Resource Type: book
Date: 2009
Description: The results of a study of Warray plant and animal knowledge conducted by traditional owners with linguistic and biological support are presented. Warray names and uses of plants and animals, scientific names and common English names for 126 plants and 246 animals are included. Introductory chapters outline Warray terms for seasons, terms for implements and habitat terms. Warray biological knowledge is categorised and discussed in later chapters. Indexes of animal common names, plant common names and Warray plant and animal names are provided; 66 plants and 113 animals are illustrated.
Subject: Warray (Australian people); ethnobiology; Warray language; Adelaide river region, N.T.; Finniss river region, N.T.
Identifier: uon:8279
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/917358
Identifier: ISBN:9781921519000