Aboriginal Maritime Landscapes in South Australia: The Balance Ground

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Aboriginal Maritime Landscapes in South Australia reveals the maritime landscape of a coastal Aboriginal mission, Burgiyana (Point Pearce), in South Australia, based on the experiences of the Narungga community. A collaborative initiative with Narungga peoples and a cross-disciplinary approach have resulted in new understandings of the maritime history of Australia. Analysis of the long-term participation of Narungga peoples in Australia’s maritime past, informed by Narungga oral histories, primary archival research and archaeological fieldwork, delivers insights into the world of Aboriginal peoples in the post-contact maritime landscape. This demonstrates that multiple interpretations of Australia’s maritime past exist and provokes a reconsideration of how the relationship between maritime and Indigenous archaeology is seen. This book describes the balance ground shaped through the collaboration, collision and reconciliation of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples in Australia. It considers community-based practices, cohesively recording such areas of importance to Aboriginal communities as beliefs, knowledges and lived experiences through a maritime lens, highlighting the presence of Narungga and Burgiyana peoples in a heretofore Western-dominated maritime literature. Through its consideration of such themes as maritime archaeology and Aboriginal history, the book is of value to scholars in a broad range of disciplines, including archaeology, anthropology, history and Indigenous studies. Cover Half Title Series Information Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of contents List of Figures Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1 Narungga A maritime culture Continuous exploitation of marine resources Continuous travel over water Continuous mental presence of the sea After contact The archive The worldview The perspective The sources Organisation References 2 Burgiyana Colonising South Australia Pastoralism Maritime industries Government regulations Burgiyana history Before 1868 Establishment of Burgiyana Life at Burgiyana Waraldi Island pastoralism Island mining Dharldiwarldu Conclusions References 3 Cognitive landscapes Dreamings Seascapes Conclusions Notes References 4 Transport landscapes Boatbuilding Owning boats Mission boats Narrunga Station launch Station barge Station dinghy Sea routes Landing sites Gunganya warda Winggara Big Jetty Little Jetty Old Dolly’s Jetty Dolly’s Jetty Dharldiwarldu Jetty Conclusions Notes References 5 Economic landscapes Commercial fishing Regulating fisheries Fishing families Island pastoralism Shearing Pastoral infrastructure Water scheme Changing times in the mid-twentieth century Waraldi boats Coastal pastoralism Conclusions References 6 Social landscapes Fishing for subsistence Fisherwomen Living on Waraldi Crayon drawings Leisure landscapes Tin canoes Beach picnics Conclusions References 7 Territorial landscapes Contact Waraldi Liminality Dharldiwarldu Port work Export Import Shipping mishaps Fringe camps Conclusions References 8 Indigenising maritime archaeology Assembling resources Engagement Working together Building confidence Excellence and equity Conclusions References Index of Burgiyana people Index