Collinson Library: ANCIENT AUSTRALIANS: Case Study: Noongar

Books from the Library:

Aboriginal People, Then and Now series by Alex Barlow & Marji Hill Titles in the series: My Mob; You and Me Living Together; Bosses Ourselves; Sharing Our Cultures.
Call Number: 306.0899915 BAR
Aboriginal Australia by Michael Dugan Discoveries and Innovations series. Before European people arrived on Australian shores, Australian Aboriginal people created tools, instruments, toys and other items from the materials they found in the natural surrounds. Most of the innovations were developed thousands of years ago and many continue to be used today.
Call Number: 305.89 DUG
Aboriginal Australia by Robyn Hodge Australia Focus series.
Call Number: 305.89 HOD
The Aboriginal Peoples of Australia by Anne Bartlett Learn about Aboriginal culture, including traditional legends, music, food and family life. Find about about the terrible clash between Aboriginal Peoples and European settlers.
Call Number: 305.89 BAR
First Australians : The story of Indigenous Australia by Karin Cox Aboriginal life and customs, how they lived, ate and adated to life after British colonization in 1788. Also looks at the governments reconciliation policies.
Call Number: 305.89 COX
Identity : Images of Australia by Darryn Kruse This topic booklet is designed to challenge and engage students about Australian Identity.
Call Number: 305.8 KRU

Noongar Country:

Kaartdijin in Noongar means 'knowledge.' Noongar people have lived in the south-west of Western Australia for more than 45,000 years.

For thousands of years Noongar people have resided on and had cultural connection to the booja – land. Everything in our vast landscape has meaning and purpose. We speak our own language and have our own lore and customs. The lore is characterised by a strong spiritual connection to country. This means caring for the natural environment and for places of significance. Our lore relates to ceremonies, and to rituals for hunting and gathering when food is abundant and in season. Connection to booja is passed on through our stories, art, song and dance. Noongar people not only survived European colonisation but we thrived as family groups and sought to assert our rights to our booja. For Noongar people, the south-west of Western Australia is ngulla booja – our country.

SOURCE: Noongar knowledge website.

Kaartdijin Noongar (Noongar Knowledge)
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Kaartdijin in Noongar means 'knowledge'. Noongar people have lived in the south-west of Western Australia for more than 45,000 years. The aim of the Kaartdijin website is to share the richness of our knowledge, culture and history in order to strengthen our community and promote wider understanding.
Whadjuk Country [ABC Education]
Duration 4: 32 mins, Broadcast 2018.
Ever wondered what life was like for the traditional owners of Perth before the British arrived in 1829? Whadjuk [pronounced wod-JUK] Noongar Elder and ambassador Dr Noel Nannup talks about traditional Whadjuk ways of life and key cultural places in Perth, and he teaches us the Noongar words for some Perth suburbs (such as Nollamara).