A Distant Field Of Murder

Western District Frontiers 1834—1848

Jan Critchett
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A Distant Field Of Murder

Subjects

Anthropology

Published

1 April 2013

ISBN

9780522863000

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Subjects

Anthropology

Imprint

Melbourne University Press

A Distant Field Of Murder

Western District Frontiers 1834—1848

Jan Critchett
A unique study of early Aboriginal-white relations in the Western District of Victoria
Jan Critchett challenges some of strongly held opinions about Aboriginal culture: that their only shelters were frail mia-mias, that they were nomadic and had no attachment to a particular area of land, and that they were simple hunters and gatherers. With a particular focus on the Western District of Victoria, known under the Squatting Act as Portland Bay, Critchett begins and ends the book with the story of Hissing Swan or Kaawirn Kuunawarn.
Jan Critchett challenges some of strongly held opinions about Aboriginal culture: that their only shelters were frail mia-mias, that they were nomadic and had no attachment to a particular area of land, and that they were simple hunters and gatherers. With a particular focus on the Western District of Victoria, known under the Squatting Act as Portland Bay, Critchett begins and ends the book with the story of Hissing Swan or Kaawirn Kuunawarn.

Jan Critchett

Dr Jan Critchett is an Associate Professor of Australian Studies at Deakin University. She is the author of A Distant Field of Murder (MUP 1988) and Untold Stories (MUP 1994).

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