MEDICAL ABORIGINAL WEST AUSTRALIANA

Traditional Healers of central Australia contains unique stories and imagery and primary source material: the ngangkari speak directly to the reader. Ngangkari are senior Aboriginal people authorised to speak publicly about Anangu (Western Desert language speaking Aboriginal people) culture and practices. It is accurate, authorised information about their work, in their own words. The practice of traditional healing is still very much a part of contemporary Aboriginal society. The ngangkari currently employed at NPY Women’s Council deliver treatments to people across a tri-state region of about 350,000 sq km, in more than 25 communities in SA, WA and NT. Acknowledged, respected and accepted these ngangkari work collaboratively with hospitals and health professionals even beyond this region, working hand in hand with Western medical practitioners.

• 272 pages : colour illustrations, portraits, map ; 28 cm. #061224
• First Nations (AIATSIS) Subject:
  • Substance use
  • Health – Treatments – Traditional – Clever people
  • History – Biographies – Indigenous – Autobiographies
  • Mental health
  • Art – Painting
  • Indigenous knowledge – Health and medicine
  • Art – Artists
  • Pitjantjatjara people (C6) (NT SG52-11)
  • Ngaanyatjarra people (A38) (WA SG51-08)
  • Yankunytjatjara people (C4) (NT SG52-16)
  • Pitjantjatjara language C6
  • Yankunytjatjara language C4
  • Ngaanyatjarra language A38
  • Pukatja / Ernabella (SA Central Australia SG53-09)
  • Pipalyatjara (SA Central Australia SG52-11)

  Subject:

  • Healers — Western Australia
  • Aboriginal Australians — Health and hygiene
  • Ngaanyatjara (Australian people) — Medicine
  • Traditional medicine — Western Australia