Waringh Waringh: a history of Aboriginal People in the Warwick Area and their Land
Authored book
Book Title | Waringh Waringh: a history of Aboriginal People in the Warwick Area and their Land |
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Book Category | Authored book |
Authors | |
Author | Parsons, David |
Number of Pages | 231 |
Year | 2003 |
Publisher | David Parsons |
Place of Publication | Maryvale, Queensland |
ISBN | 0646424262 |
Abstract | [Preface]: This book is dedicated to the First People of the Warwick area. The portrayal of history in Australia frequently neglects to address Aboriginal people at all or with the importance they deserve. In particular, accounts of history often fail to address the contribution of Aboriginal people to the prosperity of our The contents of this book have been shown to and discussed in part with Sam and Ethelynn Bonner who are First People of this area and who are therefore Traditional Owners. If there are other First People of the area who I do not know, I extend my apologies to them and hope that there is nothing written here which may concern them. Regrettably the vast majority of historical information Some of the scanty information about how people lived in Warwick Shire today covers area traditionally held by two There is some confusion about the naming of the traditional This history then is mainly a contribution by a person of I am of European descent (mainly English but with a bit of I was born into a modest land-owning family in the New As a child on the central coast of NSW I scarcely knew of the existence of Aboriginal people and so was somewhat disgusted to discover in adolescence that many were living in extreme poverty in makeshift shelters. I visited an Aboriginal camp near the Armidale tip in about 1959 and another near Nowra in about 1963 which began to make the facts abundantly clear to me. From then on throughout my life, I have endeavored to find ways to do something to improve things. These activities have included working in the Gurindji Campaign in the 1960s to help those people get back their land in the Northern Territory, helping to run a before-school breakfast program in Sydney, As a consequence of all these experiences, I and my family have always valued other Aboriginal people, and encouraged our children to be proud of their heritage. We have also sought to act to redress the inequalities suffered by many Indigenous people which have flowed from the dispossession by my ancestors and conscious that much of our own material wellbeing has come because of the benefits of this stolen land. Since living in the Warwick area it has become apparent to me that many non-Aboriginal people of the area are ignorant of the facts of the dispossession of the Aboriginal people. While this ignorance persists, Aboriginal people will continue to be discriminated against and suffer the economic and social |
Keywords | Aboriginal; Warwick |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 450107. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history |
Public Notes | Self-published - copyright permission provided. |
Byline Affiliations | No affiliation |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9yx9z/waringh-waringh-a-history-of-aboriginal-people-in-the-warwick-area-and-their-land
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