چیزی دربارهٔ اموها: داستان‌های بینینج از سرزمین آرنه غربی

The emu is an iconic Australian bird of significance to all Australians, but especially so to Indigenous Australians who have had a special relationship with this curious animal for thousands of years. In this bilingual, highly illustrated, full-color publication__Something about emus__reveals valuable ecological knowledge in a collection of essays by senior members of the Bininj Kunwok language group from Kakadu National Park and Western Arnhem Land. Contents 6 List of Contributors 8 Acknowledgments 14 Introduction 16 Reading and writing Bininj Kunwok words 25 A guide to pronunciation 26 Vowels 26 Diphthongs 26 Consonants 26 Long stops and short stops 28 Hyphens 28 PART I: Talking about emus 29 Chapter 1 Bininj Elder Jimmy Kalarriya talks about emus with Peter Biless Nabarlambarl and Don Nakad 30 Where do we find her, the emu? 34 Emus and water 36 Emu’s predators 39 What emus do during the day 41 Reproduction 41 Emu nesting 42 Hunting emus 46 Emus and fire 47 Chapter 2 Jack Nawilil and Jimmy Kalarriya talk about emus at Bolkdjam Outstation 52 Names, social classification of emus, emu clans and sites of significance 53 Where they go and what they eat 58 Predators 61 Emu movements 62 Reproduction 63 Diet 64 More on movements 65 Preparing and cooking emus 66 Dividing the meat 66 Burning country: fire and emus 67 Emu population change 70 Emus and fruit gathering 70 Emu gender 71 Chapter 3 Mick Kubarkku and family from Yikarrakkal talk about emus 72 Predators 78 Nesting and hatching the chicks 79 Diet 82 Emu scats 84 Chapter 4 Jack Djandjomerr and Josie Maralngurra talk about emus at Kabulwarnamyo Outstation 85 Emu diet - food and water 87 Gender and reproduction 90 More on emu diet 92 Emus and fire 93 Hunting emus 95 Chapter 5 George Djandjomerr talks about emus at Manabudduma 97 Emu and her names 99 Habitat 100 Predators 105 Emu gender 106 Emu movements 107 The emus near Marlkawo - diet, fire, vocalisations 108 Emus, fire and hunting 111 Cooking emus 112 Chapter 6 Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek and Mary Kolkiwarra talk about emus at Kabulwarnamyo Outstation 113 Emu gender 118 Habitat 118 Emus and water 121 Emus and predators 121 Emu movements 125 Emu reproduction 126 Emu eggs and cultural taboos 129 Emu diet 131 Emus and fire 135 Hunting emus 136 Life in the bush hunting emus and other animals 138 PART II: Three greedy emu stories Nicholas Evans, with Toby Gangali and Jimmy Kalarriya Namarnyilk 140 Introduction 141 Toby Gangali’s version 143 Commentary on Toby Gangali’s version 147 Jimmy Kalarriya’s Kundedjnjenghmi version 150 Dalabon version by Jack Chadum and Don Bunindjawa 152 Conclusion 155 References 157 Acknowledgments 158 Part III: Cooking an emu in an underground oven at Mumeka Jon Altman 159 The Photos: Ngabenbimmey ‘I took photos of them’ 162 Notes from my field diary 171 21 November 1979 to 20 January 1980 171 From Field Notebook No. 3, 3 January 1980 to 14 March 1980 173 Some contemporary commentary 174 Appendix 1 176 Collated by Wendy Telfer and Murray Garde: summary of information about emus 176 Plants Eaten by Emus as Reported by Bininj in Western and Central Arnhem Land 179 Appendix 2 182 Dalabon, anthropologists and the greedy emu story 182 Appendix 3 185 Bininj Kunwok and other language names and associated information for emus in Arnhem Land 185 Appendix 4 186 Skin names or subsections in Western Arnhem Land 186 Explanation 187 The emu is an iconic Australian bird of significance to all Australians, but especially so to Indigenous Australians who have had a special relationship with this curious animal for thousands of years. In this bilingual, highly illustrated, full-colour publication Something about emus reveals valuable ecological knowledge in a collection of essays by senior members of the Bininj Gunwok language group from Kakadu National Park and Western Arnhem Land. Something About Emus goes beyond biology and ecology to encompass other culturally important domains such as the visual and verbal arts, music, ritual and the relationships between humans and animals. Whilst Indigenous ecological knowledge is increasingly acknowledged as a valuable part of Australia's cultural heritage, such knowledge is most richly expressed in Australia's Indigenous languages which have largely remained inaccessible to those outside their communities. The emu is an iconic Australian bird of significance to all Australians, but especially so to Indigenous Australians who have had a special relationship with this curious animal for thousands of years. In this bilingual, highly illustrated, full-colour publication Something about emus reveals valuable ecological knowledge in a collection of essays by senior members of the Bininj Kunwok language group from Kakadu National Park and Western Arnhem Land. Something about emus goes beyond biology and ecology to encompass other culturally important domains such as the visual and verbal arts, music, ritual and the relationships between humans and animals. Whilst Indigenous ecological knowledge is increasingly acknowledged as a valuable part of Australia's cultural heritage, such knowledge is most richly expressed in Australia's Indigenous languages which have largely remained inaccessible to those outside their communities. The emu is an iconic Australian bird of significance to all Australians, but especially so to Indigenous Australians who have had a special relationship with this curious animal for thousands of years. In this bilingual, highly illustrated, full-colour publications something about emus reveals valuable ecological knowledge in a collection of essays by senior members of the Bininj Kunwok language group from Kakadu National Park and western Arnhem Land. Something about emus goes beyond biology and ecology to encompass other culturally important domains such as the visual and verbal arts, music, ritual and the relationships between humans and animals. Whilst Indigenous ecological knowledge is increasingly acknowledged as a valuable part of Australia's cultural heritage, such knowledge is most richly expressed in Australia's Indigenous languages which have largely remained inaccessible to those outside their communities