What Now : Everyday Endurance and Social Intensity in an Australian Aboriginal Community

Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork undertaken since 2006, the book addresses some of the most topical aspects of remote Aboriginal life in Australia. This includes the role of kinship and family, relationships to land and sea, and cross-cultural relations with non-Aboriginal residents. There is also extensive treatment of contemporary issues relating to alcohol consumption, violence and the impact of systemic ill health. This richly detailed portrayal provides a nuanced account of everyday endurance and social intensity on Mornington Island. "Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork undertaken since 2006, the book addresses some of the most topical aspects of remote Aboriginal life in Australia. This includes the role of kinship and family, relationships to land and sea, and cross-cultural relations with non-Aboriginal residents. There is also extensive treatment of contemporary issues relating to alcohol consumption, violence, use of the internet and social media, and the impact of systemic ill health. This richly detailed portrayal provides a nuanced account of being and becoming on Mornington Island"-- Provided by publisher Contents Illustrations Acknowledgements Notes on Text Abbreviations Introduction A RETURN 1 LOCATING THE STATE 2 WHITEFELLAS AND BLACKFELLAS 3 CONTEMPORARY ABORIGINAL FAMILY 4 ALCOHOL MANAGEMENT AND VIOLENCE 5 CONNECTIONS TO LAND AND SEA Conclusion MANY RETURNS Appendix RESIDENTIAL SURVEY 2010 References Index