Saltwater People Of The Broken Bays Sydney's Northern Beaches

Author: OGDEN JOHN

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Price : $79.95 AUD
ISBN : 9780980561913
Publisher : Cyclops Press
Imprint : Cyclops Press
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Weight (g) : 2.25
Publication date : 01 November 2011
Dimensions : 237mm X 306mm
Produced in : Australia
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Out of print date : 01 July 2021
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Author : OGDEN JOHN
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Language : English
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Saltwater People of the Broken Bays tells the history of Sydney's northern beaches, the birthplace of Australian beach culture. The story begins with a surprising revelation that the Aboriginal clans who lived along this coast, the first Saltwater People, were adept at fishing and swimming, and at home in the surf. The in-depth look at the culture of the Saltwater People shows that they not only enjoyed the surf centuries before the Europeans 'discovered' swimming and surfing, but also lived a highly sustainable lifestyle. This book creates awareness of environmental issues along these beaches, and also campaigns for a site of recognition for the first people and for ways of preserving threatened Aboriginal art sites.

Acknowledgement of country

The Bundjalung of Byron Bay Arakwal People have lived in the coastal landscape around Byron Bay for at least 22,000 years.We acknowledge and show respect for the original people on the land on which we are based. We respectfully acknowledge the ancient cultural presence in the Australian landscape by First Nation peoples and their ongoing traditional and spiritual custodianship of the marine areas, beaches, bush, rivers, lakes and mountains.