Murray River Country

Name: Murray River Country
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SKU: 9780855756789
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An Ecological Dialogue with Traditional Owners

By Jessica K Weir

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Murray River Country by Jessica K Weir delves into the intricate relationships between Aboriginal people and the environment along Australia's Murray River. Exploring cultural, spiritual, and ecological perspectives, the book provides insight into how Indigenous knowledge and practices shape the sustainability of this vital river system. Through a blend of environmental science and cultural studies, it highlights the importance of respecting and integrating Indigenous perspectives in environmental management.
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This book may appeal to you if you have an interest in the dynamic relationship between people and the environment, particularly focusing on the cultural and ecological importance of Australia's Murray River. It explores how indigenous perspectives integrate with broader environmental challenges, offering a thought-provoking look into nature conservation and the connections between land and community.

Murray River Country

Discusses the water crisis from a unique perspective - the intimate stories of love and loss from the perspectives of Aboriginal people who know the inland rivers as their traditional country. These experiences bring a fresh narrative to contemporary water debates, and how we should look to more sustainable ways to live in Australia.

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Murray River Country discusses the water crisis from a unique perspective—the intimate stories of love and loss from the perspectives of Aboriginal people who know the inland rivers as their traditional country.

These experiences bring a fresh narrative to contemporary water debates about living in the Murray-Darling Basin and how we should look to more sustainable ways to live in Australia, as our approach to water is changing in the face of water scarcity, drought, climate change, and water mismanagement.

This book brings new insights to these issues by focusing our attention on what Indigenous people from along the Murray are experiencing, saying, and doing. Weir wants to move readers beyond questions of how much water will be 'returned' to the rivers, to understand that our economy, and our lives, are dependent on river health.

She uses different knowledge traditions to reveal unacknowledged assumptions that trap our thinking and disable us from acting.

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Murray River Country by Jessica K Weir is praised for its deep engagement with the Aboriginal perspectives and ecological insights of the Murray-Darling Basin. Reviewers highlight the book's originality and suggest it offers an inclusive narrative that integrates both Indigenous and settler viewpoints on water management. Weir's work is seen as hopeful and offers creative solutions for ecological restoration and sustainability, resonating with both human and environmental needs.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780855756789

Publisher: Aboriginal Studies Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 August 2009

Country: Australia

Imprint: Aboriginal Studies Press

Edition: New edition

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

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Width: 170.0mm

Height: 240.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 228

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About the Author

Jessica K. Weir is a research fellow at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. She is a human geographer whose research focuses on ecological and social issues in Australia.