LEADER 03162nam 2200397 450 001 9910774690403321 005 20201208081622.0 010 $a1-76046-399-X 035 $a(CKB)4100000011569828 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6387765 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011569828 100 $a20201208d2020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Bible in Buffalo Country $eOenpelli Mission 1925-1931 /$fSally K. May [and three others] 210 1$aActon, Australian Capital Territory :$cAustralian National University Press,$d[2020] 210 4$dİ2020 215 $a1 online resource (xix, 311 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aAboriginal history monograph series 311 $a1-76046-398-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $a1. Aboriginal histories in the mission records -- 2. Country, culture and kinship -- 3. Oenpelli before the mission -- 4. Who were the missionaries? -- 5. The mission documents -- 6. Memories of the mission days - Esther Manakgu -- Bibliography -- Appendix A: Aboriginal names mentioned in the records, 1925-31 -- Appendix B: Oenpelli mission staff, 1925-31. 330 1 $aArriving in the remote Arnhem Land Aboriginal settlement of Oenpelli (Gunbalanya) in 1925, Alf and Mary Dyer aimed to bring Christ to a former buffalo shooting camp and an Aboriginal population many whites considered difficult to control. The Bible in Buffalo Country: Oenpelli Mission 1925-1931 represents a snapshot of the tumultuous first six years of the Church Missionary Society's mission at Oenpelli and the superintendency of Alfred Dyer between 1925 and 1931. Drawing together documentary and photographic sources with local community memory, a story emerges of miscommunication, sickness, constant logistical issues, and an Aboriginal community choosing when and how to engage with the newcomers to their land. This book provides a fascinating and detailed record of the primary sources of the mission, placed alongside the interpretation and insight of local Traditional Owners. Its contents include the historical and archaeological context of the primary source material, the vivid mission reports and correspondence, along with stunning photographs of the mission and relevant maps, and finally the oral history of Esther Manakgu, presenting Aboriginal memory of this complex era. The Bible in Buffalo Country emerged from community desire for access to the source documents of their own history and for their story to be known by the broader Australian public. It is intended for the benefit of communities in western Arnhem Land and is also a rich resource for historians of Aboriginal history (and other scholars in relevant disciplines).--$cSource other than Library of Congress. 410 0$aAboriginal history monograph series. 676 $a266.306 700 $aMay$b Sally K.$0956951 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910774690403321 996 $aThe Bible in Buffalo Country$93018240 997 $aUNINA