"The Euahlayi Tribe: A Study of Aboriginal Life in Australia" by K. Langloh Parker is a detailed look into the world of an Aboriginal tribe in Australia. The book shares the traditions, ideas, and community setup of the Euahlayi people, who reside in the north-western part of New South Wales. Parker uses her own experiences from living with the Euahlayi for twenty years to share their stories, totems, relationships, and spiritual understandings. Early on, the book explains how Parker knows the tribe so well and what made her want to study them. It points out how important the Euahlayi's traditions are, especially how their totems and marriage rules work.
The Euahlayi Tribe: A Study of Aboriginal Life in Australia
By K. Langloh (Katie Langloh) Parker
Witness a unique All-Father God and how he guides the day to day activities of a tribe.
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About the AuthorCatherine Eliza Somerville Stow, who wrote as K. Langloh Parker, was a South Australian born writer who lived in northern New South Wales in the late nineteenth century. She is best known for recording the stories of the Ualarai around her. Her testimony is one of the best accounts of the beliefs and stories of an Aboriginal people in north-west New South Wales at that time. However, her accounts reflect European attitudes of the time.
Catherine Eliza Somerville Stow, who wrote as K. Langloh Parker, was a South Australian born writer who lived in northern New South Wales in the late nineteenth century. She is best known for recording the stories of the Ualarai around her. Her testimony is one of the best accounts of the beliefs and stories of an Aboriginal people in north-west New South Wales at that time. However, her accounts reflect European attitudes of the time.
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