Uluru: Looking After Uluru-Kata Tjuta the Anangu Way

JB Books, 1997. Softcover. Very Good. AUSTRALIANA ABORIGINAL INDIGENOUS FAUNA & FLORAGeneral survey of the natural and cultural significance of Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park; summary of creation stories - associated mythology; geology; fauna and flora; Anangu environmental knowledge - tracking, representation in acrylic painting; environmental management; contact history - explorers and anthropologists - includes Anangu assessment of Mountford and Harney; formation of the national park and the handback; joint management - Anangu rangers; biographies of local Anangu; attitudes to climbing Uluru.Uluru-Kata national park, an isolated tiny patch in Australia's vast arid zone at the very centre of the continent, is the symbol for a special, almost intangible quality of the continent's interior but also for the co-operative human spirit. This beautifully presented book with its effortless, personal writing--like a long letter from a good friend--is a milestone in teaching Australians and visitors from around the world about one of the most important places in our land.xiii, 210 p. : col. ill., col maps, col. ports. ; 25 cm. (Light cover crease and some discolouration to blank feps.)Natural history -- Northern Territory -- Uluru National Park. | Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Uluru National Park. | Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Uluru National Park -- Land tenure. | Land use -- Northern Territory -- Uluru National Park -- Management. | Economic sectors - Tourism. | Occupations - Rangers and park workers. | Indigenous knowledge - Zoology. | Settlement and contacts. | Environment - Conservation. | Indigenous knowledge - World view. | Stories and motifs. | Culture - Relationship to land. | Indigenous knowledge - Botany. | Occupations - Rangers and park workers - Training. | Environment - Land management. | Cultural heritage - Management. | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (N.T.) | Mutitjulu (N.T.) | Kata Tjuta / Olgas  | Uluru / Ayers Rock#240623R Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Softcover Very Good