Murni, Dhungang, Jirrar: Living in the Illawarra - Aboriginal
people and wild resource use This book is about Aboriginal
people's uses of plants and animals in the Illawarra area, south
of Sydney. The title means animal food (Murni), plant food
(Dhungang) and fur (Jirrar) in Dharawal language. The book
includes interviews with Aboriginal people, combined with
extensive background research. It explores the spiritual and
economic significance of various Illawarra environments -
including marine, inter-tidal, estuarine, woodland and forest
habitats - to the Aboriginal people of the Illawarra. 'Murni,
Dhungang, Jirrar: Living in the Illawarra' is consistent with a
change in emphasis in the organisation's cultural heritage
research. For many years, OEH's Aboriginal cultural heritage
management efforts were focused on archaeological sites and
objects. More recently, OEH has tried to expand this focus to
acknowledge the deep and ongoing connections between Aboriginal
communities and their country. This new publicati