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the last of the nomads
导游推荐我们看这本书,还有电影,可以更好的了解澳洲土著人的文化和生活
The last of the Nomads is the story of Warri and Yatungka, the last of the Mandildjara tribe of desert nomads to live in the traditional way.
After the worst drought in living memory, the Mandildjara had grave fears for the safety of Warri and Yatungka. Their chances of survival under such adverse conditions and without the support of younger tribesmen and women were extremely remote.
At the request of the Aboriginal elders a search party led by Mudjon, an old friend of Warri’s, set out to find the elderly couple. Thus began an extraordinary journey into the past to locate a man and woman pursuing a nomadic existence, as their people had done since the dawn of man.
W.J. Peasley’s account of the events of that journey, his description of the country and of the emotional meeting in the desert are fascinating, thoughtful and, at times, extremely moving
Their deaths in the late 1970s marked the end of a tribal lifestyle that stretched back more than 30,000 years.
[ 本帖最后由 jessie_he8021 于 15-7-2010 12:07 编辑 ] |
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