LibGuides: Earth Sciences: Indigenous resources in ANU Library Collections on earth science topics

ANU Graduate Attribute - Insight into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ knowledges and Indigenous peoples’ perspectives (IP-GA)

Development of this content supports the ANU Graduate Attribute - Insight into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ knowledges and Indigenous peoples’ perspectives (IP-GA). Content that explicitly explores Indigenous ways of knowing relevant to the discipline.

To find out about current Indigenous research projects visit the RSES website

Indigenous resources in ANU Library Collections on earth science topics can be explored from the box below.

Indigenous earth science and geology

Search the ANU Catalogue and SuperSearch with the following search terms to find books and articles and other resources on Indigenous topics in ANU Library Collections on Earth Science.

("earth science" OR geology OR "natural hazard" OR "natural disaster" OR paleontology OR earth OR rocks OR minerals OR geography) AND (aborig* OR "australian aborig*" OR "aboriginal australian" OR "first nations" OR "australian indigenous" OR "indigenous australia*" OR indigenous OR "first nations" OR "torres strait" OR "torres strait islander")

A select list of ebooks is in the box below and click here for the full search results for books and ebooks and for a journal articles on the topic.

The Social Archaeology of Australian Indigenous Societies by Bruno David (Editor); et al
Call Number: Menzies GN666.S594 2006
Publication Date: 2006
Revealing the ancient past of Aboriginal Australians to be one of longterm changes in social relationships and traditions--as well as in the active management and manipulation of the environment.
Aboriginal Peoples and Birds in Australia by Philip A. Clarke (Contribution by)
Call Number: View online [ANU staff and students only]
Publication Date: 2023
Australia is home to many distinctive species of birds, and Aboriginal peoples have developed close alliances with them over the millennia of their custodianship of this country. Includes scontent on birds working with people, controlling sea incursions and floods, forecasting weather and seasonal change.
The Foundation of Australia's Capital Cities by Anthony Webster
Call Number: View online [ANU staff and students only]
Publication Date: 2022
The Foundation of Australia's Capital Cities is the story of how the places chosen for Australia's seven colonial capitals came to shape their unique urban character and built environments, resulting in development patterns than have persisted today.
Indigenous engineering for an enduring culture by Prpic, Juliana Kaya, editor. et al
Call Number: View online [ANU staff and students only]
Publication Date: 2022
For many millennia, Indigenous Australians have been engineering the landscape using sophisticated technological and philosophical knowledge systems in a deliberate response to changing social and environmental circumstances. These knowledge systems integrate profound understanding of country and bring together knowledge of the topography and geology of the landscape.