Author: Justine Philip (Justine Philip)

An examination of Dingo-Human encounters in Australian cultuiral and environmental heritage. PART ONE

This report examines the history and significance of indigenous companion animals within traditional Aboriginal society and in early Euro-Australian settlements. Working from historical photographic and anthropological records, the project constructs a visual and written record of these often-transient human-animal relationships, including cockatoos who spoke in Aboriginal language; companion brolgas; and the traditions of raising the...