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Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Paperback, reprint, ii + 82 pages, illustrated, NOT ex-library. Light handling wear, book is clean and bright with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. -- This unique book is the first contemporary compilation of Victorian Aboriginal Creation Stories told by Victorian Aboriginal People, and it is the first to extensively use languages of origin to tell the stories. Compiled by the Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages, it brings together Dreaming narratives from across the state of Victoria, and from multiple language groups including Bidawal, Gunai/Kurnai, Ngarigu, Boon Wurrung, Woiwurrung, Taungurung, Dja Dja Wurrung, Wathaurong, Yorta Yorta, Gunditjmara (Dhauwurd Wurrung, Keerray Woorroong, Tyakoort Woorroong, Kee Wooroong, Gadubanud), Djab Wurrung, Wergaia, Wadiwadi/Dadi dadi, Yita Yita, Mutti Mutti, and Wemba Wemba. The stories explain the formation of the landscape, the creation of animals, plants, and natural features, and the moral and spiritual laws that govern life. Where possible, the narratives are presented in both English and the original Indigenous languages. All stories are accompanied by linguistic notes, phonetic explanations and word lists. The volume features colour photographs by contemporary Victorian Aboriginal artists. Nyernila - Listen Continuously is both a cultural preservation project and an educational resource, documenting oral traditions that survived despite the severe impact of colonisation on Victorian Aboriginal communities.…