Stories want to be told: Elaap Karlaboodjar
Abstract
Water is carried into the estuary by the Collie and the Preston rivers, although five rivers drain the Leschenault catchment into Elaap, the Leschenault Estuarine System: the Wellesley, Collie, Brunswick, Preston and Ferguson. Elaap is a Noongar word which means ‘on or by the water’, referring to the people and their place. There are many stories about this estuary – some new, some a little older, and some ancient. Nitja Noongar boodjar, derbal – this is Noongar(4) country and estuary(5). Our stories are old, like our place...
RAS ID
20461
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of Publication
1-1-2014
School
School of Science / Centre for Ecosystem Management
Copyright
subscription content
Publisher
PAN Partners
Recommended Citation
Wooltorton, S., Collard, L., & Horwitz, P. (2014). Stories want to be told: Elaap Karlaboodjar. Retrieved from https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/6895
Comments
Wooltorton, S., Collard, L., & Horwitz, P. (2014). Stories want to be told: Elaap Karlaboodjar. PAN: Philosophy Activism Nature, 11, 3-18. Available here