Philip A Clarke
Dr Philip Clarke has an academic background in biology, geography and anthropology. After studying at the University of Adelaide, he started working in the Aboriginal ethnographical collections at the South Australian Museum in 1982. Dr Clarke’s initial research interest were chiefly on Aboriginal use of plants as foods, medicines and materials for making artefacts. This eventually broadened out to Aboriginal perception and use of the land, with a particular focus on the cultural geography of southern Australia. This research produced a Doctor of Philosophy thesis and a series of publications on Aboriginal ethnobotany, mythology, Pidgin English and contact history.
During 1998-2000, Dr Clarke’s major task was curating the Australian Aboriginal Cultures Gallery Project at the South Australian Museum. He worked as a consultant anthropologist in the Goldfields of Western Australia from 2000-2003, specialising in ethnographic clearance work for mining developments. From 2010, Dr Clarke has taken on a variety of consultancy work (including native title) with the Northern Land Council and other representative bodies. He has written numerous professional papers and chapters, and authored five major books on Indigenous use of the environment. Since permanently leaving the Museum in late 2011, Dr Clarke has worked in private practice as a consultant anthropologist. He took up a half time Senior Research Fellowship at Griffith University from February 2012, to study Indigenous adaptation to climate change in southeastern Australia. In February 2013 Dr Clarke was appointed as Adjunct Senior Research Fellowship at Griffith University, while continuing to take on anthropological contracts from government agencies, corporations and Aboriginal organisations. In April 2015, Clarke was appointed Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at Federation University to pursue research into the ethnosciences and Indigenous Bio-cultural Knowledge (IBCK). In December 2015, he was appointed Honorary Research Associate (Anthropology) at the South Australian Museum. In February 2016 Clarke was re-registered as an individual Expert Examiner under Part 1- Objects of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage of the National Cultural Heritage Control List.
Supervisors: Dr Chris Anderson, Dr Kingsly Garbett and Mr Peter Smailes
Phone: (Mb) 0448812494 (Hm) 08 8333 2595
Address: 17 Duke St, Beulah Park, South Australia, 5067 Australia
During 1998-2000, Dr Clarke’s major task was curating the Australian Aboriginal Cultures Gallery Project at the South Australian Museum. He worked as a consultant anthropologist in the Goldfields of Western Australia from 2000-2003, specialising in ethnographic clearance work for mining developments. From 2010, Dr Clarke has taken on a variety of consultancy work (including native title) with the Northern Land Council and other representative bodies. He has written numerous professional papers and chapters, and authored five major books on Indigenous use of the environment. Since permanently leaving the Museum in late 2011, Dr Clarke has worked in private practice as a consultant anthropologist. He took up a half time Senior Research Fellowship at Griffith University from February 2012, to study Indigenous adaptation to climate change in southeastern Australia. In February 2013 Dr Clarke was appointed as Adjunct Senior Research Fellowship at Griffith University, while continuing to take on anthropological contracts from government agencies, corporations and Aboriginal organisations. In April 2015, Clarke was appointed Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at Federation University to pursue research into the ethnosciences and Indigenous Bio-cultural Knowledge (IBCK). In December 2015, he was appointed Honorary Research Associate (Anthropology) at the South Australian Museum. In February 2016 Clarke was re-registered as an individual Expert Examiner under Part 1- Objects of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage of the National Cultural Heritage Control List.
Supervisors: Dr Chris Anderson, Dr Kingsly Garbett and Mr Peter Smailes
Phone: (Mb) 0448812494 (Hm) 08 8333 2595
Address: 17 Duke St, Beulah Park, South Australia, 5067 Australia
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Indigenous material culture of the Lower Murray River region in
temperate South Australia, as observed in the early years of British
colonisation. This record is augmented with additional data from
fieldwork in the 1980s and early 1990s. It was found that
Aboriginal people in this region made artefacts incorporating
avian materials based upon their perceived physical and cultural
properties. Analysis of material culture with respect to birds contributes
to the understanding of Aboriginal use and perception of
the Australian landscape.
of the Ngarrindjeri language formerly spoken in the Lower
Murray River region of temperate South Australia. Ngarrindjeri and
modern European Australian classification systems for birds were
structurally different. There was no single Ngarrindjeri word that
covered all birds. Some species were clustered together under a
single term, while others had separate gender-specific names. This
study investigates how avian terms were incorporated into the
naming of people and places. Analysis of avian classification adds
to the understanding of early Aboriginal use and perception of the
Australian environment. A detailed list of Ngarrindjeri names for
birds is provided.
hunter-gatherers in the Lower Murray of temperate South
Australia as observed in the early years of European settlement.
The record is augmented with additional material from fieldwork
in the 1980s and early 1990s. Bodies of knowledge associated with
non-European experiences of the biota, such as the ethno-ornithological
information discussed here, provide an alternative means
for viewing avifaunal biodiversity in a manner that respects local
cultural heritage. Analysis of bird foraging contributes to the
understanding of Aboriginal use and perception of the Australian
landscape.
Aboriginal ethnobotany of the South East of South Australia. It concerns the cultural
use and perception of the flora as reflected in Aboriginal mythology and language. The
role of plants in the regional Aboriginal cultural geography is investigated, drawing
from a wide range of sources that includes the fragmented historical record, selected
accounts from contiguous areas, and fieldwork conducted in the 1980s and 1990s. A
list of Indigenous terms that are relevant to the flora is provided.
Keywords: ethnobotany; Aboriginal cultural geography; Aboriginal linguistics
Aboriginal ethnobotany of the South East of South Australia. It concerns the use of
the flora as food, medicine and narcotics. The plant uses documented include species
of importance to hunter-gatherers and those that Aboriginal people utilised after
European settlement. These data were drawn from a wide range of sources that
includes the fragmented historical record, selected accounts from contiguous areas,
and fieldwork conducted in the 1980s and 1990s.
Keywords: ethnobotany; Aboriginal cultural geography; Aboriginal linguistics
Aboriginal ethnobotany of the South East of South Australia. It concerns the influences
of the seasonal life upon the cultural use and perception of the flora. The plant uses
documented include species of importance to hunter-gatherers and those that
Aboriginal people continued to utilise after European settlement. The role of plants
in the regional Aboriginal material culture is investigated, drawing from a wide range
of sources that includes the fragmented historical record, selected accounts from
contiguous areas, and fieldwork conducted in the 1980s and 1990s.
Keywords: ethnobotany; Aboriginal cultural geography; Aboriginal linguistics
Indigenous material culture of the Lower Murray River region in
temperate South Australia, as observed in the early years of British
colonisation. This record is augmented with additional data from
fieldwork in the 1980s and early 1990s. It was found that
Aboriginal people in this region made artefacts incorporating
avian materials based upon their perceived physical and cultural
properties. Analysis of material culture with respect to birds contributes
to the understanding of Aboriginal use and perception of
the Australian landscape.
of the Ngarrindjeri language formerly spoken in the Lower
Murray River region of temperate South Australia. Ngarrindjeri and
modern European Australian classification systems for birds were
structurally different. There was no single Ngarrindjeri word that
covered all birds. Some species were clustered together under a
single term, while others had separate gender-specific names. This
study investigates how avian terms were incorporated into the
naming of people and places. Analysis of avian classification adds
to the understanding of early Aboriginal use and perception of the
Australian environment. A detailed list of Ngarrindjeri names for
birds is provided.
hunter-gatherers in the Lower Murray of temperate South
Australia as observed in the early years of European settlement.
The record is augmented with additional material from fieldwork
in the 1980s and early 1990s. Bodies of knowledge associated with
non-European experiences of the biota, such as the ethno-ornithological
information discussed here, provide an alternative means
for viewing avifaunal biodiversity in a manner that respects local
cultural heritage. Analysis of bird foraging contributes to the
understanding of Aboriginal use and perception of the Australian
landscape.
Aboriginal ethnobotany of the South East of South Australia. It concerns the cultural
use and perception of the flora as reflected in Aboriginal mythology and language. The
role of plants in the regional Aboriginal cultural geography is investigated, drawing
from a wide range of sources that includes the fragmented historical record, selected
accounts from contiguous areas, and fieldwork conducted in the 1980s and 1990s. A
list of Indigenous terms that are relevant to the flora is provided.
Keywords: ethnobotany; Aboriginal cultural geography; Aboriginal linguistics
Aboriginal ethnobotany of the South East of South Australia. It concerns the use of
the flora as food, medicine and narcotics. The plant uses documented include species
of importance to hunter-gatherers and those that Aboriginal people utilised after
European settlement. These data were drawn from a wide range of sources that
includes the fragmented historical record, selected accounts from contiguous areas,
and fieldwork conducted in the 1980s and 1990s.
Keywords: ethnobotany; Aboriginal cultural geography; Aboriginal linguistics
Aboriginal ethnobotany of the South East of South Australia. It concerns the influences
of the seasonal life upon the cultural use and perception of the flora. The plant uses
documented include species of importance to hunter-gatherers and those that
Aboriginal people continued to utilise after European settlement. The role of plants
in the regional Aboriginal material culture is investigated, drawing from a wide range
of sources that includes the fragmented historical record, selected accounts from
contiguous areas, and fieldwork conducted in the 1980s and 1990s.
Keywords: ethnobotany; Aboriginal cultural geography; Aboriginal linguistics
Indigenous communities inhabiting coastal areas. These include a loss in community and environmental
assets, including cultural heritage sites, with significant impact on the quality of life of populations
inhabiting these areas. This paper will report on selected key findings of a year long NCCARF-funded study
titled: Understanding Urban and Peri-urban Indigenous People’s vulnerability and adaptive capacity to
Climate Change.