Noongar Bush Tucker: Bush Food Plants and Fungi of the South-West of Western Australia - Softcover

Hansen, Vivienne; Horsfall, John

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9781760800420: Noongar Bush Tucker: Bush Food Plants and Fungi of the South-West of Western Australia
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1760800422 ISBN 13: 9781760800420
Publisher: University of Western Australia Press, 2019

Synopsis

Before the colonisation of Australia, Aboriginal Australians lived on a wonderful larder of fresh fruit, vegetables and lean meat, in a land largely free from disease, with more exercise, less stress and supportive communities.

Today, in Aboriginal communities all over Australia, there are higher instances of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, renal disease, some types of cancer and lung diseases than in the general population.

This book is an attempt to preserve bush tucker knowledge for future generations of Aboriginal and non- Aboriginal people to ensure the information is not lost with the passing of Elders.

The authors describe over 260 species of the edible plants and fungi that were regularly gathered by the Noongars of the Bibbulmun Nation of the south-west of Western Australia before and after colonisation.Many of these plants and fungi are difficult to find today because of land clearing for crops and thefarming of sheep and cattle.

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Publisher
University of Western Australia Press
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1760800422
ISBN 13 
9781760800420
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
450
Rating
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