The Eagle and the Crow (Paperback)

Part instruction manual and part philosophical text, The Eagle and the Crow is a profound work of First Nations knowledge and research. Written as a series of lyric essays, JM Field’ s book traverses Gamilaraay conceptions of time and place, the ways English can quietly disrupt languages and cultures, and the form and practical functions of kinship systems. Most importantly, Field’ s fascinating insights from mathematics offer a map for the revitalisation of Gamilaraay social structures once prohibited during the Missionary Era. Generous yet restrained, this collection is an important act of resistance.

Dr JM Field (Spearim) is a Gamilaraay mari from Moree way, but grew up on Darug land. He studied maths and French literature at the University of Sydney, before completing a doctorate at Balliol College, Oxford. He remains a research mathematician, with a focus on the mathematics and genetics of traditional kinship systems. He is also the author of Etta and the Shadow Taboo, which was highly commended for the Victorian Premier’ s Literary Awards (Indigenous Writing) as well as shortlisted for the Prime Minister’ s Literary Awards (Children’ s Literature). Dr JM Field (Spearim) is a Gamilaraay mari from Moree way, but grew up on Darug land. He studied maths and French literature at the University of Sydney, before completing a doctorate at Balliol College, Oxford. He remains a research mathematician, with a focus on the mathematics and genetics of traditional kinship systems. He is also the author of Etta and the Shadow Taboo, which was highly commended for the Victorian Premier’ s Literary Awards (Indigenous Writing) as well as shortlisted for the Prime Minister’ s Literary Awards (Children’ s Literature).