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Three Greedy Emu Stories

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2017-04-01

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Evans, Nicholas

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Aboriginal Studies Press

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In a number of oral traditions of Western Arnhem land, the story of a greedy old emu is a central founding one. I discuss and analyse three tellings of it, across two languages (Bininj Kunwok and Dalabon).

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/186502

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ANU Research Publications

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Book chapter

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Something About Emus

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