Totem and Ore
 Cover of Totem and Ore | |
| Author | B Wongar |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Carnegie, Vic. : Dingo Books |
Publication date | 2006 |
| ISBN | 0-9775078-0-7 |
| OCLC | 83977621 |
| 305.89915 22 | |
| LC Class | U264 .W66 2006 |
Totem and Ore is a book written by B Wongar in 2006. It is an A4 coffee table format book which has a number of photos which show the effect of the British nuclear testing on the aboriginal people of Australia during the 1950s and 60s. There is also a foreword which talks about the devastation of nuclear weapons in Australia and recent conflicts.
Summary
The Australian Aborigines are the only people who have lived through a dual nuclear tragedy, the mining of uranium and the subsequent British nuclear testing, both of which took place on tribal land. The photographs of Totem and Ore collection tell what it was like to be at the forefront of the tragedy.
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