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Meriam history
Mer, Waier & Dauar
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Dauar, Dauar, HMS Pandora, Mer, Meriam culture, Meriam history, Meriam history, Murray Island, Waier
Mer, Waier & Dauar
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Dauar, Dauar, HMS Pandora, Mer, Meriam culture, Meriam history, Meriam history, Murray Island, Waier
Grass Houses
Image
1898
housing, Meriam culture, Meriam history
The Malo-Bomai myth
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Las, Malo dance, Malo's laws, Malo-Bomai, Meriam culture, Meriam history, Papua New Guinea, sacred, Stars of Tagai, Torres Strait
Tagai Myth
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Dauar, Meriam culture, Meriam history, Stars of Tagai, Tagai, Torres Strait
Myth of Bai
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Mabo, Benny, Meriam culture, Meriam history, myths
Apinini and Sidipuar
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Meriam culture, Meriam history, myths
The Story of Peibri
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Meriam culture, Meriam history, Mimi, Marou, myths
Mukeis
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Meriam culture, Meriam history, myths
...I think it came very strongly...
Image and Text
1871-
Christianity, Malo, Meriam culture, Meriam history, Passi, Reverend Dave, Stars of Tagai
...Protection...
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1903-1940
Mer, Meriam culture, Meriam history, Murray Island Council, school
Chief Protector of Aborigines
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1915
Chief Protector of Aborigines, Mer, Meriam history
...king without a crown....
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1930s-1980
Mer, Meriam history, Murray Island Council, Passi, Sam, Protection Act
Marou Mimi Diary
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Mabo Case, Mer, Meriam culture, Meriam history, Murray Island, Stars of Tagai
Chief Protector of Aboriginals to Protector
Image and Text
1937
Chief Protector of Aborigines, Meriam history
Meriam Land Disputes
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Dauar, Depoma, Marwer, land boundaries, land ownership, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Malo's laws, Malo's laws, Mer, Meriam culture, Meriam history, Murray Island Native Court, sea rights, trespass, Waier
Meriam Land
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inheritance, land ownership, Meriam culture, Meriam history, oral tradition
The Laws Of Malo
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indigenous law, Malo's laws, Malo-Bomai, Meriam culture, Meriam history, Murray Island, religion, sacred, sacred
Malo's Law
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Malo's laws, Malo-Bomai, Meriam culture, Meriam history, Murray Island, religion, sacred
...The myth of Malo-Bomai...
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Malo's laws, Malo-Bomai, Meriam culture, Meriam history, Moynihan, Justice Martin, Murray Island, myths, No Ordinary Judgement, religion, sacred
the continuation of an indigenous system of law
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1990
land ownership, Malo's laws, Malo-Bomai, Meriam culture, Meriam history, religion, sacred
...Evidence of Malo's Law...
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1990
evidence, Malo's laws, Malo-Bomai, Meriam culture, Meriam history, Murray Island, Murray Island Native Court, oral evidence, plaintiffs, Queensland, religion, sacred, tag mauki mauki
...Expert Witnesses...
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1990
anthropology, Beckett, Jeremy, Killoran, Patrick, Meriam history, Sharp, Dr. Nonie, witnesses
Las
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Las, Las, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Malo, Mer, Meriam culture, Meriam history, Murray Island, Piadaram, Zogo le
Deputy Chief Protector
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1936
Chief Protector of Aborigines, Meriam history, Protection Act, racism
Murray Islands Archaeological Project
Image and Text
1999
archaeology, Mer, Meriam culture, Meriam history, Murray Island
A London Missionary Society meeting
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1888
London Missionary Society, Mer, Meriam history
The roar of Las
Audio and Image
1898
Las, Meriam history, sea
Sawfish Dance
Image
1898
Meriam culture, Meriam history
Rehearsal of Malu songs at Las
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1898
anthropology, Cambridge Anthropological Expedition, Haddon, A.C., Las, Mer, Meriam history
Southern End of Ormi
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1999
archaeology, Meriam history