by William Gregory Ivinson (Author)
A collection of over 300 illustrations of Australian Bush Plants and their usage by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia. Information has been collected over 34 years and provided by senior Elders throughout Australia.
Author Biography
Bill is of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island descent and was born and raised in Darwin N.T. He describes himself as belonging to kinship systems of various Aboriginal groups from Broome in W.A. through Wadeye (Port Keats), Peppeminatti (Murrin Ger - Mother's Language Group), Daly River in the N.T. and have been accepted into family clan systems in various communities within the Northern Territory. His Torres Strait Islander origins through his father's people begin in Erub (Darnley Island) in the Torres Strait and extend through family systems to Brisbane in QLD and Perth in Western Australia. Through various positions, he has been responsible for the delivery of services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals and communities at a high standard. He has had exhaustive exposure to a variety of issues concerning the needs and aspirations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. As an elder within the general Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, he has been given recognition as an Elder with a deep knowledge of the needs and aspirations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people and an in-depth understanding of Australian Aboriginal Culture.