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Help/Discussion: Site 27, The Big Aboriginal Hunter, Anmatjere, Australia


1. Location: Anmatjere, Australia - The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Anmatjere had 477 people living within its boundaries of which 47.3% were male, 52.7% were female and 87.9% identified as “Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
Read a book about Australian indigenous people.

2. About: The figure is 12 meters high with the tip of the spear making it 17 meters high.
Read a book that is in a series with 12 or more books. The first 12 books must be published as the time of reading.

3. Souvenir: Spear - a spear is used for hunting and fishing.
Read a book with a hunting implement on the cover. Guns & swords are excluded.

For the souvenir task: Would you count a knife as a hunting implement--definitely need it to dress the kill and could also be thrown or used to stab fish in water?

Beth wrote: "For the souvenir task: Would you count a knife as a hunting implement--definitely need it to dress the kill and could also be thrown or used to stab fish in water?"

It doesn't say that knives are excluded, so go ahead. :)

THanks!

Oh, thanks for asking about the knife, Beth.
I was wondering to.
I have planned.

I know what you mean Cherie... I didn't think to ask(but is a good idea).. I have planned.

Cherie wrote: "Oh, thanks for asking about the knife, Beth.
I was wondering to.
I have planned."

That is the book I have planned for dystopian pandemic, but maybe I'll use it for this instead and use book 2 for pandemic

Katrisa wrote: "
That is the book I have planned for dystopian pandemic, but maybe I'll use it for this instead and use book 2 for pandemic..."

Good plan, Katrisa. I am going to read Blindness for the dystopian pandemic task.

Cherie wrote: "Katrisa wrote: "
That is the book I have planned for dystopian pandemic, but maybe I'll use it for this instead and use book 2 for pandemic..."

G..."

Thanks, Cherie, for sharing.

Need help with the task:
1. Location:
Read a book about Australian indigenous people.

Book suggestions or Listopia links for this would be helpful. Thanks.

Viji, you can easily search for yourself. On the main page, go to browse, then lists, and use the search function. I entered 'australian indigenous' and got several lists that look promising. Make sure to always read the blurbs though, as sometimes books are put on lists that don't belong.

https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8...

Also Viji, I would highly recommend Goggling as there are some amazing resources on this topic being discussed and built in Australia at the moment.

We are working really hard to celebrate our amazing Indigenous writers (so many of them are slaying it in writing awards at the moment). And we are also spending a lot of time realising we non-Indigenous Australians still don't know a lot about our Indigenous peoples.

A quick google gives you a heap of reputable lists and suggestions, that unlike goodreads' lists, are much more likely to be fact checked and correct. I agree with Peggy though, up to you to read the blurb to be sure for anything you choose.

Thanks for the advice Rusalka :)

Thanks a lot, Peggy for the link. It is a great help. I tried with the key word Australian indigenous and also Australian Aboriginal but turned up with a list totally unconnected with it. Earlier, I had the same experience with a few searches. Sometimes, I do not get the results needed but after a month or so, I find there are quite a few lists answering to my search.

Rusalka wrote: "Also Viji, I would highly recommend Goggling as there are some amazing resources on this topic being discussed and built in Australia at the moment.

We are working really hard to celebrate our ama..."

Thank you very much, Rusalka, for the help. It is a great suggestion. I am interested to know more about the Australian indigenous people. I always feel that the natives/indigenous people of any country had very rich culture and refined way of living than what we are facing now. It is nice that you are all now working hard to celebrate the contributions made by the indigenous people. It is a commendable effort.

Rusalka wrote: "Also Viji, I would highly recommend Goggling as there are some amazing resources on this topic being discussed and built in Australia at the moment.

We are working really hard to celebrate our ama..."

That was good timing then for this task.

Viji wrote: "Rusalka wrote: "Also Viji, I would highly recommend Goggling as there are some amazing resources on this topic being discussed and built in Australia at the moment.

We are working really hard to c..."

Hi Viji,
If this book is available to you, I highly recommend it.
This book started me off on some great Australia book reads. Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence

I can't believe I typed goggling above and it's taken me 24 hours to notice. /sigh

"Googling"!!

Cherie wrote: "Viji wrote: "Rusalka wrote: "Also Viji, I would highly recommend Goggling as there are some amazing resources on this topic being discussed and built in Australia at the moment.

We are working rea..."

Thanks, Cherie. I got along with and in a book exhibition at Pondicherry a few years back for Indian Rs. 120/- I had totally forgotten about them. Thanks for reminding me. Unfortunately, does not fit the page count norm for this challenge. I hope any one of the books by Larissa Behrendt would fit the task.

Rusalka wrote: "I can't believe I typed goggling above and it's taken me 24 hours to notice. /sigh

"Googling"!!"

Don't worry about the typographical error, Rusalka. It happens to all. We could understand what you wanted to convey. I make many such mistakes, hahahaha!

Rusalka wrote: "I can't believe I typed goggling above and it's taken me 24 hours to notice. /sigh

"Googling"!!"

I so almost called you out on that. lol I've made that exact same typo so many times. Still thought it was funny you were goggling something. :)

Viji wrote: "...Thanks for reminding me. Unfortunately, Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence does not fit the page count norm for this challenge. I hope any one of the books by Larissa Behrendt would fit the task."

Good catch noticing the page count, Viji. I think it is sometimes overlooked until later. It is a very short book.

Kristie wrote: "I so almost called you out on that. lol I've made that exact same typo so many times. Still thought it was funny you were goggling something. :)"

Lol well aren't you polite! :P

Viji wrote: "Thanks, Cherie. I got Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington along with Legacy by Larissa Behrendt Home by Larissa Behrendt and After Story by Larissa Behrendt in a book exhibition at Pondicherry a few years back for Indian Rs. 120/- I had totally forgotten about them."

That sounds like a good haul you scored there. Hopefully you can have a hunt through the blurbs and reviews and one fits the bill. I've been meaning to read something by her for a while now.

Viji wrote: "Don't worry about the typographical error, Rusalka. It happens to all. We could understand what you wanted to convey. I make many such mistakes, hahahaha!"

Lol thanks Viji. It was more as I had edited the comment a few times from other typos, and missed the most obvious one! But very true, we all do it and most of the time people can work out what we mean.

Rusalka wrote: "Kristie wrote: "I so almost called you out on that. lol I've made that exact same typo so many times. Still thought it was funny you were goggling something. :)"

Lol well aren't you polite! :P"

Apparently not too polite. Could have just let it go, but was laughing too much at you calling yourself out.

I have no idea why it was so funny to me the first time. Just - oh, Rus is goggling something... must have been tired. lol

Lol it did make me laugh.
You need to stop goggling things!!

Rusalka wrote: "Viji wrote: "Thanks, Cherie. I got Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington along with Legacy by Larissa Behrendt Home by Larissa Behrendt and After Story by Larissa Behrendt in a book exh..."

I didn't know how precious those books would turn out to be when I purchased them. I looked at the price and got them! I am happy I did that even though I was ignorant. I plan to read one book from that set.

Rusalka wrote: "Viji wrote: "Don't worry about the typographical error, Rusalka. It happens to all. We could understand what you wanted to convey. I make many such mistakes, hahahaha!"

Lol thanks Viji. It was mor..."

Glad to be in the same club!

my "goggling" lead me to Terra Nullius,

Janice I am wondering about using Dune books for the 12+. The books that Herbert's son and Kevin J Anderson wrote come out in trilogies but are all part of an overarching series. Usually the individual books only have the trilogy listed but they are listed together on GR other places like
https://www.goodreads.com/series/1061...
And it is not consistent which series is listed like Mentats of Dune is sometimes listed as Dune Universe #5 and sometime Schools of Dune #2
So can I use any of the Dune Universe books as part of a series of 12+?

Katrisa wrote: "Janice I am wondering about using Dune books for the 12+. The books that Herbert's son and Kevin J Anderson wrote come out in trilogies but are all part of an overarching series. Usually the indivi..."

Yes, Dune Universe as a series will be fine. It's similar to the Realm of the Elderlings and Discworld to name a couple of others.

Cool beans! I'm trying to fit as many as I can into the challenge because I want to read them all again this year!

Esther wrote: "my "goggling" lead me to Terra Nullius,"

Oh I forgot I had that on my shelf!

3. Souvenir:
Read a book with a hunting implement on the cover. Guns & swords are excluded

Would any one of the following covers fit this task?
1. 2.

I am not sure if the size of the weapons on the cover meet the requirement.

Viji, for the cover tasks, take a step back and look at them as if you hadn't seen it before. Like you were walking past it on a shelf in a book shop.

Would you notice straight away there is (in this case) a knife or a spear on the covers?

Personally, the second cover the answer is an easy no to that question. The first took me quite a few looks (Lexx had to squint at the screen from 15cms), so that would be a no as well.

I find thinking like this helps a lot with these tasks and means you don't need to call for a ruling.

Rusalka wrote: "Viji, for the cover tasks, take a step back and look at them as if you hadn't seen it before. Like you were walking past it on a shelf in a book shop.

Would you notice straight away there is (in t..."

Thanks, Rusalka, for the tip and help. I hope I could find some book to fit this task.

Would daggers be acceptable for hunting implements?

Could be used for this task?

Thanks.

I've allowed for knives, and a dagger is a knife.

Janice wrote: "I've allowed for knives, and a dagger is a knife."

I wanted to be sure. Thanks, Janice.

Will this work for hunting implement? The actual bow is small but the shadow is large

Katrisa wrote: "Will this work for hunting implement? The actual bow is small but the shadow is large
"

Since I have this book slotted into this spot, I think you're safe.

Janice wrote: "Katrisa wrote: "Will this work for hunting implement? The actual bow is small but the shadow is large
"

Since I have this book slotted into this spot, I think y..."

:) Thanks!

I need a ruling on this particular weapon. I'm thinking it classifies as a dagger, but I want to be sure before I pull it into my TBR.

Graceling

♞ Pat wrote: "I need a ruling on this particular weapon. I'm thinking it classifies as a dagger, but I want to be sure before I pull it into my TBR.

Graceling
"

I think it's a dagger as well, so yes, you may use it.

Janice wrote: "♞ Pat wrote: "I need a ruling on this particular weapon. I'm thinking it classifies as a dagger, but I want to be sure before I pull it into my TBR.

Graceling
"

I think it's a dag..."

Thanks, Janice!

Would work for hunting implement on the cover?

Kira wrote: "Would work for hunting implement on the cover?"

Yes, it will work.

Janice wrote: "Kira wrote: "Would work for hunting implement on the cover?"

Yes, it will work."

THANK YOU! I was having a hard time choosing a book for this one!

She definitely looks like she's going hunting with it. And I previous approved knives and daggers so want to stay consistent.