Hi Chan You could try searching the Mura catalogue at AIATSIS at this link: http://unicorn.aiatsis.gov.au/index.html In the first window click on the logo to go to the next window, then scroll down to click on "enter the catalogue", in the next window click on search "Everything" then in the next window, in the box marked "topical subject" enter "death mourning" you could also try "death burial". Some of the references that come up may only be available at AIATSIS but others should also be available at your university library. Hope this helps Andrew ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robynne" <whitehse@bigpond.net.au> To: <AUS-KOORI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2001 3:13 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-Koori] Fw: Deaths > You could try contacting the Koori Mail and putting a request in there > > www.koorimail.com > > I'm sure they'll help out and this is an Australia wide newspaper for Indigenous Australians. > > Cheers, Robynne > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Cathy Dunn > To: AUS-KOORI-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2001 2:07 PM > Subject: [AUS-Koori] Fw: Deaths > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Chan Lim <omy111@yahoo.com> > To: <cathyd@shoalhaven.net.au> > Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 4:11 PM > > > > Dear Cathy, > > > > Hi Cathy, my name is Chan Lim and I am a 2nd year > > Medical Student at the University of Western > > Australia. I obtained your email address from a > > website dealing with Aboriginal family histories while > > I was doing some research for a recent assignment task > > that was set for us in one of our units titled > > "Aboriginal Health". > > I would be very much obliged if you could possibly > > assist me in my research as I have realised that there > > is very little information concerning the subject area > > that I am interested in. > > My Subject area deals with Aboriginal customs and > > rituals in the area of Death and Afterlife. For > > instance what is the standard rituals that follow the > > death of a family member. Are there formal ways in > > which members of the family mourn the loss. > > I am actually Korean by race, and in our custom, the > > first ritual that follows the death of a family member > > is to set up a small "shrine" in the room of the > > deceased in front of which each visting family member > > and friends will burn a stick of insence. It is also > > commmon custom for the immediate family members to go > > into a period of mourning for a 100 days after the day > > of passing where we will be dressed in black and > > refrain from normal tasks in respect for the family > > member who has passed. > > I was wondering if there were any rituals of that kind > > that exist in the Aboriginal custom. I understand that > > there may be different customs for different groups > > and communities, and that it would be hard to > > generalise certain customs. But I would be much > > obliged if you could assist me any way you are able, > > even with references to other individuals, websites or > > texts. > > I thank you sincerely ofr taking your time to read > > throught this email, and am grateful for any > > assistance you may have in my research. > > > > Yours truly > > > > > > Chan Lim > > (2nd year Medical Student, Univeristy of Western Australia) > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk > > or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie > > > > > ==== AUS-KOORI Mailing List ==== > > > > > > ==== AUS-KOORI Mailing List ==== > >