Conference hydra::dejavu

I don't mean to sound negative but I can't help wondering if the 
Australian Aboriginal community are aware of and approve of Marc 
Nolans works ? 

The plight of the Australian Aborignal is a sad one (much like what's 
happened to most ancient indigenous cultures and peoples I guess). 

Hopefully Mr Nolans efforts are a responsible and sanctioned effort to 
tell the story of The Dreamtime and bring about a greater awareness of 
this delicate culture.

-Brian
from Aussie

Re: .1

Mark Nolan is one of the few white men that actually were accepted by the
aborigines.  He spent several years living with them as part of their tribe,
and it was there that he learned the Didgeridoo.  From my (limited) 
understanding of the Aboriginees, for a white man to be accepted as
a member of a tribe and allowed to live with them and learn all about the
Aboriginal way-of-life this is extremely rare.  He was trained by a
Wirrinum (Aboriginal Shaman) in the Didgeridoo and the healing practices
of the Aboriginees - which is also extremely rare for a white man.
I do believe that part of his reason to do a U.S. tour is to give people a 
better understanding of the Aboriginal culture and religious belief system.

Linda

    re: Linda's stuff
    
          Didgeridoo?
    
          I always wondered what that was, starting with that Australian
    song from 20 years ago, "Tie Me Kangaroo, Down."  Now maybe I can 
    figure the song out.
    
    Frederick
    

    
    	
        	    Any recording available!!.
                	

    Tucson, AZ USA synthesist Steve Roach just came out (on the Celestial 
    Harmonies label) with a tape/CD that includes a bunch of didgeridoo music 
    he recorded on location in OZ, and used with permission.  The didgeridoo is
    lots more fun than his overdubbed synth parts.  Sorry, I forget the
    title, but it's his latest release.
    
    I really don't think I'd care to listen to an entire album with only
    didgeridoo on it.  I'm unaware of such an album.
    
    karl

    
    Thanks for the posting, Linda.  I'm going to try and make it.
    
    I was down in Australia a couple of years ago and became quite
    interested in the Dreamtime.  Then one day while in a bookstore there, 
    I spotted a book entitled "The Secret Of Dreaming" by Jim Poulter, and 
    purchased it.  I used it in a Unitarian summer service last year and 
    one woman was so impressed by the book that she wrote to the author 
    and ordered a couple of copies - one for herself, and one for the 
    religious education program at the church.  It is essentially their
    creation story.  The last few paragraphs in the book are:
    
        "The story of The Secret Of Dreaming thus attempts to convey
         the core concept of Aboriginal religion, that man has inherited
         a divine consciousness, and with that goes sole responsibility
         for the care of the real world.
    
         The essential truth is that the Spirit of Life rests in the
         Land, and that Man is its caretaker."
    
    I felt a pull toward the Aboriginal culture while in Australia - it's
    incredibly fascinating.  However it is overshadowed by the tremendous
    injustices the community continues to suffer.
    
    Cindy