Traditional Healers of Central Australia: Ngangkari, published by Magabala Books in 2013 through the Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women's Council Aboriginal Corporation, is a custodian source in the strict sense: the ngangkari, the traditional healers themselves, chose what to release and speak in the first person about their office, their training and their view of health, with their own photographs and artwork, published by an Aboriginal organisation through an Aboriginal publisher. It also circulates under the title Traditional Healers of the Central Desert: Ngangkari, same ISBN, same book. Its strength is that it is authoritative for the office as its own holders present it, and for where they themselves draw the line between what is public and what is not. It is not independent ethnography and does not claim to be, so a claim needing outside anthropological analysis needs a separate scholarly source.
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Reliability Tier3
Published by Magabala Books in 2013 through the Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women's Council Aboriginal Corporation, a custodian source in which the ngangkari themselves chose what to release, not independent ethnography, hence the tradition's-own-account tier. NotesThe ngangkari speak in the first person about their office, their training and their view of health, with their own photographs and artwork, published by an Aboriginal organisation through an Aboriginal publisher. Also circulates under the title "Traditional Healers of the Central Desert: Ngangkari"; same ISBN, same book.
Custodian
Custodian SourceYes
Custodian BodyThe Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women's Council Aboriginal Corporation, and the ngangkari who speak in it
Custodian BasisA custodian source in the strict sense: the holders of the knowledge chose what to release and said it in their own words, and the council that published it employs ngangkari as staff. Authoritative for the office as its holders present it, and for where they drew the line between what is public and what is not. It is not independent ethnography and does not claim to be.
Citation
AuthorNgaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women's Council Aboriginal Corporation
PublisherMagabala Books, Broome
Publication Year2013
Source TypeTradition's own account
Claims Backed By This Source (25 claims)
This source backs 25 claims across the atlas. As facts: 20 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 4 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 10 claims: 10 well-attested.
- Religions, 6 claims: 4 well-attested, 2 general references.
- Religious Roles & Titles, 6 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Articles, 2 claims: 2 well-attested.
- Cultures, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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