Download or read book Saltwater People written by Nonie Sharp and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2002 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating insight into the culture of the saltwater peoples of northern Australian coasts, their profound knowledge of and attachment to their sea country, how this endured despite dislocation and repression, and how this has shaped their values and relations with territory - with telling contrasts to our own western institutions and their origins.