'This is an account
of the career
of Donald
Thomson, an anthropologist and advocate
of Aboriginal self-determination, with a comprehensive understanding
of Aboriginal material culture and way
of life. He lived with the Yolgnu in the Northern Territory establishing great rapport with Yolgnu leader and warrior Wonggu. He later lived with the Pintupi (Bindupi) in South Australia, opposing the establishment
of the Woomera Rocket Range. His support
of Aboriginal culture placed him in opposition academically and philosophically to other anthropologists such as A.P. Elkin, and politically to government policies
of the day.' Sourced:
http://librariesaustralia.nla.gov.au/apps/kss (Sighted 04/05/2009)
