Re: Book: Mutant Message Down Under

[D & P Wade <dpwade@POWERUP.COM.AU>]

Hi Mary,
I just did a search of Aussie search engines and the first reference
http://dumbartung.org.au/ is very anti the book.
A quote from the site:
"A survey of Aboriginal groups in Central and Western Australia failed to
uncover any indication whatsoever of Ms Morgan's presence in the area or of
the existence of the "Real People" tribe. Aboriginal groups believe Ms
Morgan's desert journey to be utterly fabricated and that her book and
teaching lack any credibility whatsoever.
It is deeply offensive to Aboriginal people for a white woman to be
misrepresenting Aboriginal culture for self-promotion and profit."
Other sites referring to this book and author are:
http://www.mq.edu.au/hoa/marloweb/index.html
http://www.skeptics.com.au/features/spoon/bs-about.htm
Gareth Griffiths at the University of Western Australia has also written an
article "Mixed-up Messages Down Under: the Marlo Morgan 'Hoax'" Ulitarra,
No.9.1996 about it.  The article is not available online, but his email is
gruffydd@arts.uwa.edu.au
Another academic Professor Marcia Langton canned the book at an address at
the Getty Research Institute in 1998.
http://online.ntu.edu.au/cincrm/events/lectures/getty.html
Regards,
Trish

Trish Wade
Teacher/Librarian
Geebung State School
Brisbane, Australia
geebungs@geebungss.qld.edu.au
http://www.geebungss.qld.edu.au



----- Original Message -----
From: Ludwick Mary <ludwickm@LISD.NET>
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Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 3:16 AM
Subject: Book: Mutant Message Down Under


> Are any of you familiar with the book *Mutant Message Down Under* by
> Marlo Morgan?
> I heard her interviewed on NPR one Saturday and purchased the book.
> Finished reading it last night and found it most interesting.
>           It is her story of living with the Aboriginals for about 4
> months.  I find it interesting that it is catalogued as fiction.  Her
> forward states that she is doing so to prevent lawsuits and trouble for
> the tribe she walked with...I can't help but wonder if all the events
> really happened as related.
>
> Mary Croix Ludwick, MLS    B.B. Owen Elementary K-5
> Lewisville ISD,  The Colony, Texas (near Dallas)
> ludwickm@lisd.net (school)   ludwick@swbell.net (home)
>
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