John Rudder - Publications

Publications

Rudder has self-published a book on the counting (relationship) system of Australian Aborigines, has produced teaching materials for his courses in aboriginal speaking and thought, and is in the process of completing an Aboriginal–English dictionary. His recent writing has been extensively in collaboration with Stan Grant (Wiradjuri elder).

Rudder's publications include:

• Rudder, John; Yolngu Cosmology: An Unchanging Cosmos Incorporating a Rapidly Changing World, DPhil thesis, Australian National University, 1993
• An Introduction to Aboriginal Art
• An Introduction to Aboriginal Mathematics
• The Natural World of the Yolngu: The Aboriginal People of North East Arnhem Land
• Aboriginal Religion and the Dreaming
• The Bark Paintings of North East Arnhem Land
• Learning Wiradjuri 1-5 (graded texts)
• Learning Wiradjuri 1&2 CD
• A Teaching Wiradjuri Support CD
• Eric Looks for a Friend (PowerPoint book)
• Wiradjuri Language Songs for Children
• Wiradjuri Language Song Book 2
• CD of Wiradjuri Language Songs
• Wiradjuri Language – How it works: A Grammar in Everyday English
• Wiradjuri Language A First Dictionary of Wiradjuri
• Wiradjuri Sentence Book
• Wiradjuri Language Black Line Poster Masters
• Wiradjuri Language Black Line Masters – Book 1 (Colouring-in)
• Wiradjuri Language Black Line Masters –Book 2– Learn to Draw
• Wiradjuri Language Colouring-in Books 1 and 2
• Wiradjuri Language Learn to Draw Books 1 and 2
• English Language Blackline Poster Masters of Australian Natural Science & People
• Unlabelled Blackline Poster Masters of Australian Natural Science & People
• Towards Holiness, (2007), ISBN 0-86942-143-3, Restoration House

In July 2006, the Parkes Shire Library (central west NSW) inaugurated its collection of books on Wiradjuri attended by Wiradjuri language students from Primary schools at Forbes, Peak Hill and Central West Christian School, whose teachers were learning from Rudder and Grant.