{"product_id":"the-eagle-the-crow","title":"The Eagle \u0026 The Crow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA unique exploration into Indigenous ways of knowing, being and relating, with an in-depth focus on kinship systems and how their cyclical nature foiled attempts by missionaries to destroy them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart instruction manual and part philosophical text,\u003cem\u003e The Eagle and the \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrow\u003c\/em\u003e is a profound work of First Nations knowledge and research. Written as a series of lyric essays, JM Field’s book traverses Gamilaraay conceptions of time and place, the ways English can quietly disrupt languages and cultures, and the form and practical functions of kinship systems. Most importantly, Field’s fascinating insights from mathematics offer a map for the revitalisation of Gamilaraay social structures once prohibited during the Missionary Era. Generous yet restrained, this collection is an important act of resistance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDr JM Field (Spearim) is a Gamilaraay mari from Moree way, but grew up on Darug land in a small town along the Great Dividing Range. He studied maths and French literature at the University of Sydney, before completing a doctorate at Balliol College, Oxford. He remains a research mathematician, with a focus on the mathematics and genetics of traditional kinship systems. He is also the author of \u003cem\u003eEtta and the Shadow Taboo\u003c\/em\u003e, which was highly commended for the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards (Indigenous Writing) as well as shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards (Children’s Literature).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"item\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"title\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages: \u003c\/strong\u003e144\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"title\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublished: \u003c\/strong\u003e29\/07\/2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FISH - Foundation for Indigenous Sustainable Health","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46891487363233,"sku":null,"price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0413\/0353\/9873\/files\/RGB_The-Eagle-and-the-Crow_9780702269127_Cover_VPLA-shortlist.jpg?v=1788511665","url":"https:\/\/shop.fish.asn.au\/products\/the-eagle-the-crow","provider":"FISH - Foundation for Indigenous Sustainable Health","version":"1.0","type":"link"}