Abstract
Abroad1 March 1975Australian Aboriginal Medicine Before European ContactJOHN E. CAWTE, M.D.JOHN E. CAWTE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-82-3-422 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptHardly any of the Australian subcontinent remains unexplored by the present-day European inhabitants, and hardly any of the original Australoid inhabitants remain outside effective contact with Europeans. However, for some groups of native Australians or Aborigines, effective contact is relatively recent so that it is still possible to make scientific observations of their medical system as it probably operated before the European invasion. One such group, the Kaiadilt of Bentinck Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, which came into effective contact in 1948, has been reported in the bookCruel, Poor and Brutal Nations( 1 ). This medical...
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