ABSTRACT
The sense of connection to particular places in the landscape continues to be central to many Aboriginal people from the Murray River in South Australia. Place is a defining aspect of identity. Association with places such as the former mission site at Swan Reach provides a crucial aspect of the cultural identity of an individual (Figure 12.1). Place transcends time and provides a connection between the Aboriginal people who live in the region today (for example, one of the authors of this chapter, Richard Hunter, who grew up at Swan Reach) and all the people who lived there in previous times.
