New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1980) Winner
Catherine Helen Berndt
キャサリン・ヘレン・ベルント
Kyasharin Heren Berunto
Aliases:
Catherine Helen Webb / C. H. Berndt
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1918-05-08 （Auckland, New Zealand）
- Died
- 1994-05-12 （Perth, Australia） age 76
- Nationality
- New Zealand (birth), Australian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Auckland, New Zealand → Perth, Australia
Career
- Occupations
- Anthropologist
- Active Years
- 1940-1994
- Affiliations
- University of Western Australia
- Memberships
- Honorary Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
- Influenced By
- Ronald Berndt, Mondalmi
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Percy Smith Medal | — | — | University of Otago | 受賞 |
| 1950 | Edgeworth David Medal | — | — | Royal Society of New South Wales | 受賞（ロナルド・ベルントと共同） |
| 1987 | Member of the Order of Australia (AM) | — | — | Government of Australia | 受賞 |
| 1980 | Children's Book Award | Land of the Rainbow Snake | — | — | 受賞 |
Percy Smith Medal
1950
Organization:
University of Otago
Result:
受賞
Edgeworth David Medal
1950
Organization:
Royal Society of New South Wales
Result:
受賞（ロナルド・ベルントと共同）
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
1987
Organization:
Government of Australia
Result:
受賞
Children's Book Award
1980
Work:
Land of the Rainbow Snake
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Women's Changing Ceremonies in Northern Australia
1950 AnthropologyMonograph on changing ceremonies among Aboriginal women in Northern Australia.
Women's social and religious life
Land of the Rainbow Snake
1980 Children's bookA collection of stories from Western Arnhem Land.
Indigenous myths
The Aboriginal Australians: The First Pioneers
AnthropologyBook on Aboriginal Australians (co-authored).
Aboriginal culture
Arnhem Land: Its History and Its People
AnthropologyHistory and people of Arnhem Land (co-authored).
Monsoon and Honey Wind
1970 AnthropologyAbout the Wawalag myth.
Myth
Legacy
Renowned for joint anthropological research with husband Ronald Berndt on Australian and Papua New Guinean Indigenous peoples. Authored over 36 major publications; co-founded the Berndt Museum of Anthropology.
Museums
- Berndt Museum of Anthropology University of Western Australia, Australia Opened in 1976
Academic Societies
- Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia