Dan Crouch catches up with Dr Ray Kerkhove, Author of How They Fought which explores forgotten successes of Aboriginal resistance

Dan Crouch caught up with Dr Ray Kerkhove on the Country Viewpoint, who authored How They Fought: How They Fought: Pioneering research reveals ingenuity and forgotten successes of Aboriginal resistance.

One of the key focus areas of the segment brings to light the historical significance of the Rufus River, one of the catchment areas of the Murray-Darling Basin in the Flow FM network.

Kherkove specialises in Indigenous history and culture and has worked for almost four decades with First Nations groups. He's written a dozen books, a score of peer-reviewed articles, and numerous heritage reports. He mostly works as an independent consultant with groups including universities, local governments, art organisations, museums and Aboriginal groups.