Publications
Veronica Dobson, 1983 Anwerne alheke yerrampeke. We went for honeyants. School of Australian Linguistics, Batchelor, NT.
Veronica Dobson, 1984 Ingkwerlpe, nthakenhe iteme. How Aboriginal people prepare bush tobacco. School of Australian Linguistics, Batchelor, NT.
Veronica Dobson, 1986 Arltunga-werne alpeke. In John Henderson (Ed) Arrernte ayeye. Arrernte stories, pp 10–17. Institute for Aboriginal Development, Yipirinya School. ISBN 0 949659 41
Nick Thieberger & William McGregor (Eds), 1994 Macquarie Aboriginal words. A dictionary of words from Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages. Eastern Arrernte by Veronica Dobson and John Henderson, pp 266–298. The Macquarie Library, NSW.
John Henderson & Veronica Dobson, 1994 Eastern and Central Arrernte to English Dictionary. Revised Edition 2020. IAD Press, Alice Springs, NT.
Michael Williams, Jackie Huggins, Veronica Dobson, Rosalie Riley, Jeanette McCormack & Debbie Hartman (Eds), 1997 Interactions across the generations – Australia: learning from Elders. The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education (Formerly The Aboriginal Child at School) 25(2): 24–26.
Veronica Dobson & Rosalie Riley, 1997 Intelyape-lyape akaltye project. Program Support and Development Services, NSW Adult Migrant English Service.
Stephanie Blitner, Veronica Dobson, Fiona Gibson, Barbara Martin, Nancy Oldfield, Ruth Oliver, Imelda Palmer & Rosalie Riley, 2000 Strong voices, Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, Batchelor, NT. ISBN:0724533303
Valerie Caron, Jayne Brimbox, Veronica Dobson, Victor Dobson, Luke Richmond, Ross Thompson & Fiona Dyer, 2001 Restoring cultural plant communities at sacred water sites. Australasian Journal of Water Resources. DOI: 10.1080/13241583.2021.1888854
Veronica Dobson, 2002 Arrernte colouring book. Illustrations, Jenny Taylor. Jukurrpa Books, Alice Springs, N.T.
Veronica Dobson with Ursula Noye, 2004 Story of broken promise drive, Ntyarlarle Tyaneme.
Gavan Breen & Veronica Dobson, 2005 Central Arrernte. Journal of the International Phonetic Association 35(2): 249-254.
Veronica Dobson (Comp), 2006. Mparntwenge Arnte-Arnte Aretyeke : Protecting Hayes Springs. Alice Springs, N.T.]: Central Land Council,
Veronica Dobson, 2007 Arelhe-kenhe merrethene. Arrernte traditional healing. IAD Press, Alice Springs, NT.
Veronica Dobson, 2009 Caring for country: Hayes Springs, Mparntwenge. Salt Springs, Irlkerteye. Dialogue 28(2): 19–32.
John Henderson & Veronica Dobson, 2013 Anpernirrentye. Kin and skin: talking about family in Arrernte. IAD Press, Alice Springs, NT.
Myfany Turpin, Veronica Dobson, MK Turner & Alison Ross, 2013 The spotted nightjar calls when dingo pups are born: Ecological and social indicators in central Australia. Journal of Ethnobiology 33(1): 7–32.
Fiona Walsh, Veronica Dobson & Josie Douglas, 2013 Anpernirrentye: a framework for enhanced application of indigenous ecological knowledge in natural resource management. Special issue ‘Integrating indigenous knowledge and science in natural resource management’. Ecology and Society 18(3): 18. http:// dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-05501-180318
Fiona Walsh & Veronica Dobson, 2017 Caterpillars as big as a mountain: the role of spiritual beliefs about animals and plants. In Cresswell ID, Murphy H. Australia state of the environment 2016: biodiversity, independent report to the Australian Government Minister for the Environment and Energy, Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra. Box B1011, p 78. https://soe.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-05/soe2016-biodiversity-launch-version2-24feb17.pdf. See also Flikr album 99 photos and captions https://flic.kr/s/aHskMaFCuZ
Veronica Dobson, Victor Dobson & Jayne Brimbox, 2017 Irlkerteye, Salt Springs, Year 6, Ltyentye Apurte Catholic School, Term 2. Ltyentye Apurte Catholic School, Tangentyere Council and CSIRO.
April Pengart Campbell, Stephan Claassen, Jennifer Green & Veronica Dobson, 2020 Playing with the long strings: A structural analysis of Arandic string figures. Bulletin of the International String Figure Association, 27: 30–136.
Reports and other contributions to publications
IAD Arrernte Curriculum and Materials Project, 1993 Unte nthenharenye (Where do you come from)? IAD Press, Alice Springs: NT. Veronica Dobson contributor
Jennifer Green, 1994 Learners guide to Eastern and Central Arrernte. IAD Press, Alice Springs: NT. Veronica Dobson contributor
Deborah Hartman & John Henderson, 1994 Aboriginal languages in education. IAD Press: Alice Springs, NT. Foreword by Veronica Dobson
Ada Nano (Comp), 2005 Apmere apwerte Urrtharenye-kenhe. The Country of the Limestone People. Central Land Council. Veronica Dobson contributor
Jo Moloney (Comp), 2005 The fire book. Tangentyere Council Land Care. Arrernte fire pit story by Veronica Dobson, p 5.
Andrew Drenen, Dhanji, Sunil Dobson, Veronica Dobson & Leslie Foster, c2006 Aboriginal land management: weeds - feral animals - ranger work. Tangentyere Council, Alice Springs, NT.
Meg Mooney & Tangentyere Council Land Care, 2008 A water book. Wetland science on Aboriginal lands. Greening Australia. Veronica Dobson contributor
Ltyentye Apurte Secondary Class, Veronica Dobson, Jayne Brimbox, Tangentyere Council (Alice Springs, N.T.). Landcare and Environmental Health Unit, and Natural Heritage Trust (Australia). 2008 Hayes and Salt Springs. [Northern Territory]: [Ltyentye Apurte Community Education Centre]
Myfany Turpin & Gail Woods, 2008 Thipele arle ileme akerte. Things that birds let you know about. M 1764. Canberra: AIATSIS. Veronica Dobson contributor
Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, 2008. Sorry: 13th February 2008. Darwin: Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education. Government alhwarrpe anthurre ampe mape rakeke-iperre mekwe-ntyele - The Government is really sorry for taking the children away from their mothers. Eastern Arrernte (provided by Veronica Dobson)
Margaret Kemarre Turner, Barry McDonald & Veronica Dobson, 2010 Iwenhe Tyerrtye: What it means to be an Aboriginal person. Alice Springs, N.T.: IAD Press. Translations by Veronica Dobson
Josie Douglas & Fiona Walsh, 2011 Aboriginal people, their knowledge and plants from central Australia: Guidelines for ethical practice in bush foods research, development and industry. Merne Altyerr-ipenhe Group, Report 71, Desert Knowledge CRC, Alice Springs, NT. Veronica Dobson contributor
Louise Fogg, Amelia Druham & Joanna Abbs, 2011 Enough water fit for drinking. Canberra, ACT: Australian Academy of Science. Veronica Dobson contributor
Fiona Walsh, Jocelyn Davies, Meg Mooney & CLC Ltyentye Apurte Rangers, 2014 Climate change. Learning what is happening with the weather in central Australia. CSIRO. Veronica Dobson contributor
Fiona Walsh, Peter Christophersen & Sandra McGregor, 2014 Indigenous perspectives on biodiversity. In Steve Morton, Andy Sheppard & Mark Lonsdale (Eds). Biodiversity: Science and solutions for Australia. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne. Includes case study by Veronica Dobson http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/20/pid/6967.htm.
Marg Bowman (Ed), 2015 Every hill got a story. Men and women of Central Australia and the Central Land Council. Central Land Council, Hardie Grant Books. Veronica Dobson contributor, pp 146–147, 155, 188–189, 217, 259
Yarrenyty Arltere Artists, Rhonda Inkamala, Janella Ebatarinja, Veronica Dobson, Felicity Hayes, Roxanne Petrick, David Strickland, et al. 2020. Our Languages. Alice Springs, Northern Territory: Children’s Ground. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2928401863.
Felicity Hayes, Marita McMillian, Margaret Turner, Leonie Palmer, Cassandra Neil, Rosario Young & Veronica Dobson. 2020. Apmwe iwenhe: What snake? Alice Springs: Children’s Ground.
Fiona Walsh & Cawthorn M.A, 2023 Ikngerre-ipenhe healing Country: Eastern Arrernte people and Country, plan for the Ltyentye Apurte Rangers region. For traditional owners and the Central Land Council. 64 pages plus appendices. Veronica Dobson contributor
Documentary and multi-media productions
Veronica Dobson, Bess Price, Deborah Hartman, & Institute for Aboriginal Development, 1992 Teaching our way: Developing Aboriginal curricula in Aboriginal schools. Alice Springs, NT: Institute for Aboriginal Development. VHS video
Veronica Dobson, Fiona Walsh, Wiriya Sati, 2008 Anpernirrentye: Relationships between bush foods, creation laws, people, country and all things, illustrated by three plants. (Desert Knowledge CRC and CSIRO: Alice Springs.) DVD 13'22''.
Fiona Walsh, Dylan River, Dave Nixon, Petyarre, 2016 A life of learning: Veronica Dobson, NITV Dark Science series, Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association, CSIRO, 5 mins https://vimeo.com/203206055
Fiona Walsh, Veronica Dobson & Josie Douglas, 2017 The work and writing of two lives crossing, Iwerre-Atherre: Crossings, Northern Territory Writers Festival, NT Writer’s Centre. One-hour multi-media panel talk and projection. Documentary subsequently requested and installed for 5-year exhibition ‘What’s work worth?’ National Pioneer Women’s Hall of Fame, Alice Springs. http://www.alicespringsnews.com.au/2016/06/08/humble-objects-of-womens-work-used-to-ask-big-questions/
Dave Richards, 2020 Iwepe irrkenthe bandage-ke mpwareme (The caterpillar bag is made into a bandage). Features Veronica Dobson & Fini Drover. Camera and edit Dave Richards, research & production Fiona Walsh, translations Jennifer Green. Akeyluerre Healing Centre, CSIRO.
Limited distribution documentary and multi-media productions
Veronica Perrurle Dobson introduces Arrernte terms for termites https://vimeo.com/751963334?share=copy Password: Veronica 1 min 41 sec uploaded 21/9/22 PW NOT WORKING
Veronica Dobson_interrke and ingkewepe_@ Clay on Country19 secs https://vimeo.com/751514014?share=copyPassword: Interrke uploaded 8/22. Veronica Perrurle Dobson visits the Clay on Country exhibition at Araluen in August 2022. She gives some Arrernte names for grass harvester termitaria sections and for the termites themselves.
Struggling to Grow Angelthe (Bush pear, Cynanchum floribundum) https://vimeo.com/fionawalsh/strugglingtogrow?share=copy 2 min 59 sec
Bark and Wind with Veronica Perrurle Dobson (about making a bush toy) 2 min 37 secs https://vimeo.com/352648771?share=copy Uploaded 8/8/2019