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1 1 y separately published work icon Coranderrk : We Will Show the Country Giordano Nanni , Andrea James , Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press , 2013 6354221 2013 single work prose

'Coranderrk: We will show the country embodies the authority of the written word with oral history and allows us to reconsider the 19th century Victorian frontier.'

'Deriving from the highly popular verbatim-theatre, professional actors bring to life those who gave evidence before the 1881 Coranderrk Inquiry, rescuing Aboriginal men, women and children from dusty archives and giving them voice. They include the renowned Wurundjeri leader, William Barak.'

'As well as talented farmers, the Kulin were also skilled communicators who engaged in adroit lobbying of government and drew in vocal supporters.'

'By including bios of the witnesses and a contextual history, Nanni and James have captured the drama of their heartfelt petitioning the colonial government, along with their allies — and the Aboriginal Protection Board, and the local pastoralists, who opposed them.' (Source: AIATIS website)

1 13 Coranderrk : We Will Show the Country Giordano Nanni , Andrea James , Giordano Nanni , 2010 single work drama 'Consisting entirely of extracts from the Minutes of Evidence of the [1881 Government] Inquiry [into Coranderrk], Coranderrk : We Will Show the Country unites the power of oral history and the authority of the written-word to forge a personal connection with the voices of the past; allowing key figures such as William Barak and several of the men and women of Coranderrk - as well as their allies and opponents in the white community - to speak directly to a contemporary audience.' (Media release, 2011 season)
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