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Lucy Dann Lucy Dann i(A63869 works by) (a.k.a. Lucy Wiidagoo Dann)
Born: Established: Broome, Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Japanese ; Aboriginal Bardi
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1 3 y separately published work icon Loongie the Greedy Crocodile Lucy Dann , Kiefer Dann , Bronwyn Houston (illustrator), Broome : Magabala Books , 2008 Z1512373 2008 single work picture book children's 'Loongie is a greedy saltwater crocodile who lives among the mangroves at Walaman Creek in the remote Kimberley region of Western Australia. He has no friends and no-one will come near the creek while he's around. Loongie soon learns why being greedy has its consequences.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 Yearning of the Hearts Lucy Dann , 2003 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Lost in the Whitewash : Aboriginal-Asian Encounters in Australia, 1901-2001 2003; (p. 59-63) Lucy Dann recounts discovering the details and coming to terms with her Japanese heritage. Following her trip to Japan, she writes: 'As a child I did not know what multicultural meant. Now I know. I went looking for my father, and I ended up finding an entire family where parts of me belong' Source: Lost in the Whitewash: Aboriginal-Asian Encounters in Australia, 1901-2001 (2003).
1 1 The Heart of the Journey Lucy Dann , Mayu Kanamori , 2001 single work drama autobiography art work

The Heart of the Journey is a multimedia sound and slide show of over three hundred fifty still photographs with digitally recorded and mixed interviews and music as well as a live performance component. The show moves in a linear fashion telling the true story of Lucy Dann's personal journey. Source: The Heart of the Journey website (Sighted 9 June 2009)
1 1 y separately published work icon Bardi Counting Book Lucy Dann , Francine Ngardarb Riches (illustrator), Broome : Magabala Books , 2000 Z1002175 2000 single work picture book children's 'One fish, two whales, three turtles...and there's more - up to ten snakes. Children can learn to count to ten in Bardi, a language of the Kimberley coast, north-western Australia, and the names of lots of animals too.' (Source: Publisher's website)
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