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David Spillman David Spillman i(A65996 works by)
Born: Established: 1961 ;
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

David Spillman has conducted Indigenous Leadership Development programs for the Northern Territory Government and worked for Imagine Consulting Group International.

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y separately published work icon Us Mob Walawurru Broome : Magabala Books , 2006 Z1351669 2006 single work novel young adult (taught in 2 units) Central Australia 1960's ... Ruby lives on a cattle station and goes to the 'silver bullet' school, where she comes across Mr Duncan, her teacher. Ruby begins to question his unusual ways, and in doing so, awakens to her past and the differences between the two cultures and why they are at odds.
2008 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature
y separately published work icon Yellow-Eye Flinders Park : Era Publications , 2001 Z938249 2001 single work picture book children's

'The Yellow-eye fish were becoming scarce. Neither the Impatjara Aboriginal community nor the white community could find the answer. This is a story about communication; the ways different cultures approach problems and how how they view the world.' (Publication summary)

2002 winner The Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature
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