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Land of the Rainbow Snake : Aboriginal Children's Stories and Songs from Western Arnhem Land
selected work
dreaming story
children's
Issue Details:
First known date:
1979...
1979
Land of the Rainbow Snake : Aboriginal Children's Stories and Songs from Western Arnhem Land
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description
Boys turn into fish, a wild woman and her giant dog look for people to eat, and other wonders occur in these twenty-seven traditional stories from the aborigines of western Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory of Australia.
Notes
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Dedication: To the women of Oenpelli
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Includes the lyrics of fifteen children's songs written in language with English translations and descriptions of their meanings.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Collins
, 1979 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Moon, Ngalmidul , single work prose dreaming story (p. 14-16)
- Sun, single work prose dreaming story (p. 17-19)
- Tortoise and Echidna, Ngalmidul , single work prose dreaming story (p. 20-21)
- Crow and Black Cockatoo, Mangurug , single work prose dreaming story (p. 22-23)
- Fish Hawk, Hannah Gadjibunba , single work prose dreaming story (p. 24-25)
- Pheasant and Kingfisher, Nganalgindja , single work prose (p. 26-28)
- The Wild Honey Man, Nganalgindja , single work prose dreaming story (p. 29-30)
- Cicada Woman, Wurgamara , single work prose dreaming story (p. 31-33)
- Blanket Lizard, single work prose dreaming story (p. 34-36)
- Boys Turning into Fish, Mangurug , single work prose dreaming story (p. 37)
- Loglog Lizard, Nganalgindja , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 40-43)
- Naman-duldja's Adventure, Mangurug , single work prose dreaming story (p. 44-46)
- Wuriyari's Adventure, Mangurug , single work prose dreaming story (p. 47-49)
- The Namandi's Dog, Minyaiwi , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 50-52)
- The Stolen Child, Hannah Gadjibunba , single work prose dreaming story (p. 53-56)
- The Old Man and the Namarudu, Hannah Gadjibunba , single work prose dreaming story (p. 57-59)
- Nabin-gulou and Namarudu, Ngalmidul , single work prose dreaming story (p. 60-62)
- The Whirlpool, Ngalgayim , single work prose dreaming story (p. 63-64)
- The Young Man and the Namandi, Hannah Gadjibunba , single work prose dreaming story (p. 65-67)
- The Wild Dog, Wurgamara , single work prose dreaming story (p. 68-69)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1980
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , January no. 74 1980; (p. 46)
— Review of Land of the Rainbow Snake : Aboriginal Children's Stories and Songs from Western Arnhem Land Catherine H. Berndt (translator), 1979 selected work prose lyric/song
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Untitled
1980
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , January no. 74 1980; (p. 46)
— Review of Land of the Rainbow Snake : Aboriginal Children's Stories and Songs from Western Arnhem Land Catherine H. Berndt (translator), 1979 selected work prose lyric/song
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