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Kuma Kelage, daughter of a Chimbu chieftain from a quiet mountain village in the New Guinea Highlands, defied tradition and married a white Australian. With her daughter Ba, she travelled beyond the boundaries of her homeland, journeying through two cultures. Her story is told by her granddaughter, Deborah Carlyon.
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Dedication: Dedicated to the memory of Kuma Kelage and my grandmother whom we affectionately called Mama Kuma.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Untitled
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Books from Our Backyard : Must-Read Books from Queensland 2006; (p. 92)
— Review of Mama Kuma : One Woman, Two Cultures 2002 single work biography -
A Mother and a Leader
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 17 no. 1 2003; (p. 77-78)
— Review of Mama Kuma : One Woman, Two Cultures 2002 single work biography -
Cultural Crossings
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , vol. 15 no. 1 2003;
— Review of Mama Kuma : One Woman, Two Cultures 2002 single work biography -
Look back in Anger, Laughter, Forgiveness
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , Summer vol. 22 no. 1 2003; (p. 60-64)
— Review of Mama Kuma : One Woman, Two Cultures 2002 single work biography ; The Mish 2002 single work life story -
Untitled
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , no. 77 2003; (p. 166-167)
— Review of Mama Kuma : One Woman, Two Cultures 2002 single work biography
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Four Life Stories that Touch the Heart
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 8 March 2003; (p. 6a)
— Review of Capital Correspondent : The Canberra Letters of Edwin Charles 1936-37 2002 single work autobiography ; She's a Fat Tart, Ain't She? 2002 single work autobiography ; Under a Bilari Tree I Born 2002 single work autobiography ; Mama Kuma : One Woman, Two Cultures 2002 single work biography -
Untitled
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: JAS Review of Books , March no. 13 2003;
— Review of Mama Kuma : One Woman, Two Cultures 2002 single work biography -
Untitled
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , no. 77 2003; (p. 166-167)
— Review of Mama Kuma : One Woman, Two Cultures 2002 single work biography -
Look back in Anger, Laughter, Forgiveness
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , Summer vol. 22 no. 1 2003; (p. 60-64)
— Review of Mama Kuma : One Woman, Two Cultures 2002 single work biography ; The Mish 2002 single work life story -
Cultural Crossings
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , vol. 15 no. 1 2003;
— Review of Mama Kuma : One Woman, Two Cultures 2002 single work biography -
Novel Approaches
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Courier Mail , 21 November 2001; (p. 39) -
I Did it My Way
2002
single work
column
— Appears in: Writing Queensland , October no. 112 2002; (p. 6-7)
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cPapua New Guinea,cPacific Region,
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