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'Kangkushot provides valuable insights into the rich and spiritual way Aboriginal people view their lives and land, and their place in it.'
'Born in Yarrie country in Western Australia’s Pilbara, he describes a life of danger, drama and hardship; his people forced to work on pastoral stations for meagre rations, their lives subject to the whims of white pastoralists, government agents and legislators. Coppin went on to be awarded a British Empire medal, was joint NAIDOC elder of the year – and won a police medal, as well as negotiating the first perpetual leases over Pilbara land and running a successful cattle station.' (Source: Publishers Website)
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Works about this Work
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From Slave to Leader
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Deadly Vibe , 4 July 2014;
— Review of Kangkushot : The Life of Nyamal Lawman Peter Coppin 1999 single work autobiography 'Peter Coppin's epic and remarkable story is masterfully told in his updated memoir- Kangjushot: Life of Nyamal Lawman...' -
Spotlight on Life of Lawman
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 13 August no. 582 2014; (p. 44)
— Review of Kangkushot : The Life of Nyamal Lawman Peter Coppin 1999 single work autobiography 'The life and times of Nyamal (WA) senior lawman the late Peter Coppin is told in full in his updated memoir...' -
Yandy : Walking the Uneven Lie of a Mining Boom
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , April no. 56 2010; (p. 53-70)'The performance work "Yandy" is adapted from the 1999 book Kangkushot: The Life of Nyamal Lawman Peter Coppin, a biography of an elder of the Yandeyarra community. The biography and play were written by journalist and speech-writer, Jolly Read, in collaboration with Coppin. Whereas Kangkushot begins with Coppin's birth at Yarrie Station by the De Grey River in 1920 and follows events of his life until around 1997, "Yandy" focuses on the story of a key group of people involved in organising the first Indigenous workers' strike in Australia. The industrial action began in the Pilbara on May Day, 1946, "when 800 workers walked off 27 stations"' (p.53).
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Pilbara's Black Eureka
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 25 September 2004; (p. 8)
— Review of Yandy 2004 single work drama -
Kangkushot : The Life of Nyamal Lawman Peter Coppin
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Studies in Western Australian History , no. 22 2001; (p. 181-184)
— Review of Kangkushot : The Life of Nyamal Lawman Peter Coppin 1999 single work autobiography
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Elder Steps Into History's Pages
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 7 September 1999; (p. 12)
— Review of Kangkushot : The Life of Nyamal Lawman Peter Coppin 1999 single work autobiography -
Lure Of The Lawman
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 9 December 1998; (p. 3)
— Review of Kangkushot : The Life of Nyamal Lawman Peter Coppin 1999 single work autobiography -
Kangkushot : The Life of Nyamal Lawman Peter Coppin
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Studies in Western Australian History , no. 22 2001; (p. 181-184)
— Review of Kangkushot : The Life of Nyamal Lawman Peter Coppin 1999 single work autobiography -
Spotlight on Life of Lawman
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 13 August no. 582 2014; (p. 44)
— Review of Kangkushot : The Life of Nyamal Lawman Peter Coppin 1999 single work autobiography 'The life and times of Nyamal (WA) senior lawman the late Peter Coppin is told in full in his updated memoir...' -
From Slave to Leader
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Deadly Vibe , 4 July 2014;
— Review of Kangkushot : The Life of Nyamal Lawman Peter Coppin 1999 single work autobiography 'Peter Coppin's epic and remarkable story is masterfully told in his updated memoir- Kangjushot: Life of Nyamal Lawman...' -
Pilbara's Black Eureka
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 25 September 2004; (p. 8)
— Review of Yandy 2004 single work drama -
Yandy : Walking the Uneven Lie of a Mining Boom
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , April no. 56 2010; (p. 53-70)'The performance work "Yandy" is adapted from the 1999 book Kangkushot: The Life of Nyamal Lawman Peter Coppin, a biography of an elder of the Yandeyarra community. The biography and play were written by journalist and speech-writer, Jolly Read, in collaboration with Coppin. Whereas Kangkushot begins with Coppin's birth at Yarrie Station by the De Grey River in 1920 and follows events of his life until around 1997, "Yandy" focuses on the story of a key group of people involved in organising the first Indigenous workers' strike in Australia. The industrial action began in the Pilbara on May Day, 1946, "when 800 workers walked off 27 stations"' (p.53).
- Western Australia,
- Pilbara area, North Western Australia, Western Australia,
