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'The stories in this anthology speak of the love between Aboriginal peoples and their countries. They are personal accounts that share knowledge, insight and emotion, each speaking of a deep connection to country and of feeling heartsick because of the harm that is being inflicted on country even today, through the logging of old growth forests, converting millions of acres of land to salt fields, destruction of ancient rock art and significant Aboriginal sacred sites, and a record of species extinction that is the worst in the world.' (Source: Fremantle Press website)
Notes
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Dedication: To all our ancestors who have gone before us, we honour you by still carrying our country in our hearts
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Fremantle,
Fremantle area,
South West Perth,
Perth,
Western Australia,:Fremantle Press
, 2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Introduction : A Land of Many Countries, single work life story (p. 6-20)
- Different Ways of Knowing : Trees Are Our Families Too, single work life story (p. 21-42)
- Country Is Lonely, single work life story (p. 43-58)
- Kura, Yeye, Boorda : 'From The Past, Today and The Future', single work life story oral history (p. 60-80)
- De-Colonising the Space : Dreaming Back to Country, single work life story (p. 82-100)
- Caring for Everything, single work life story (p. 101-114)
- Back Home to Country, single work life story (p. 115-130)
- A Snake and a Seal, single work poetry life story (p. 131-142)
- The Sinking of the Enid, single work life story (p. 144-164)
- Places of Wonder and Fear, single work life story (p. 166-182)
- Kepwaamwinberkup (Nightwell), single work life story (p. 184-200)
- Country : A Journey to Cultural and Spiritual Healing, single work life story (p. 202-220)
- A Feeling of Belonging, single work life story (p. 222-236)
- A Strength That Can't Be Broken, single work life story (p. 238-252)
- The Balance for the World, single work life story (p. 254-278)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Dyslexic edition.
Works about this Work
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Western Progress and the Plunder of the Indigenous World
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 24 no. 2 2010; (p. 213-214)
— Review of Heartsick for Country : Stories of Love, Spirit and Creation 2008 anthology life story -
Loving Australia's Hard and Soft Faces
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 16 February vol. 19 no. 3 2009;
— Review of Heartsick for Country : Stories of Love, Spirit and Creation 2008 anthology life story -
Spies Add Intrigue to Festival of the Write Stuff
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 29 January 2009; (p. 19) -
[Review] Heartsick for Country
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Reviews in Australian Studies , vol. 3 no. 2 2008;
— Review of Heartsick for Country : Stories of Love, Spirit and Creation 2008 anthology life story -
[Review] Heartsick for Country
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 22 no. 3 2008; (p. 62-63)
— Review of Heartsick for Country : Stories of Love, Spirit and Creation 2008 anthology life story
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Indigenous Voices Promoted at Fremantle Press
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 7 May no. 425 2008; (p. 47)
— Review of My Place 1987 single work autobiography ; Heartsick for Country : Stories of Love, Spirit and Creation 2008 anthology life story ; Bawoo Stories 2008 selected work picture book -
Assimilating Australia
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 193 2008; (p. 91-92)
— Review of Heartsick for Country : Stories of Love, Spirit and Creation 2008 anthology life story -
Non-Fiction 2007-2008
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 53 no. 2008; (p. 76-92)
— Review of The Rise and Rise of Kerry Packer 1993 single work biography ; This Crazy Thing a Life : Australian Jewish Autobiography 2007 selected work criticism ; John Winston Howard 2007 single work biography ; Mudrooroo : A Likely Story : Identity and Belonging in Postcolonial Australia 2007 single work criticism ; A Matter of Conscience : Sir Ronald Wilson 2007 single work biography ; Contrary Rhetoric : Lectures on Landscape and Language 2008 selected work criticism essay ; Australian Literature : Postcolonialism, Racism, Transnationalism 2007 single work criticism ; Power Plays : Australian Theatre and the Public Agenda 2007 single work criticism ; Heartsick for Country : Stories of Love, Spirit and Creation 2008 anthology life story ; Conversations With The Mob 2008 anthology life story ; Make It Australian: The Australian Performing Group, the Pram Factory and New Wave Theatre 2008 single work criticism ; Stressing the Modern : Cultural Politics in Australian Women's Poetry 2007 selected work criticism -
[Review] Heartsick for Country
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 16 no. 4 2008; (p. 27-28)
— Review of Heartsick for Country : Stories of Love, Spirit and Creation 2008 anthology life story Boyce describes the voices in this work as 'eloquent and persuasive, explaining and proposing perspectives which, should they find their rightful place alongside the processes of decision making in high places, would have the potential to shift policy beyond the current measures of assimilation intervention and integration'. -
Journey Into WA Country
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 3 December no. 440 2008; (p. 53)
— Review of Heartsick for Country : Stories of Love, Spirit and Creation 2008 anthology life story 'This collection of stories and essays from West Australian writers takes us on a journey into the Dreamtime of their Elders, and forward to a future where caring for country must become a reality for all Australians.' (Koori Mail 3/12/2008) -
Spies Add Intrigue to Festival of the Write Stuff
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 29 January 2009; (p. 19)
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