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y separately published work icon Mowanjum : 50 Years Community History anthology   lyric/song   prose   poetry   interview   life story  
Note: With Mowanjum Aboriginal Community and Mowanjum Artists Spirit of Wandjina Aboriginal Corporation on behalf of Worrorra, Ngarinyin and Wunambal peoples.
Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 Mowanjum : 50 Years Community History
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Mowanjum Aboriginal Community decided to share their stories, Wandjina traditions and tell 'of their journey from their homelands in the north Kimberley to Derby where Worrorra [Worora], Ngarinyin and Wunambal peoples established Mowanjun Community in 1956...The book is a commemoration of the strength of spirit of past community members and an expression of confidence in the future.' (Source: Mowanjum: 50 Years Community History, 2008)

Notes

  • Dedication: 'Dedication Song' composed by Donny Woolagoodja 2008.
  • Also includes the Lord's Prayer in Worrorra as recited by Daisy Utemorrah Kowan, Patsy Lalbanda Angaburra and Peters Rurrngawala p.61
  • Contents indexed selectively.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Mowanjum, Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia,:Mowanjum Aboriginal Community , 2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Ngallagunda Looks After the People, Alfie White , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 2-3)
Wandjina Made Everything, Alfie White , single work prose (p. 4-5)
Wunan, Alfie White , single work prose dreaming story (p. 5)
Dumbai : The Battle and the Great Flood, Alfie White , single work prose dreaming story (p. 7)
Wudu : An Aboriginal Mother's Wordsi"I was a baby my mother nursed me until", Daisy Utemorrah , single work poetry (p. 10)
Wudu is Our Disciplinei"When you have a little kid growing up,", Roger Burgu , single work poetry (p. 11)
Wudu : Listen to the Voices of the Yearsi"I do not read or write myself. I was brought", Albert Barunga , single work poetry (p. 12)
Voice for the Voiceless, Peter Lucich , single work life story (p. 13)
The Devil and the Bats, single work prose dreaming story children's (p. 14)
The Flood, single work prose dreaming story children's (p. 16-18)
Untitledi"Before the white man came", Albert Barunga , single work poetry (p. 22)
A Fierce Reputation : Samson the Warrior, single work life story
'Samson, Tjangaloli, was exceptionally tall and formidably strong and for years led a life on the run. Like a saltwater Jandamarra..he submitted to no-one...causing grief among black and white.' Source : Mowanjum 50 Years : Community History (2008).
 (p. 24-26)
The Fisherman or the Sea Devil, Alan Mungulu , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 27-28)
Mowanjum People Stand Upi"Here I am in prison, my life slipping away,", John Rastus (composer), Norman Rastus (composer), Bindi Bear (composer), single work lyric/song (p. 34-235)
History of Kunmunya, Elkin Umbagai , single work life story (p. 36-42)
Big Watty's Childhood Adventures at Kunmunya, Watson Ngerdu , single work life story (p. 43-48)
Pudja Barunga, single work life story (p. 49-50)
They Were Really Wild Old Men Who Would Fight for Their Tribal Land, Nelson Barunga , single work life story (p. 53-54)
Reverend J.R.B. Love: Kunmunya (1927-1940), single work life story (p. 53-56)
Parties at Kunmunya, John Love , single work prose (p. 57-59)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Language: English , Aboriginal Worrorra AIATSIS ref. (K17) (WA SD51-16)
    • Mowanjum, Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia,: Mowanjum Aboriginal Community , 2008 .
      Extent: 276p.
      Description: col. illus.
      Note/s:
      • The Story in Brief: 'Constantly Moving' (pp. iv-vi) which is an overview of the history of Mowanjum Community.

      • End Pages (pp.268-276) include: Glossary, Endnotes, Bibliography and Index.

      ISBN: 9780646501239 (hbk)
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Works about this Work

Mary Anne Jebb, Mowanjum: 50 Years Community Denise Cook , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Oral History Association of Australia , no. 31 2009; (p. 69)
— Review of Mowanjum : 50 Years Community History 2008 anthology lyric/song prose poetry interview life story
Mary Anne Jebb, Mowanjum: 50 Years Community Denise Cook , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Oral History Association of Australia , no. 31 2009; (p. 69)
— Review of Mowanjum : 50 Years Community History 2008 anthology lyric/song prose poetry interview life story
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