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y separately published work icon Joan Martin (Yaarna) : A Widi Woman single work   biography  
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'Joan Martin was born in the country town of Morawa, Western Australia, in 1941. She was a proud Widi woman whose traditional territory extended from Geraldton eastwards into the salt-lake area. Joan led an exciting and adventurous life, from life in the bush to school in Perth, and back again. But it was a life with great challenges, including efforts to avoid Native Welfare, so as not to be shipped off to a mission, and her later very public battle with Homeswest for the right to live in peace in her own home. Her legacy includes her work on native title, and her art'. (Source: Abbey's Bookshop website: www.abbeys.com.au)

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    • Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,: Aboriginal Studies Press , 2011 .
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      Extent: xvii, 172 pp.
      Description: ill., maps
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      • Foreword by Sue Parker, Director & Co-Founder, Australian Interaction Consultants; April 2011. (v-vii)
      • Includes bibliography (p.166-168) and index.
      ISBN: 9780855757779 pbk.
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A Yamaji Granmothjer's Legacy is Not Forgotten Hannah McGlade , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 1 September vol. 10 no. 233 2011; (p. 35)
Autobiography Remembers Indigenous Artist 2011 single work column
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 4 August vol. 10 no. 231 2011; (p. 61)
Book Tells of Artist's Life 2011 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 10 August no. 507 2011; (p. 44) "Curtin University Associate Professor and two time Miles Franklin Award winner Kim Scott has launched the autobiography of artist Joan Martin... She started telling her story to Dr Brice Shaw in 2006, entrusting him with the task of having her story published, and the resulting book, Joan Martin (Yarrna): A Widi Woman was launched at CAS.'
Book Tells of Artist's Life 2011 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 10 August no. 507 2011; (p. 44) "Curtin University Associate Professor and two time Miles Franklin Award winner Kim Scott has launched the autobiography of artist Joan Martin... She started telling her story to Dr Brice Shaw in 2006, entrusting him with the task of having her story published, and the resulting book, Joan Martin (Yarrna): A Widi Woman was launched at CAS.'
Autobiography Remembers Indigenous Artist 2011 single work column
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 4 August vol. 10 no. 231 2011; (p. 61)
A Yamaji Granmothjer's Legacy is Not Forgotten Hannah McGlade , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 1 September vol. 10 no. 233 2011; (p. 35)
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