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'This stunning book is a biography and a generous sharing of Yorna’s Culture and traditional beliefs. Explore the meaning of Country, Lalai (‘Creation’), Wandjina, Woongudd (the ‘Snake’), in the author’s Country in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Full of extraordinary images of the landscape, rock art, stone arrangements and the artist’s paintings, Yornadaiyn Woolagoodja is a feast for anyone interested in this rich Cultural heritage. Special feature boxes on Joonba (‘Corroborree’), Native Title, Permisson and Respect, Sugarbag, Ancestors’ Bones, Collecting Turtle and many more.' (Publication summary)
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Awards
- 2022 highly commended New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Indigenous Writer's Prize
- 2022 shortlisted Festival Awards for Literature (SA) Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature South Australian Literary Awards — Award for Non-Fiction
- 2021 longlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Small Publishers' Adult Book of the Year
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Subjects:
- Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia,
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