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Jess Roberts-Garalnganjag Jess Roberts-Garalnganjag i(A105251 works by) (a.k.a. Jessie Roberts; Jess Roberts Garalnganjag)
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Mangarrayi / Mangarayi
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1 y separately published work icon Ground Birds and Pigeons of Mangarrayi Country Jess Roberts-Garalnganjag , Sheila Conway Yenybarra , Jilkminggan : Diwurruwurru-Jaru Aboriginal Corporation , 2016 14399164 2016 single work information book

'This outline of Mangarrayi ground birds and pigeons was developed to assist with the ‘passing on’ and promotion of Mangarrayi biological knowledge. 

'This booklet is based on the traditional knowledge of Jessie Garalnganjak Roberts and Sheila Yenybarra Conway from Jilkminggan.' (Publication summary)
1 Sharing the Story in Mangarrayi Language Sheila Conway , Wendy Daylight , Edna Farrar , Jess Roberts-Garalnganjag , 2008 single work prose dreaming story
— Appears in: The Devil-Devil from Warlok : A Story from Jilkminggan Community 2008; (p. 22-23)
1 The Devil-devil from Warlok Jess Roberts-Garalnganjag , Sheila Conway , 2008 single work prose dreaming story
— Appears in: The Devil-Devil from Warlok : A Story from Jilkminggan Community 2008; (p. 6-15)
1 Sharing Our Story Sheila Conway , Jess Roberts-Garalnganjag , 2008 single work non-fiction
— Appears in: The Devil-Devil from Warlok : A Story from Jilkminggan Community 2008; (p. 4-5)
1 Talking History : Jessie Roberts 1997 single work oral history
— Appears in: Our Land is Our Life : Land Rights : Past, Present and Future 1997; (p. 117-124)
1 Guruggurung-Garran : Two Devils at Crescent Lagoon Jess Roberts-Garalnganjag , Francesca Merlan (interviewer), 1996 single work oral history Indigenous story
— Appears in: Big River Country : Stories from Elsey Station 1996; (p. 79-83) A story of a successful fishing venture that went awry.
1 Garrgayn : Brown Goshawk Jess Roberts-Garalnganjag , Francesca Merlan (interviewer), 1996 single work oral history Indigenous story
— Appears in: Big River Country : Stories from Elsey Station 1996; (p. 22-24) Garrgayn, the brown goshawk, was a law-giver. Before Garrgayn showed the birds the right way to circumcise - that is, by using sharpened stones - they used to 'make young men' with fire sticks.
1 Murlarag : The Twelve Mile Jess Roberts-Garalnganjag , Francesca Merlan (interviewer), 1996 single work oral history Indigenous story
— Appears in: Big River Country : Stories from Elsey Station 1996; (p. 18-19) Two dingoes hunted two kangaroos into the river and killed them. A young joey in its mother's pouch escaped and travelled across country, talking with other animals along the way, until it found a safe area.
1 Ngarla-Yudjudjangarrambangarramba Jess Roberts-Garalnganjag , Francesca Merlan (interviewer), 1996 single work oral history Indigenous story
— Appears in: Big River Country : Stories from Elsey Station 1996; (p. 3-14) The story of an old woman cannibal who, using her two beautiful daughters, lures young men into her camp then kills them and eats them. However, the last two men remaining realise what she is doing and hatch a successful plan to outwit her.
1 Elsey to Djembere (Jilkminggan) Jess Roberts-Garalnganjag , 1991 single work oral history
— Appears in: Long Time Olden Time : Aboriginal Accounts of Northern Territory History 1991; (p. 148-150)
1 Making a Choice at the Elsey Jess Roberts-Garalnganjag , 1991 single work oral history
— Appears in: Long Time Olden Time : Aboriginal Accounts of Northern Territory History 1991; (p. 74-75)
1 Epilogue : The People Come Quiet Now Maudie Munguj , Jess Roberts-Garalnganjag , 1991 single work oral history
— Appears in: Long Time Olden Time : Aboriginal Accounts of Northern Territory History 1991; (p. 68-69)
1 A Baby's Life Saved at the Elsey Jess Roberts-Garalnganjag , Maudie Munguj , 1991 single work oral history
— Appears in: Long Time Olden Time : Aboriginal Accounts of Northern Territory History 1991; (p. 24-25)
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