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Banjo Worrumarra Banjo Worrumarra i(A21781 works by) (a.k.a. Banjo Wirrunmarra; Banjo Woorunmurra)
Born: Established: 1915 Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia, ;
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal Bunaba ; Aboriginal
(Storyteller) assertion
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1 1 form y separately published work icon Keepers of the Story : Jandamarra Banjo Worrumarra , George Brooking , Dillon Andrews , Selena Middleton , Danny Marr , ( dir. Mitch Torres ) 2010 9067420 2010 single work film/TV Indigenous story

'Keeping the story of Jandamarra alive sits in the hands of a few key people within the Bunuba nation. Since the passing of a key story-holder, old Banjo Woorunmurra, other senior people like George Brooking, Dillon Andrews, Selena Middleton and actor and singer, Danny Marr (all of whom appear in this documentary), have played an important role in the preservation of this historical saga and the passing of it on to all Australians.'

'The story-keepers believe that the spirit of Jandamarra is still alive and present in their community. They want to see him turn from a local Bunuba hero into a figure as famous as Ned Kelly and who can become a source of national pride. Filmmaker Mitch Torres, herself a Bunuba woman with a close association to Jandamarra’s story, is part of that process of taking the story to a wider audience. She is seen at work on a new feature-length TV documentary about Jandamarra and talks at length about her responsibility to the community in making the film – how the community not only owns the story itself but needs to own the process of making the film, to ensure that the story-telling is correct and consistent with Bunuba aspirations.' (Source: Ronin Films website)

1 Working the Station Morndi Munro , Campbell Allenbar , Banjo Worrumarra , 1996 single work life story
— Appears in: Emerarra : A Man of Merarra 1996; (p. 57-86)
5 6 y separately published work icon Jandamarra and the Bunuba Resistance Banjo Worrumarra , Howard Pedersen , Broome : Magabala Books , 1995 Z1367773 1995 single work biography 'The thrilling story of the great warrior, Jandamarra, who turned from police assistant to resistance fighter, leading his people against the white forces invading their land.' Source: www.magabala.com/ (Sighted 13/05/2011).
1 Pigeon Story i "Now -", Banjo Worrumarra , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: Paperbark : A Collection of Black Australian Writings 1990; (p. 158-163)
1 Pigeon the Outlaw : History as Texts Stephen Muecke , Alan Rumsey , Banjo Worrumarra , 1985 anthology biography oral history
— Appears in: Aboriginal History , vol. 9 no. 1 1985; (p. 81-100)
This article contains some versions of the story of Jandamarra (also called Pigeon) a famous Aboriginal 'outlaw' of the Kimberley district of Western Australia. The story of Pidgeon occupies a significantly central place in representations of the history of Aboriginal-European contact in the Kimberleys. (Source: Pigeon the Outlaw: History as Texts)
1 The Man i "Born of the colour black", Banjo Worrumarra , 1979 single work poetry
— Appears in: North of the 26th : A Collection of Writings, Paintings, Drawings and Photographs from the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne Regions 1979; (p. 185)
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