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Pat Torres Pat Torres i(A36127 works by) (a.k.a. Patricia Gwen Torres; Pat Mamanyjun Torres; C. Pat Mamanyjun Torres; Patricia Mamanyjun Torres; Patricia Mamajun Torres; Pat Torres)
Also writes as: Mamajun
Born: Established: North Western Australia, Western Australia, Born: Established: 1956 Broome, Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal Yawuru ; Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Nyikina ; Aboriginal Bardi ; Aboriginal Walmajarri / Walmatjarri
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1 y separately published work icon Binda-Binda the Butterfly Pat Torres , Keishart (illustrator), Indooroopilly : Library For All Limited , 2023 27260219 2023 single work picture book children's

'What is wrong with Binda-Binda the beautiful blue butterfly? Can anyone help her?

'Your purchase of this book supports Library For All in its mission to make knowledge available to all, equally.'(Publication summary)
1 Sacred Earth and Ancestral Gifts Pat Torres , 2012 single work prose
— Appears in: Kimberley Stories 2012; (p. 74-86)
1 Nila.Ngany - Possessing/Belonging to Knowledge : Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Yawuru Aboriginal Australia Pat Torres , 2006 single work criticism
— Appears in: Indigenous People's Wisdom and Power : Affirming Our Knowledge Through Narratives 2006; (p. 19-31) Pat Mamanyjun Torres writes: "until Indigenous scholars participate in the knowledge-building that occurs in white mainstream educational institutions, we will always be the objects of study in the 'them v. us' dichotomy of difference' (23). In this essay Torres explains how knowledge-building occurred for her in the Yawuru context. She particularly emphasises the storytelling she experienced as a child.
1 Broken Free i "I have been like a fly caught up on a spider's web,", Pat Torres , 2002 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 62 no. 2 2002; (p. 35)
1 Jabaragun, Near the Golf Course Hills i "Jabaragun, Jabaragun,", Pat Torres , 2002 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 62 no. 2 2002; (p. 34)
1 The Frog-Mouth Owls and the Cork Tree i "When I was young in Broome, a favourite place", Pat Torres , 2001 single work poetry
— Appears in: Untreated : Poems by Black Writers 2001; (p. 68-69)
1 Milangka i "Before her birth, in my dream I came to see,", Pat Torres , 2001 single work poetry
— Appears in: Untreated : Poems by Black Writers 2001; (p. 70)
1 Rain-Making at Beagle Bay i "Back in my old gran's day", Pat Torres , 2001 single work poetry
— Appears in: Untreated : Poems by Black Writers 2001; (p. 71)
1 Magarra-gudany, The Devilman who has a Tail - A Yawuru Story Pat Torres , 2000 single work prose Indigenous story
— Appears in: Those Who Remain Will Always Remember : An Anthology of Aboriginal Writing 2000; (p. 21-22) Pat Torres describes an encounter with a spirit when she was about twelve or fourteen.
1 Bilyurr-Bilyurr Jarndu, The Red-Dress Woman - A Yawuru Story Pat Torres , 2000 single work prose Indigenous story
— Appears in: Those Who Remain Will Always Remember : An Anthology of Aboriginal Writing 2000; (p. 19-20)
1 7 y separately published work icon Ngay Janijirr Ngank : This Is My Word This Is My Word Magdalene Williams , Pat Torres (editor), Broome : Magabala Books , 1999 Z504141 1999 selected work life story

'A beautifully illustrated account of the life of Magdalene Williams of the Nyul Nyul people. Raised in the confines of Beagle Bay mission in the Kimberley, she was nevertheless exposed to her traditional culture through her Elders. Magdalene's account of the coming of the missionaries, and the destruction of Law and culture is interwoven with the richness and diversity of her Nyul Nyul stories.' (Source: Publisher's website)
1 Writing for the Child within and Keeping Language Strong: An Indigenous Prespective Pat Torres , 1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: Ngoonjook , November no. 13 1997; (p. 17-25) 'Ngaji gurrijin? Yangki juyu mabungan? Ngayu mabu! Bagu walybula nyamangan miya. Walybula jarraiyl yagayima bulanjin nyambagun miya. Mabu gulybulan nyamagun ngaanka jarraiyl. Ugallgarda jarraiyl ngaanka. Hello! How are you all feeling! Are you feeling good? I'm good. You have all come to this place. It is good of you all to come here to this place. It is good of you all to come here to talk to us, and listen to our talk...' (Abstract)
1 Mowangka (Dedicated to My Second Daughter, Gabrielle Rahman, Whose Indigenous Name is Mowangka) i "A child born, not dark, not fair, but a golden brown,", Pat Torres , 1996 single work poetry
— Appears in: Motherlove : Stories About Births, Babies and Beyond 1996; (p. 208-209)
1 Mowangka's Birth: A Promise of a New Life Pat Torres , 1996 single work short story
— Appears in: Motherlove : Stories About Births, Babies and Beyond 1996; (p. 199-208)
1 Miyalur and Wulgudany, the Two Snakes Pat Torres , 1996 single work short story
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 144 1996; (p. 40-41)
1 Mowangaka's Awakening : A Gift From Mimi Pat Torres , 1996 single work short story young adult
— Appears in: Nothing Interesting About Cross Street : A Collection of Girls' Voices 1996; (p. 51-64)
1 Interested in Writing About Indigenous Australians? Pat Torres , 1994 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Author , Spring vol. 26 no. 3 1994; (p. 24-25,30)

'I began my own search for material way back in the 1980s, to provide me with the specific detail of my own families' historical and cultural links with the Yawuru, Jabirr-Jabirr and Nyul-Nyul people of the West Kimberley region of Western Australia...'
1 Tribute to a Black Champion Pat Torres , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 29-30 October 1994; (p. rev 5)
— Review of My Bundjalung People Ruby Langford Ginibi , 1994 single work autobiography ; Oodgeroo Kathleen J. Cochrane , 1994 single work biography
1 Patricia Gwen Torres Pat Torres , Roberta Sykes (interviewer), 1993 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Murawina : Australian Women of High Achievement 1993; (p. 99-103)
1 Portraying a Positive Aboriginal Perspective Pat Torres , Daisy Utemorrah , 1992 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , July vol. 36 no. 3 1992; (p. 8-9)
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