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'Life stories interwoven with over 700 stunning photographs and reproductions form a journey with these women sharing their country and culture. They are all storytellers, dancers, singers, healers and artists. The stories are told in their own words and their languages are represented.' (Source: Online)
Notes
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Each story or piece is titled only with the name of the author. Individual pieces are grouped in chapters or sections.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Canberra,
Australian Capital Territory,:Aboriginal Studies Press
, 1997 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Yarrtji : Foreword, single work prose (p. 8)
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Yarrtji : Introduction,
single work
prose
Describes in detail the process of putting together the book, and provides information about Aboriginal law, skin names, and language.
- Untitled, single work oral history (p. 17)
- Untitled, single work oral history (p. 18)
- Untitled, single work oral history (p. 18-19)
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Untitled,
single work
oral history
Explains the Aboriginal kinship system and skin names.
- Untitled, single work prose dreaming story (p. 21)
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Untitled,
single work
oral history
Explains the skin names of some plants and animals.
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Untitled,
single work
oral history
The story of how the author's father travelled and was accepted by a new tribe.
- Untitled, single work prose dreaming story (p. 23)
- Untitled, single work oral history (p. 25)
- Untitled, single work oral history (p. 26)
- Untitled, single work oral history (p. 29)
- Untitled, single work prose dreaming story (p. 30)
- Untitled, single work oral history (p. 31)
- Untitled, single work oral history (p. 31)
- Untitled, single work oral history (p. 32)
- Untitled, single work prose dreaming story (p. 33)
- Untitled, single work oral history (p. 36)
- Untitled, single work oral history (p. 37)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Women's Stories from the Desert
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 30 July no. 156 1997; (p. 26)
— Review of Yarrtji : Six Women's Stories from the Great Sandy Desert Tjama Napanangka (translator), Patricia Lee Napangarti (translator), 1997 anthology oral history prose poetry
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Women's Stories from the Desert
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 30 July no. 156 1997; (p. 26)
— Review of Yarrtji : Six Women's Stories from the Great Sandy Desert Tjama Napanangka (translator), Patricia Lee Napangarti (translator), 1997 anthology oral history prose poetry
Awards
Last amended 8 Jul 2015 13:46:09
Common subjects:
- Aboriginal hunting, gathering & fishing
- Aboriginal ceremonies
- Bush food
- Aboriginal relationship with the land
- Aboriginal-White relations
- Older people - Memories of youth
- Aboriginal women
- Families
- Bushwalking & hiking
- Aboriginal culture
- Extended families
- Aboriginal-White conflict
- Aboriginal reserves & missions
- Travel
- Employment
Settings:
- Balgo Mission (1939-1975), Central desert areas, Western Australia,
- Great Sandy Desert, Central desert areas, Western Australia,
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