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Steppin' Out and Speakin' Up was a great reminder to me of the inner power we have as Indigenous women and the role our aunties, mothers, grandmothers, sisters and friends continue to play in the development of our communities. (Source: Message Stick on-line)
Notes
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Dedication: This book is dedicated to the generations of / Indigenous women / who have made a tradition of steppin' out and / speakin' up / to achieve justice for their people
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These stories have been brought together by the Aboriginal Support Circle of the Older Women's Network, N.S.W (Source: Back cover)
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Millers Point,
Sydney City,
Inner Sydney,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Older Women's Network NSW
, 2003 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Shellwork: From Bridges to Maps, single work autobiography (p. 11-21)
- My Journey - Walk with Me, single work autobiography (p. 23-44)
- A Big Dose of Social Justice, single work autobiography (p. 45-61)
- The 'Other' Family, single work autobiography (p. 63-74)
- The Block - Genocide or Generation, single work prose (p. 77-86)
- Nancy's Story, single work autobiography (p. 89-102)
- No Human Being is Superior, single work autobiography (p. 105-116)
- Why Am I Different, single work autobiography (p. 119-124)
- Our Stories Are Our Survival, single work autobiography (p. 127-137)
- 200 Years of Not Being Listened To, Anonymous (interviewer), single work autobiography (p. 139-147)
- Pushing the Barrow for Aboriginal Education, single work autobiography (p. 149-163)
- I Call Myself an 'Edumacator', single work autobiography (p. 165-176)
- Longing to Belong, single work autobiography (p. 179-191)
- A Fragment of La Perouse History, single work autobiography (p. 193-208)
- Keep Rekindling That Koori Flame, single work autobiography (p. 211-222)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Indigenous Stories Told Collectively
BlackWords : Indigenous Stories Told Collectively
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The BlackWords Essays 2015; (p. 5) The BlackWords Essays 2019;In this essay Heiss discusses and explains the important role of anthologies in the creation of communities of writers and in acknowledging, consolidating and launching writing careers.
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Indigenous Stories Told Collectively
BlackWords : Indigenous Stories Told Collectively
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The BlackWords Essays 2015; (p. 5) The BlackWords Essays 2019;In this essay Heiss discusses and explains the important role of anthologies in the creation of communities of writers and in acknowledging, consolidating and launching writing careers.
Awards
- 2000 winner Rona Tranby Award
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