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'Paula Shaw recounts her experiences of two years teaching at the school at Aurukun in Cape York. She paints a colourful picture of life in a remote Aboriginal community in the sweltering tropics. With the place itself as much of a character as her colleagues, the traditional owners and the eccentric whitefellas who congregate in faraway places, it is a taste of the intensity of relationships in a small community.
'Seven Seasons in Aurukun also offers an insight into the everyday realities of alcoholism, violence and welfare dependency in Aboriginal communities, and the struggle to make a difference in the face of such chronic problems. Yet we also see the persistence efforts of community leaders to improve their circumstances and maintain culture, and the small achievements that make the difference between survival and going under.' (Publisher's blurb)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Advantages of Isolation
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 2-3 May 2009; (p. 1) -
Whitefellas Hanging from the Learning Cliff
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , June vol. 4 no. 5 2009; (p. 14-15)
— Review of Seven Seasons in Aurukun 2009 single work autobiography -
Teaching Us about Another Australia
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 May 2009; (p. 16)
— Review of Seven Seasons in Aurukun 2009 single work autobiography -
Pick of the Week
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10-12 April 2009; (p. 31)
— Review of Seven Seasons in Aurukun 2009 single work autobiography -
Lessons of Life in Australia's Top End
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 7 March 2009; (p. 21)
— Review of Seven Seasons in Aurukun 2009 single work autobiography
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Lessons of Life in Australia's Top End
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 7 March 2009; (p. 21)
— Review of Seven Seasons in Aurukun 2009 single work autobiography -
Pick of the Week
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10-12 April 2009; (p. 31)
— Review of Seven Seasons in Aurukun 2009 single work autobiography -
Teaching Us about Another Australia
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 May 2009; (p. 16)
— Review of Seven Seasons in Aurukun 2009 single work autobiography -
Whitefellas Hanging from the Learning Cliff
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , June vol. 4 no. 5 2009; (p. 14-15)
— Review of Seven Seasons in Aurukun 2009 single work autobiography -
Advantages of Isolation
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 2-3 May 2009; (p. 1)
Awards
- 2009 longlisted John Button Prize — Books
- 2007 runner-up John Iremonger Award for Writing on Public Issues
- Aurukun, Aurukun - Bamaga area, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland,
- 2000s