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Stories Told to Me by My Grandfather and Other Old Men : A Collection of Short Stories
single work
Indigenous story
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First known date:
1999...
1999
Stories Told to Me by My Grandfather and Other Old Men : A Collection of Short Stories
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Notes
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This work also contains a poem by Elizabeth Grant
Contents
* Contents derived from the Restoration House
, 1999 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Waway, single work prose Indigenous story (p. 4-7)
- Giruwa, single work prose Indigenous story (p. 8-10)
- Mirriyula, single work prose Indigenous story (p. 11-13)
- Dharramulan, single work prose Indigenous story (p. 14-17)
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Yuriman,
single work
prose
Indigenous story
This story refers to Yuriman which is the Wiradjuri word for hairy men who are little magical human-like beings.
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Wiradjuri,
single work
prose
Indigenous story
This story refers to totemic relationships and past initiation rituals such as, tooth avlusion(removal of a front tooth)and scarification. The story also tells of how European contact effects Wiradjuri people's history, identity, culture and relationships to land.
- Wiradjuri Revivali"Wiradjuri culture", single work poetry (p. 34-35)
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