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y separately published work icon Listen To Our Stories : An Anthology of Writing by Aboriginal and Islander Women anthology   prose   autobiography   dreaming story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1993... 1993 Listen To Our Stories : An Anthology of Writing by Aboriginal and Islander Women
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Nakara, Darwin, Darwin area, Northern Territory,:Nungalinyah College , 1993 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Story of the Two Boys, Jane Roughsey , single work prose dreaming story

'We have the Law of cooking sea food and the Law of cooking land food and the Law of cooking sea food and land food together. ...'

 (p. 32)
The Season Fish, Jane Roughsey , Jane Roughsey (illustrator), single work autobiography

'The story I'm going to tell is about the season fish, Dulngu in our Lardil language. ...'

 (p. 33)
How We Got the Moon and Stars, Rene Pascoe (illustrator), Rene Pascoe , single work prose dreaming story

'This is a story about a baby who turned into a moon and how we got the stars in the sky, This was told by my father.'

 (p. 34-36)
Woolen River, Shirley Gundhumawuy , single work autobiography

'Eight years ago ... living at our homeland called Baringura (Woolen River) not far from Milingimbi. There's lot of hunting there ...'

 (p. 37)
The Story About the Two Boys, Popo and Pik-pik, Mangiwa Sagiba , single work prose dreaming story

'... Listen now children! I hope you will like my story. The Story has been passed on from by grandfather, my mother's father. Now, I pass it on to you ...'

 (p. 38)
The Honey Bees and the Stingray, Jane Roughsey (illustrator), Alisa Webber , single work prose dreaming story

'Long ago, way back in the Dreamtime, animals were like us. One day these honey bees on Mornington Island sand to one another ...'

 (p. 39)
A Dreamtime Story about Dhambaliya, Kathy Balngayngu Marika (illustrator), Kathy Balngayngu Marika , single work prose dreaming story

'Long time ago, way back in Dreamtime, all Yolngu men (Aboriginal men from East Arnhem Land) wanted to go out hunting in a canoe ...'

 (p. 40)
Emu and Brolga, Lesley Wininingu (illustrator), Lesley Wininingu , single work prose dreaming story

'Way back long, long ago in the Dreamtime, there lived two friends. They were Emu and Brolga. They lived near the river, not far from the beach. ...'

 (p. 42-43)
The Shining Days, Lilina Wurramara , single work prose dreaming story

'This is a story about hunting at Salt Creek on Groote Eylandt. The creek goes into the sea with lots of mangroves. ...'

 (p. 44)
Water Snake, Lilina Wurramara , single work prose dreaming story

This story is 'about a water snake. Some people called him the Rainbow Serpent. ...'

 (p. 44)
The Story of the Willy Wagtails, Ellen Peinkinna , single work prose dreaming story

'This is a true story from my tribal land. In language it is Aakay, in English, Cape Keer-Weer. When the Dutch first landed on that place they called it Cape Keer-Weer. It means 'turn back' in Dutch. ...'

 (p. 45)
Dumri, Fiona Patterson , single work prose dreaming story

'A long, long time ago, in the Dreamtime, there was a little boy who lived with his mother and father. ...'

 (p. 46)
Story of Obedience, Emery Tapera , single work short story children's

'Once upon a time there was an old lady with her three children (daughters) who lived on an island. ...'

 (p. 47)
The Story of Yawulngura, Susan Dhanggal , single work prose dreaming story

'Once upon a time there lived a man named Yawulngura. He had a father and mother. Also he had a wife and children with and he always wanted to live near the sea. ...'

 (p. 48-49)
The Snake Man, Serina Tom , single work prose dreaming story

'In far north Queensland lie the lovely Torres Strait Islands and on one of these islands there once was a village. ...'

 (p. 50-51)
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