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'This unique edition of the Westerly provides a space for Aboriginal stories to be published and heard. There is a great diversity in the stories in this edition, some focus on family relationships, others on Country and some on the trauma of colonisation. A common theme is the subtle and often ironic sense of humour that threads through the collection, offering a sense of hope and resilience. The collection is thought-provoking, insightful, sad, funny, and full of those wonderful foibles that make us all human.' (Source: Editorial)
Contents
* Contents derived from the 2009 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Djidi Djidi, Wardong, Kulbardi, Walitj and Weitj : Nyungar Dream Time Messengers, single work non-fiction (p. 7-26)
- Another Dayi"Another day", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Sacred Sistersi"ourselves, myself is the past", single work poetry (p. 28)
- Nanna and Me, single work life story (p. 30-36)
- A Refreshing Sleep, single work short story (p. 37-48)
- Wildflower Girl, single work extract (p. 49-54)
- Noongar Woman and a Mobile Phonei"No more reading smoke signals", single work poetry (p. 55)
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Up a Ladder : Black Words and Me,
single work
autobiography
(p. 56-65)BlackWords team member Jake Milroy talks about how BlackWords came into his life.
Only a year or so ago I had been addressing an audience of trees out of frustration at the deafness of Australians to Indigenous issues. Now here I am, collecting and showcasing the powerful words of some of our great Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers and orators. Perhaps the trees put in a good word for me. I like to think so.
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The Invisible Sleeper,
single work
life story
(p. 66-78)Indigenous artist, Bronwyn Bancroft, reflects on her father's life.
- Travelling Memory Road : A Dialogue with My Brother, single work prose travel (p. 79-88)
- The Landi"Sitting in the back seat", single work poetry (p. 89-90)
- Dingo's Tree, single work short story children's (p. 91-93)
- The Raindrop, single work short story children's (p. 93-95)
- The Tree that Walked, single work short story children's (p. 95-99)
- The Last Treei"The last tree stood proud on the empty plain", single work poetry (p. 99)
- Remembering Christine, single work life story (p. 100-115)
- The Butterfly Birthday, single work short story young adult (p. 116-125)
- Outsidei"Placed outside", single work poetry (p. 126)
- Kimberley Country Connections and Reflections, single work prose travel (p. 127-136)
- Binjareb Speari"In the silent water, after the first rain,", single work poetry (p. 138-139)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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[Review] Westerly
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 318 2010; (p. 56)
— Review of Westerly vol. 54 no. 2 November 2009 periodical issue
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[Review] Westerly
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 318 2010; (p. 56)
— Review of Westerly vol. 54 no. 2 November 2009 periodical issue
Last amended 9 Dec 2016 09:31:07
Common subjects:
- Aboriginal relationship with the land
- Western Australia
- Southwest Western Australia
- Aboriginal Noongar people
- Stolen Generations (Australia)
- Aboriginal culture
- Work & careers
- Aboriginal law
- Bush food
- Love of place
- Spiritual & religious beliefs
- Aboriginal dispossession
- Grandmothers
- Environmental destruction
- Australian birds
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