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'Based on a Torres Strait Islander creation story with illustrations by 18-year-old Tori-Jay Mordey. Bakir (rock) and Mar (storm bird) live on a remote island called Egur with their two young children. While fishing on the beach Bakir comes across a very special pelican (Bakir’s totem is a pelican) named Bi. A famine occurs, and life on the island is no longer harmonious. One day Bakir and Bi disappear and Mar and the children are forced to make the journey to another island by canoe ... and so begins the adventure. There are supernatural themes, totemic connections and kinship relationships — and the island names are imaginary as are the characters. The moral of the story is that everyone has a destiny and a purpose in life.' (Publication summary)
Exhibitions
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Stories from the Heart
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 25 January 2015; (p. 6) 'A love of storytelling and a blood connection have brought this writer and illustrator together, with amazing results for both of them.' -
[Review Essay] Bakir and Bi
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 2 2014; (p. 108)
— Review of Bakir and Bi 2013 single work children's fiction'This tiny book, Bakir and Bi, written by Torres Strait Islander Jillian Boyd and illustrated by her niece, Tori-Jay Mordey, is like a key that opens a box of Torres Strait geographical history, local languages, traditional stories and customs, and cultural invasion...' (Introduction)
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Getting Indigenous Voices into the Classroom
2014
single work
essay
— Appears in: Splash (ABC) 2013-; 'Teaching books by Indigenous authors has a huge impact on both Indigenous and non-Indigenous students, explains author Ellen van Neerven.' -
[Untitled]
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 28 no. 3 2013; (p. 33)
— Review of Bakir and Bi 2013 single work children's fiction -
Traditional Voices Heard in New Way
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 22-23 June 2013; (p. 21)
— Review of Rise of the Fallen 2013 single work novel ; Bakir and Bi 2013 single work children's fiction
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Traditional Voices Heard in New Way
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 22-23 June 2013; (p. 21)
— Review of Rise of the Fallen 2013 single work novel ; Bakir and Bi 2013 single work children's fiction -
[Untitled]
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 28 no. 3 2013; (p. 33)
— Review of Bakir and Bi 2013 single work children's fiction -
[Review Essay] Bakir and Bi
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 2 2014; (p. 108)
— Review of Bakir and Bi 2013 single work children's fiction'This tiny book, Bakir and Bi, written by Torres Strait Islander Jillian Boyd and illustrated by her niece, Tori-Jay Mordey, is like a key that opens a box of Torres Strait geographical history, local languages, traditional stories and customs, and cultural invasion...' (Introduction)
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Stories from the Heart
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 25 January 2015; (p. 6) 'A love of storytelling and a blood connection have brought this writer and illustrator together, with amazing results for both of them.' -
Getting Indigenous Voices into the Classroom
2014
single work
essay
— Appears in: Splash (ABC) 2013-; 'Teaching books by Indigenous authors has a huge impact on both Indigenous and non-Indigenous students, explains author Ellen van Neerven.'
Awards
- 2014 selected White Ravens
- 2013 finalist Deadly Sounds Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music, Sport, Entertainment and Community Awards — Published Book Of The Year
- 2012 joint winner black&write! Indigenous Writing Fellowships
- Torres Strait Islands, Queensland,
