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Kartinyeri, Doreen & Sue Anderson: My Ngarrindjeri Calling
Book Number: 46430
Aboriginal Studies Press, 2008 8vo. softcover. 232pp. index, b/w illus. Near Fine.
'Lies, Lies, Lies', shouted the newspaper headlines following the Royal Commission decision into building the Hindmarsh Island Bridge. Doreen Kartinyeri, key Ngarrindjeri spokeswoman, was devastated. How could whitefella law fail to protect Aboriginal women's sites? Against a backdrop of abuse, threats and ill-health, Doreen fought back. In 2001 the federal court of Australia vindicated the women. Aged 10 years, Doreen suffered the loss of her mother, her sister's removal and her own placement in Fullarton Girls Home, 100 kms from home. Doreen later learnt cultural knowledge from her Aunty Rosie and other elders with whom she spent time. She had nine children of her own and fostered 23 others. Although poorly schooled in formal terms, Doreen was a tenacious researcher.Her sharp memory allowed her to piece together histories and genealogies and she helped reunite members of the Stolen Generations. Doreen was a female warrior, dedicated to upholding and protecting Ngarrindjeri law. In "My Ngarrindjeri Calling" Doreen Kartinyeri reveals a deep-set desire for social justice, fuelled by passionate love and anger. Her wit and humour abound, while her integrity and sense of justice are inspirational. See over for snippets of eulogies. Doreen Kartinyeri established the Aboriginal Family History Unit at the SA Museum, was awarded an honorary doctorate and published several books of genealogy. She passed away in December 2007. Sue Anderson has worked as a cultural heritage consultant and oral historian for many years, producing many articles and publications.
Keywords: australian aborigines hindmarsh island bridge aboriginal history
Price: $22.00 |
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Downing, Jim: Ngurra Walytja, Country of My Spirit
Book Number: 46431
Australian National University North Australian Research Unit, Darwin N.T. Australia. 1988 Large 8vo. softcover. 181pp. b/w illus. Very good, owner's signature on fep.
Keywords: australian aborigines aboriginal history northern territory
Price: $19.00 |
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Arthur, Bill (Editor): The Macquarie Atlas of Indigenous Australia - Culture and Society through Space and Time
Book Number: 46562
MacQuarie Library Pty.Ltd November 9, 2005 4to hardcover in d/w 256pp fine. The Macquarie Atlas of Indigenous Australia opens up a window onto the landscape of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lives from 60,000 years ago to the present time. It covers a wide range of aspects of Indigenous life including society, culture, economics, politics, the environment, technology, land owenrship and use, the visual and performing arts, sport, education, health and placenames.
Keywords: The Macquarie Atlas of Indigenous Australia Arthur Bill (Editor)
Price: $55.00 |
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Clendinnen, Inga: True Stories - History, Politics, Aboriginality - Boyer Lectures
Book Number: 46591
Text Publishing 20085 8vo. Softcover. 132pp. The Boyer Lectures is a series of talks by prominent Australians chosen by the ABC Board to present ideas on major social, scientific or cultural issues. The lectures have been broadcast since 1959.
Keywords: Australian History, Aborigines
Price: $18.00 |
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MumShirl assisted by Bobbi Sykes: Mumshirl: An Autobiography
Book Number: 46601
Heinemann 1981 8vo softcover 115pp near fine. Mumshirl worked for the Aboriginal Medical Service, recieved an MBE and generally did everything she could for aboriginal people.
Keywords: Mumshirl An Autobiography MumShirl
Price: $16.00 |
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Richards, Jonathan: The Secret War: A True History of Queensland's Native Police
Book Number: 46618
University of Queensland Press September 1, 2008 8vo softcover 310pp very good. An authoritative and groundbreaking contribution to the study of Australian colonial history, this record reveals little-known information about a brutal police force of Aborigines that operated under the command of white officers on the Queensland frontier during the 19th century. Arguing that these native patrols-which are charged with killing large numbers of indigenous people in Australia-were a key part of a colonizing tactic used successfully across the the British Empire, this examination exposes native involvement in the white settlement of Australia, the cover-up of the murders by the native police forces, and the approval of the killings by government officials of the time.
Keywords: The Secret War A True History of Queensland's Native Police Richards Jonathan
Price: $28.00 |
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Bird, Carmel Edited by: The Stolen Children their stories
Book Number: 47313
Random House 1998 8vo. Paperback. 188pp. Good+. Including extracts from the Report of the National Inquiry into the separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families.
Keywords: Stolen Generation, Aboriginal Adoption
Price: $15.00 |
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Wright, Alexis: Grog War
Book Number: 47580
Megabooks September 2000 8vo softcover 268pp very good. Tennant Creek was founded on grog. The story goes that a beer truck broke down before reaching the telegraph station near Tennant Creek. so the town came to the beer truck and stayed. The town is on Warumungu land. Now, many local people are suffering and dying from the effedts of grog. Grog War tells about the shift from blaming Aboriginal people for public drunkenness to looking at the way grog is pushed and sold. It is a remarkable story of how a town was forced to realise that, if it was to have a future, it could not stay divided. Alexis Wright details a dramatic change from a them-and-us mentality to a total community responsibility. And there was plenty of drama in getting there.
Keywords: Grog War Wright Alexis
Price: $45.00 |
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Commission, Human Rights: Stolen Children: Their Stories, The [UNABRIDGED]
Book Number: 47821
Random House, Australia 1998 8vo softcover 188pp very good. Including extracts from the Report of the National Inquiry into the separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families.
Keywords: Stolen Children Their Stories The [UNABRIDGED] Commission Human Rights
Price: $12.00 |
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Mountford, Charles. paintings by Ainslie Roberts: The Dreamtime Australian Aboriginal Myths
Book Number: 48095
Art Australia 1989 Small 4to hardcover 79pp colour & b/w illus. very good. / very good d/w.
Keywords: Mythology australian aboriginal Art and mythology Dreamtime Australian Aboriginal Myths Mountford Charles
Price: $18.00 |
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