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Loading... This is my word = Ngay Janijirr ngank (1999)by Magdalene Williams
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"A long time ago in Ngarlan, the place where Beagle Bay stands, a very strange and frightening thing happened. This was a long time before any Europeans or white people (wajbal) were around in this part of the country . . ." "So begins a beautiful, poignant story told by Magdalene Williams of the Nyulnyul people. Although raised in the confines of Beagle Bay mission, she was constantly exposed to her traditional culture through her elders. Her account of the coming of the missionaries, and the resultant destruction of Law and culture, is interweaved with the richness and poetry of Nyulnyul stories. Ngay Janijirr Ngank is a perceptive record of the Nyulnyul of the Kimberley, illustrated by Pat Torres with photographs by Maria Mann."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)994.140049915History and Geography Oceania and elsewhere Australia Western Australia KimberleyLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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