Dot Collard's Story as told to Beryl Hackner. Dot Collard is a Noogar woman , storyteller and international actress. As a mother of nine children Dot was immersed in family life. It was not until her late sixties that with charasteric courage, she launched her career as a theatre and TV actress.
One hundred years of life in a changing culture. A moving history of the Warlpiri.
Born in the bush before Whitefellas entered his country, Darby Jampijinpa Ross lived through a time of great change for his people and died the day after his hundredth birthday.
Based on her mother Molly's life story, Doris Pilkington's narative tells of three children's remarkable journey home across the length of Western Australia.
Ordinary women - mothers, grandmothers, workers - with extraordinary life experiences share their stories. Their experiences vary widely in ths memorable collection, but all touch on what it has been like to grow up as a black woman in white Australia.
This younger reader's version of Doris Pilkington's amazing best-selling true story of courage and love will grab readers of all ages, and take them on a journey through a country as beautiful as it is harsh. A journey home.
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Jimmy Pike is one of Australia's most famous Aboriginal artists. This is his story as told by his lifetime partner, English-born Pat Lowe, who spent three years in the desert with him, and many more years listening to his stories. Paperback 172 pages Extended Description