Two sisters : Ngarta & Jukuna
2004
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Ngarta and Jukuna lived in the Great Sandy Desert. They traversed country according to the seasons, just as the Walmajarri people had done for thousands of years. But it was a time of change. Desert people who had lived with little knowledge of European settlement were now moving onto cattle stations. Those left behind were vulnerable and faced unimaginable challenges. In 1961, when Jukuna leaves with her new husband, young Ngarta remains with a group of women and children. Tragedy strikes and Ngarta is forced to travel alone. Her survival depends on cunning and courage as she is pursued by two murderers in a vast unforgiving landscape. Jukuna's rich account may be the first autobiography written in an Aboriginal language. Presented in English and Walmajarri, her determination to see her language written has made her one of our most valued authors.
Main title:
Two sisters : Ngarta & Jukuna / Ngarta Jinny Bent ... [et al.].
Author:
Imprint:
Fremantle, W.A. : Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 2004.Broome, W.A. : Magabala Books, 2016.
Collation:
127 pages, 36 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 21 cm.
ISBN:
19207312619781925360271
Dewey class:
305.89915305.89915
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
112933
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Indigenous | 305.89915 TWO | Available |
| Sandringham Library | Adult Non Fiction - Indigenous | 305.89915 TWO | Available |