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Title Mowanjum 50 years : community history / [compiled and edited by Mary Anne Jebb]
Published Derby, W.A. : Mowanjum Aboriginal Community and Mowanjum Artists Spirit of the Wandjina Aboriginal Corporation, 2008

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 W'PONDS  305.8008099414 Jeb/Mfy  AVAILABLE
Description vi, 276 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 22 cm
Summary "History of three Indigenous language groups in the Kimberley region of Western Australia..." Provided by publisher
Contents Raising money for our book -- The story in brief: constantly moving -- Wandjinas create life, land and sea -- Stories for life -- In our own country -- Almara, Gardia and Malmalngarri passing through -- Life at Port George IV and Kunmunya Mission -- Munja: no school, no church -- Wotjulum: a community of three tribes -- Marriages and weddings -- Isolated in Bungarun -- Mowanjum: settled at last -- Jack Wherra: carving our own history -- Balance of power -- Dancing and dreaming -- Back to our countries with researchers -- Mananggam: never at rest -- New Mowanjum -- Station families -- All the kids coming up behind -- Music is everywhere at New Mowanjum -- Leading lights -- Returning -- How and why this book was made --
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: page 273
Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Western Australia -- Kimberley -- History
Arts, Aboriginal Australian -- Australia -- Western Australia -- Kimberley -- History
Aboriginal Australians -- Languages -- History.
Worrorra people (K17) (WA SD51-16)
Ngarinyin / Ungarinyin people (K18) (WA SE52-01)
Wunambal people (K22) (WA SD51-12)
Worrorra people K17.
Ngarinyin people K18.
Wunambal people K22.
Race relations.
SUBJECT Kimberley (W.A.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82167172 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024
Author Jebb, Mary Anne.
Mowanjum Aboriginal Community
Mowanjum Artists Spirit of the Wandjina Aboriginal Corporation
ISBN 9780646501239 hardback