Title Whispers of this Wik woman / Fiona Doyle

Published St. Lucia, Qld : University of Queensland Press, 2004

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MELB	994.00499415 Doy/Wot		AVAILABLE

Description xiv, 142 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 20 cm regular print Series UQP Black Australian writers UQP Black Australian writers. Summary This richly illustrated account of Cape York activist Jean George Awumpun, written from the personal perspective of family, is a rare illustration of the inseparable bonds of ancestry and country. Through the eyes of her grandaughter, this proud Alngith Elder's struggle in claiming her country is movingly revealed Analysis Biography & autobiography (Queensland) Land rights All Australian Indigenous Material Notes "...reflects the life of Awumpun (Jean George) beginning briefly with her life at the Aurukun Mission..."--Preface Bibliography Bibliography: page142 Notes Also available electronically Subject George, Jean. George, Jean Craighead, 1919-2012. George, Jean, born 1925 Weipa Mission Weipa Mission -- Biography Aurukun Mission (Qld.) -- Biography Aurukun Mission -- Biography. Aurukun Mission. Weipa Mission (Qld.) -- Biography Aurukun Mission (Qld.) Weipa Mission (Qld.) Aboriginal Australians -- Missions. Missions -- Australia. Missionary settlements -- Australia. Women, Aboriginal Australian -- Australia -- Queensland -- Biography. SUBJECT Weipa South (Qld.) -- Biography Napranum (Qld.) -- Biography Weipa South (Qld.) Napranum (Qld) -- Biography Genre/Form Biography. Biographies. LC no. 2005391682 ISBN 0702234613 9780702234613

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