Title Vincent Lingiari and the Wave Hill walkout / Melanie Guile with graphic pages illustrated by Chris Burns

Published South Yarra, Vic. : Macmillan Library, 2010

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS CRC	994 Sfahis Gui/Vla		AVAILABLE
MELB CRC	994 Sfahis Gui/Vla		AVAILABLE
W'BOOL CRC	994 Sfahis Gui/Vla		AVAILABLE

Description 32 pages : chiefly colour illustrations, colour maps, portraits ; 29 cm regular print Series Guile, Melanie, 1949- Stories from Australia's history Stories from Australia's history Contents Stories from Australia's history -- Vincent Lingiari and the Wave Hill walkout -- The big picture -- The strike -- Viewpoints -- A fight for land rights -- What happened next? -- What do you think? Summary In 1966, Gurindji elder Vincent Lingiari led his people in a walkout off Wave Hill cattle station, which was built on traditional Gurindji land. After nine years of struggle, the Gurindji people won back their land and sparked the beginning of the Indigenous land rights movement which continues to this day. Ages 8-12 Analysis juvenile Nonfiction Notes Includes index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Audience For primary school age Subject Lingiari, Vincent -- Juvenile literature Lingiari, Vincent, 1919-1988 -- Juvenile literature Lingiari, Vincent Aboriginal Australians -- Civil rights -- Juvenile literature. Aboriginal Australians -- Land tenure -- Australia -- Wave Hill Region (N.T.) -- Juvenile literature Aboriginal Australians -- Land tenure -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Wave Hill Region -- Juvenile literature Aboriginal Australians -- Land tenure -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Wave Hill Region Gurindji (Australian people) Gurindji (Australian people) -- Juvenile literature. Indigenous peoples -- Civil rights -- Australia -- Juvenile literature. Indigenous peoples -- Civil rights -- Australia. Native title (Australia) -- Juvenile literature. Strikes and lockouts -- Australia -- Wave Hill Region (N.T.) -- Cattle trade -- Juvenile literature Strikes and lockouts -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Wave Hill Region -- Cattle trade -- Juvenile literature Strikes and lockouts -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Wave Hill Region -- Cattle trade Strikes and lockouts -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Wave Hill Station -- Cattle trade -- Juvenile literature SUBJECT Wave Hill Station (N.T.) -- History -- Juvenile literature Wave Hill Station (N.T.) -- History Author Burns, Chris, illustrator ISBN 9781420269093

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