Doreen Kartinyeri [[electronic resource] ] : my Ngarrindjeri calling / / Doreen Kartinyeri and Sue Anderson
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Kartinyeri Doreen
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| Titolo: |
Doreen Kartinyeri [[electronic resource] ] : my Ngarrindjeri calling / / Doreen Kartinyeri and Sue Anderson
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| Pubblicazione: | Canberra, : Aboriginal Studies Press, 2008 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (265 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 920.00929915 |
| Soggetto topico: | Narrinyeri (Australian people) |
| Women, Aboriginal Australian | |
| Children, Aboriginal Australian - Relocation | |
| Narrinyeri (Australian people) - Legal status, laws, etc | |
| Stolen generations (Australia) | |
| Sacred sites (Aboriginal Australian) - Australia - Hindmarsh Island (S. Aust.) | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Hindmarsh Island (S. Aust.) |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
AndersonSue
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| Note generali: | "Doreen was a female warrior, dedicated to upholding and protecting Ngarrindjeri law. Here she reveals a deep-set desire for social justice, fuelled by passionate love and anger. Her wit and humour abound; her integrity and sense of justice inspire"--. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-211) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Illustrations; Photo Insert 1; Photo Insert 2; Note on Language; Family tree; Map; 1 Raukkan; 2 A Family Torn Apart; 3 Suffer the Little Children; 4 Unexpected Kindness; 5 A Hollywood Life; 6 From Madwoman to Historian; 7 Putting Black History on White Paper; 8 The Royal Witch-Hunt; 9 Epilogue; Afterword; Notes; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | An Aboriginal insider's view into Australia's Hindmarsh Island Affair, this remarkable record tells the personal narrative of key Ngarrindjeri spokeswoman, the late Doreen Kartinyeri. Chronicling her victorious battle for the protection of Aboriginal women's sites, this witty memoir reveals Doreen's deep-set sense of justice. Doreen's experiences at the center of the media storm surrounding the building of the Hindmarsh Island Bridge?including political scandals, legal threats, the decision of a Royal Commission, and the overturning of that Commission's decision by a Federal Court?are fascinat |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Doreen Kartinyeri |
| ISBN: | 0-85575-686-1 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910453110203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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