- Format Paperback
- Pages 128
- ISBN 9781875641475
- Release date December 6, 1999
- Category
- Resources
Ngay Janijirr Ngank: This is My Word
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Illustrated by
- Pat Torres
A beautifully illustrated account of the life of Magdalene Williams of the Nyul Nyul people. Raised in the confines of Beagle Bay mission in the Kimberley, she was nevertheless exposed to her traditional culture through her Elders. Magdalene's account of the coming of the missionaries, and the destruction of Law and culture is interwoven with the richness and diversity of her Nyul Nyul stories.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 128
- ISBN 9781875641475
- Release date December 6, 1999
- Category
- Resources
Magdalene Williams (deceased) was born and raised at Beagle Bay mission. Her family are the last surviving Nyul Nyul traditional owners and custodians of the area. Her Nyul Nyul name is Iman and goorrajirr the barramundi, her special symbol. One...
Pat Torres belongs to three Indigenous groups; the Jabirr Jabirr from the north of Broome, the Nyul Nyul from the Beagle Bay area and the Yawuru people from Broome. She is a writer, artist, illustrator, community worker, health worker, educator...
