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Ninu grandmother's law : the autobiography of Nura Nungalka Ward / [foreword: Melissa Thompson & Heather Goodall ; translated by Linda Rive].

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Broome, W.A . : Magabala Books, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: xv, 144 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 x 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
  • cartographic image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781925360547 (paperback)
Other title:
  • Autobiography of Nura Nungalka Ward
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 23 305.89915
Contents:
Foreword -- Ninu -- Why I am recording my story -- My family -- Locations in Nura's story -- My father and mother -- My birth -- My childhood -- Travelling the country -- Marries life -- My working life -- Grandmother's law -- Afterword -- Afterword from the compilers -- Glossary -- A note about language -- A message from Ara Irititja -- Acknowledgements.
Summary: Nura Nungalka Ward was a Yankunytjatjara woman from the Central Desert. Nura was born during a time when Central Desert people were leaving their homelands and entering a society they did not know. She was born at Katjikatji and spent her early years living at Ernabella. She was continually running away to join her parents, who were station workers, as she preferred living in the bush and being connected to country. Ninu Grandmother's Law is a definitive account of a traditional lifestyle and way of thinking. Accompanied by exceptional archival photographs, it is an evocative, compelling chronicle and cultural philosophy of a time almost forgotten. Part biography, part customs manual and food guide, part traditional social history and women's customs and governance, it is a rare testament to one woman's advocacy for her family, people and culture.--
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Jessie Street National Women's Library General Stacks 305.89915 WAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available for reference in the library and ILL 68193

Nura's stories were recorded in her own language and then translated into English by Linda Rive - page 144.

Includes glossary (pages 140-143)

Foreword -- Ninu -- Why I am recording my story -- My family -- Locations in Nura's story -- My father and mother -- My birth -- My childhood -- Travelling the country -- Marries life -- My working life -- Grandmother's law -- Afterword -- Afterword from the compilers -- Glossary -- A note about language -- A message from Ara Irititja -- Acknowledgements.

Nura Nungalka Ward was a Yankunytjatjara woman from the Central Desert. Nura was born during a time when Central Desert people were leaving their homelands and entering a society they did not know. She was born at Katjikatji and spent her early years living at Ernabella. She was continually running away to join her parents, who were station workers, as she preferred living in the bush and being connected to country. Ninu Grandmother's Law is a definitive account of a traditional lifestyle and way of thinking. Accompanied by exceptional archival photographs, it is an evocative, compelling chronicle and cultural philosophy of a time almost forgotten. Part biography, part customs manual and food guide, part traditional social history and women's customs and governance, it is a rare testament to one woman's advocacy for her family, people and culture.--

Translated from the Pitjantjatjara.

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