Whispers Of The WIK Woman
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Whispers Of The WIK Woman
By (Author) Fiona Doyle
University of Queensland Press
University of Queensland Press
4th October 2004
Australia
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Social and cultural anthropology
Indigenous peoples
Human rights, civil rights
994.00499415
Physical Properties
Paperback
152
Width 130mm, Height 199mm, Spine 11mm
196g
Description
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 ancestory and country. Through the eyes of her grandaughter, this proud Alngith Elder's struggle in claiming her country is movingly revealed.
Author Bio
A graduate of James Cook University and NAISDA Dance College, Sydney, Fiona Doyle is a freelance performer and choreographer. In 2002 she toured Canada performing her poetry in the international Honouring Words Indigenous Tour. Fiona recently moved to Brisbane with her husband and three young daughters. Her traditional name is Oochunyung or Wattle Flower Dreaming, which is her mother's Dreaming.
