Two sisters : Ngarta and Jukuna
Bent, Ngarta Jinny2016
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Ngarta and Jukuna lived in the Great Sandy Desert. They traversed country according to the seasons, just as the Walmajarri people had done for thousands of years. But it was a time of change. Desert people who had lived with little knowledge of European settlement were now moving onto cattle stations. Those left behind were vulnerable and faced unimaginable challenges. In 1961, when Jukuna leaves with her new husband, young Ngarta remains with a group of women and children. Tragedy strikes and Ngarta is forced to travel alone. Her survival depends on cunning and courage as she is pursued by two murderers in a vast unforgiving landscape. Jukuna's rich account may be the first autobiography written in an Aboriginal language. Presented in English and Walmajarri, her determination to see her language written has made her one of our most valued authors.
Main title:
Two sisters : Ngarta and Jukuna / Ngarta Jinny Bent, Jukuna Mona Chuguna, Pat Lowe, Eirlys Richards.
Edition:
New edition.
Imprint:
Broome, Western Australia Magabala Books, 2016.
Collation:
127 pages, 38 unnumbered pages of coloured plates : maps, portraits ; 21 cm.
Variant title:
Added title page title: Jukuna's story : my life in the desert; Ngarta's story : a desert tragedy
Notes:
First published by Fremantle Arts Centre Press; 2003.Text in English and Walmajarri.
Contents:
Ngarta's story : a desert tragedy -- Jukuna's story : my life in the desert -- Wangki Ngajukura Jiljingajangka -- the Walmarjarri diaspora -- the world of the two sisters -- working with Ngarta -- working with Jukuna -- Walmajarri pronounciation guide.
ISBN:
9781925360271
Dewey class:
994.14
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
17988
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