Maree Yoelu Maree Yoelu i(10820610 works by) (a.k.a. Maree McCarthy Yoelu)
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Wageman / Wagiman
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BiographyHistory

Maree McCarthy Yoelu is a Wadjigany woman, from the western Wagait region in the NT. She grew up in Daly River and later lived in Darwin where she worked in radio. 

In November 2022, her board book Our World: Australia was announced for publication in 2023, with Barefoot Books.

Most Referenced Works

Awards for Works

Words in the Wind i "Wa-nguga-m-bende marrawuk", 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 245 2022; (p. 86)
2020 shortlisted Queensland Poetry Festival Awards Oodgeroo Noonuccal Indigenous Poetry Prize
y separately published work icon Brother Moon Broome : Magabala Books , 2020 18588234 2020 single work picture book children's

'Great-Grandpa Liman lives in a small house by the sea. There are no lights - just stars as far as the eye can see.

'Brother Moon is a powerful story lovingly told by a great-grandfather to his great-grandson. Beneath the dark sky of the Northern Territory, Hippy-Boy is captivated when Great-Grandpa Liman tells him the mysterious story of his brother and how it guides his connection to Country.

'Great-Grandpa is a masterful storyteller and, as the tale unfolds, he finally reveals his brother is the moon - a wonder of the universe. Hippy-Boy learns how his greatgrandfather uses the phases of the moon when he goes hunting and fishing, and why it is important for us all to have an understanding of the natural world.

'Liman (Harry Morgan), the author's grandfather, was a respected Wadjigany man - a leader amongst his people and the community. Liman was born at Manjimamany in the Northern Territory in 1916. He was a canoe maker, hunter, community mediator, and a family man who lived off the land and travelled the seas. Liman spoke Batjamalh, his first language, and other languages from the Daly River area.' (Publication summary)

2021 shortlisted The Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature Picture Fiction
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