Yami Lester Yami Lester i(A101922 works by) (a.k.a. Tjiripingka; Jim; Poppa Yami)
Born: Established: 1941 South Australia, ; Died: Ceased: 21 Jul 2017 Alice Springs, Southern Northern Territory, Northern Territory,
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Yankunytjatjara
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1 Poisoned Land Yami Lester , 1996 extract autobiography (Yami : The Autobiography of Yami Lester)
— Appears in: Voices of Aboriginal Australia : Past, Present, Future 1996; (p. 140-148)
1 y separately published work icon Learning from the Land Yami Lester , Petronella Vaarzon-Morel (editor), Alice Springs : IAD Press , 1995 Z1587263 1995 single work short story Indigenous story
2 1 y separately published work icon Yami : The Autobiography of Yami Lester Yami Lester , Alice Springs : IAD Press , 1993 Z1346658 1993 single work autobiography A compelling description of the life of a young Aboriginal boy to his working years as a stockman in the desert. Yami Lester talks about his memories of the Nuclear testing at Maralinga that eventually led to his blindness and the challenges he faced along the way. His story is told with courage, humility and humour.
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