Elizabeth Pike Elizabeth Pike i(6 works by) (a.k.a. Betty Pike; E. Pike)
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Menang Noongar
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BiographyHistory

Elder Elizabeth Pike has worked for many years at the Aboriginal Catholic Ministry in Melbourne. She has also been a contributor to Pacifica : Australasian Theological Studies and Madonna and has been in demand as a speaker on spirituality from an Indigenous Australian perspective.

The Victorian Indigenous Honour Roll induction note for Elizabeth Pike notes that 'She discovered that her great grandfather had been an Irish convict and her great grandmother an Aboriginal woman of the Minang people near Albany in south-west Western Australia.'

Most Referenced Works

1
y separately published work icon A River Dreaming Elizabeth Pike , Thornbury : Aboriginal Catholic Ministry , 2007 Z1537419 2007 single work life story dreaming story 3.7416575
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y separately published work icon The Power of Story : Spirit of the Dreaming Elizabeth Pike , Mulgrave : John Garratt Publishing , 2011 Z1834027 2011 selected work prose biography essay poetry autobiography 'The Power of Story is a colllection of reflections, parables and stories which illustrate both aspects of the Catholic tradition and Australian Aboriginal spirituality. These threads, along with autobiographical reminiscenes of the author, Elizabeth Pike, weave effortlessly through the pages of this anthology to create a collection which will delight, entertain and inspire. Readers will find treasures which give pause for thought, stimulate discussion and perhaps even encourage a prayer' (Back cover). 3.6055512
3
River Dreaming i "Let us treasure our rivers, waterways", Elizabeth Pike , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: A River Dreaming 2007; (p. 36)
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4
Elizabeth (Betty) Pike Elizabeth Pike , 2007 single work autobiography
— Appears in: A River Dreaming 2007; (p. 32-33)
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Christmas Prayer Reflection i "Creator of the Dreaming", Elizabeth Pike , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Power of Story : Spirit of the Dreaming 2011; (p. 197-198)
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Notes

  • See also the entry for Elizabeth Pike on the Victorian Indigenous Honour Roll: http://www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/indigenous/leadership/victorian-indigenous-honour-roll/victorian-indigenous-honour-roll-biographies/elizabeth-pike

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