Banbapuy Ganambarr Banbapuy Ganambarr i(A128344 works by) (a.k.a. Banbapuy Whitehead Ganambarr; Galiyan (Skin name))
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal
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Banbapuy Whitehead Ganambarr is a translator from Rorruwuy Arnhem Bay in Arnhem Land. Banbapuy Ganambarr is the sister of Ritjilili Ganambarr (q.v.) and their language is Datiwuy. Ganambarr is also an artist and weaver of baskets belonging to the Gapiny people.

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y separately published work icon Welcome to My Country : Lakak Burarrwanga and Family Sydney : Allen and Unwin , 2013 6344501 2013 single work oral history autobiography children's (taught in 1 units)

'Laklak Burarrwanga and family invite you to their Country, centred on a beautiful beach in Arnhem Land. Its crystal waters are full of fish, turtle, crab and stingray, to hunt; the land behind has bush fruits, pandanus for weaving, wood for spears, all kinds of useful things. This country is also rich with meaning. 'We can go anywhere and see a river, hill, tree, rock telling a story.

'Here too is Laklak's own history, from her long walk across Arnhem Land as a child to her people's fight for land rights and for a say in their children's schooling. She and her family stand tall, a proud and successful Indigenous community.'

Source: Back cover.
2014 honour book CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
2014 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Eve Pownall Award
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