Martha Unganpari Edwards Martha Unganpari Edwards i(A129150 works by)
Born: Established: ca. 1930 Tarcoola, Far North South Australia, South Australia, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Antakirinya / Antikirinya / Antakarinja
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1 y separately published work icon Daisy Bates and the Watjala Kids Martha Unganpari Edwards , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2009 Z1646134 2009 single work children's fiction children's

'Born of an Aboriginal mother of the Antikirinya language group and a white father, Martha Unganpari Edwards was therefore a 'watjala kid'. In her long years with the people at Ooldea siding and later at Wynbring on the East-West railway line, Daisy Bates made it clear that such liaisons, and the children resulting from them, were offensive to her. As her story shows, however, Martha was one child who didn't let Mrs Bates's resultant behaviour go unchallenged. 'This marvellous book has its own warm, humorous voice and a unique value in giving us real community responses to the extraordinary phenomenon of Daisy Bates, remembered from childhood by Aboriginal people who were actually there. The vivid combination of words and images makes that world come to life in ways that will educate and delight any reader, young or old.' - Nicholas Jose' (Publication summary)

1 To Caroline Perkins, Eileen Crombie , Ivy Makinti Stewart , Martha Unganpari Edwards , Eileen Kampakuta Brown , Emily Munyungka Austin , 2005 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Talking Straight Out 2005; (p. 104)
1 Enough is Enough Eileen Kampakuta Brown , Maggie Ward , Angelina Wonga , Eileen Crombie , Martha Unganpari Edwards , Tjunmutja Watson , Emily Munyungka Austin , Lily Baker , 2005 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Talking Straight Out 2005; (p. 91)
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