Gender:
Female
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Welcome to My Country : Lakak Burarrwanga and Family
Sydney
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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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