Jimmy Pike Jimmy Pike i(A51530 works by)
Born: Established: 1940 Great Sandy Desert, Central desert areas, Western Australia, ; Died: Ceased: 4 Nov 2002 Derby, Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia,
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal Walmajarri / Walmatjarri ; Aboriginal
(Storyteller) assertion
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1 y separately published work icon Yinti Series Jimmy Pike , Pat Lowe , Broome : Magabala Books , 2019 17247755 2019 series - author children's fiction children's fiction autobiography
1 From : Yinti Jimmy Pike , 2009 extract children's fiction (Yinti : Desert Child)
— Appears in: Macquarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature 2009; (p. 979-980)
1 Pinkirrjarti : Bush Turkey A Story About Fire Jimmy Pike , 2008 single work prose lyric/song dreaming story
— Appears in: The Art of Fire 2008; (p. 38)
1 2 y separately published work icon The Art of Fire Jimmy Pike (illustrator), Jimmy Pike , Broome : Backroom Press , 2008 Z1666942 2008 single work short story Indigenous story

'Australia is a land of fire. Fire has shaped its landscapes and played a role in the evolution of its plants and animals. Aboriginal people have always made and managed fire, in the domestic hearth and as an aid to hunting.

'This is both a book of art and a first-hand account of desert people's understanding and use of fire in inland Australia.

'The author, a renowned artist from the Great Sandy desert, shows, through his minimalist drawings and compact, vivid descriptions, how desert people make fire and when and why they burn.' (publishers' note)

1 Yinti's Kitten Pat Lowe , Jimmy Pike , 2003 single work short story children's
— Appears in: Kids' Night In 2003; (p. 410-418) Things a Map Won't Show You : Stories from Australia and Beyond 2012; (p. 225-236)
1 5 y separately published work icon Yinti, Desert Cowboy Jimmy Pike , Pat Lowe , Broome : Magabala Books , 2000 17247955 2000 single work children's fiction children's

'The third book in the Yinti series of three books. The stories are linked in a sequence that shows Yinti’s development from a young bushie to a competent station worker and adult. Desert Cowboy is the story of Yinti’s return to the cattle station and of his life as a stockman. Over these years Yinti experiences joy, excitement, loss and tragedy, but never loses his sense of fun and inclination to mischief. All of the stories are based on actual people and events as told to Pat Lowe by Jimmy Pike and other members of his family.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 1 y separately published work icon Jimmy and Pat Meet the Queen Pat Lowe , Jimmy Pike (illustrator), Broome : Backroom Press , 1997 Z844983 1997 single work picture book children's (taught in 1 units)

'Jimmy and Pat Meet the Queen is a fantasy about Native Title, in which Jimmy, a traditional owner of land in the Great Sandy Desert, challenges the Queen to visit his camp and prove to him that she is the rightful owner of this so-called ‘vacant Crown land’. Her Majesty accepts the invitation, and soon learns what it really means to be a landowner in the Australian desert. A light-hearted look at a serious subject, suitable for readers of all ages.' 

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 5 y separately published work icon Yinti, Desert Dog Jimmy Pike , Pat Lowe , Broome : Magabala Books , 1997 17247876 1997 single work children's fiction children's Indigenous story

'The second book in the Yinti series of three books. The stories are linked in a sequence that shows Yinti’s development from a young bushie to a competent station worker and adult. When the dingo, Spinifex, is taken from her mother, she expects to be killed. Instead she is adopted and becomes a prized hunting dog. She eventually accompanies her human family, including Yinti, on their journey through the Great Sandy Desert. When Yinti leaves the desert, Spinifex goes with him. Based on stories, told to Pat Lowe by Jimmy Pike, about a dog who lived with his family in the desert during the 1940s and early 1950s.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 4 y separately published work icon Yinti : Desert Child Pat Lowe , Jimmy Pike , Broome : Magabala Books , 1992 Z844253 1992 selected work children's fiction Indigenous story children's 'Yinti, an Aboriginal child growing up in the Western Australian desert, has no contact with white people until the last chapter of the book.' Source: https://products.schools.nsw.edu.au/ (Sighted 24/11/09)
2 2 y separately published work icon Jilji : Life in the Great Sandy Desert Pat Lowe , Jimmy Pike , Broome : Magabala Books , 1990 Z844981 1990 single work single work biography

'The first draft of this book was written under a tree on the slope of a sandhill where for several years, English woman Pat Lowe shared a desert camp with her lifetime partner, Walmajarri man Jimmy Pike. Their camp faced south into the Great Sandy Desert where Jimmy was born. While spending time in the red heart of country that had been home to the Walmajarri people for thousands of years, they recorded Pike's stories through his painting and Lowe's writing.' Source: Publisher's blurb

1 23 y separately published work icon Paperbark : A Collection of Black Australian Writings Jack Davis (editor), Stephen Muecke (editor), Mudrooroo (editor), Adam Shoemaker (editor), St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1990 Z299632 1990 anthology poetry drama short story criticism prose autobiography biography (taught in 2 units)

'This is the first collection to span the diverse range of Black Australian writings. Thirty-six Aboriginal and Islander authors have contributed, including David Unaipon, Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Gerry Bostock, Ruby Langford, Robert Bropho, Jack Davis, Hyllus Maris, William Ferguson, Sally Morgan, Mudrooroo Narogin and Archie Weller. Many more are represented through community writings such as petitions and letters.

Collected over six years from all the states and territories of Australia, Paperbark ranges widely across time and genre from the 1840s to the present, from transcriptions of oral literature to rock opera. Prose, poetry, song, drama and polemic are accompanied by the selected artworks of Jimmy Pike, and an extensive, up-to-date bibliography.The voices of Black Australia speak with passion and power in this challenging and important anthology.' Source: Publisher's blurb.

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