Kunyi June-Anne McInerney Kunyi June-Anne McInerney i(A51726 works by) (a.k.a. June Anne McInerney; June Kunyi McInerney)
Born: Established: 1950 Oodnadatta, Far North South Australia, South Australia, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Yankunytjatjara
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1 y separately published work icon Kunyi Kunyi June-Anne McInerney , Kunyi June-Anne McInerney (illustrator), Broome : Magabala Books , 2021 21854805 2021 single work picture book life story children's

'Kunyi June Anne McInerney was just four years old when she and of her siblings were taken from their family to the Oodnadatta Children’s Home in South Australia in the 1960s.

'Through an extraordinary collection of over 60 paintings, accompanied by stories, Kunyi presents a rare chronicle of what life was like for her and the other Children’s Home kids who became her family.

'Her paintings are a healing trove of memories that reveal the loneliness, fear and courage of the Stolen Generation children who were torn from family and loved ones. From bible lessons to sucking bone marrow and collecting bush fruits, the escapades, adventures and sorrows of the children are painted with warmth, humour and unflinching honesty.

'Kunyi’s story is one of healing and reconciliation. She is telling it so that the lives of the children at Oodnadatta Children’s Home will not be forgotten. This is a collection of tender and honest stories that will educate children on our nation’s history and remind adult readers of the real impact of the Stolen Generations.' (Publication summary)
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 3 y separately published work icon Tracker Tjugingji Bob Randall , Kunyi June-Anne McInerney (illustrator), Alice Springs : IAD Press , 2003 Z1130239 2003 single work picture book children's Indigenous story

'Tracker Tjugingji lived out bush with his family. They camped in little windbreak shelters, and Tjugingji used to sleep on the ground next to his parents. One time Tracker Tjugingji's parents decided to go to a big lake, a long way east of where they were camped... Tjugingji wanted to go too, but he didn't expect the trip to be quite such an adventure. This book also includes a CD of The Animal Song, a lively tune about kangaroos hopping, dingoes howling and big emus walking.' (Source: fishpond website)
1 4 y separately published work icon Bush Games and Knucklebones Doris Kartinyeri , Kunyi June-Anne McInerney (illustrator), Broome : Magabala Books , 2003 Z1098275 2003 single work picture book children's "Bush Games and Knucklebones is a very special collaboration between best-selling author Doris Kartinyeri and well-known artist Kunyi June-Anne McInerney, who both spent time at Colebrook Childrens' home in South Australia in the 1950s." (Magabala Books website)
1 y separately published work icon Kunyi June-Anne McInerney Interviewed by Sue Anderson in the Bringing Them Home Oral History Project Kunyi June-Anne McInerney , Sue Anderson (interviewer), National Library of Australia , 2000 Z1684488 2000 single work oral history
1 7 y separately published work icon Down the Hole, Up the Tree, Across the Sandhills : Running From the State and Daisy Bates Running from the State and Daisy Bates Edna Tantjingu Williams , Eileen Wani Wingfield , Kunyi June-Anne McInerney (illustrator), Alice Springs : IAD Press , 2000 Z797671 2000 single work picture book autobiography children's 'In the stark desert mining town of Coober Pedy when the government people came to take the fair-skinned Aboriginal children away they didn't always find them. They were down the hole up the tree across the sandhills . . . running from the State and Daisy Bates. This beautifully illustrated children's picture book is a true story. Includes informative historical and cultural supplementary material.' Source: Publisher's blurb
1 2 y separately published work icon And I Always Been Moving! : The Early Life of Jessie Lennon Jessie Lennon , Coober Pedy : JL/MM , 1995 Z872326 1995 single work life story

'A marvellous celebration of the life of Jessie Lennon. Jessie was born in the 1920's in central Australia where she has spent all her life living a way of life that has almost disappeared.' (Source: Online)
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