Ambrose Mungala Chalarimeri Ambrose Mungala Chalarimeri i(A67900 works by)
Born: Established: ca. 1940 Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia, ;
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal Gwini / Kwini ; Aboriginal
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BiographyHistory

'Ambrose Mungala Chalarimeri was born at Oomarri Waterhole, King George River in the Kimberley. He lived in the bush until he and his family moved onto Kalumburu Mission formerly known as Drysdale River Mission.

'Chalarimeri worked at Argyle Station as a ringer for which he was paid about twelve pound a month. He also worked at Rosewood, Mount Hart and Silent Grove stations. Like many other Aboriginal people, he liked station life because he could maintain close connections to the bush and hunt on the weekends.

'Because of the Balngarra Native Title Claim, one of the biggest in Western Australia, Chalarimeri became recognised as a traditional owner. Chalarimeri's Country stretches from Kalumburru to Sir Graeme Moore Island and near Wyndham, down to Oombulgurri and west to Drysdale National Park and up to Carson River station.'

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Awards for Works

y separately published work icon The Man from the Sunrise Side Broome : Magabala Books , 2001 Z959345 2001 single work autobiography

'A fascinating account of a people from the far north Kimberley of Western Australia who have experienced upheaval on a monumental scale. Chalarimeri tells of the customs of his ‘people from the sunrise side’ and what he calls ‘the clash of two cultures’. His views on contemporary issues that are impacting on his beloved country—native title, appropriation of rock art, Aboriginal health and the effects of tourism on the pristine Kimberley wilderness are compelling.' (Source: publishers website)
2002 shortlisted Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — People's Choice Award
2002 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction
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