Kirra Liscia Somerville Kirra Liscia Somerville i(A97628 works by) (a.k.a. Kirra Somerville)
Born: Established: 1995 Perth, Western Australia, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Mardu/Martu
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1 Martu Storytellers : Aboriginal Narratives Within the Academy Craig Somerville , Kirra Liscia Somerville , Frances Wyld , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , Supplementary issue vol. 39S no. 2010; (p. 96-101) 'The Martu people originate from the Pilbara region in Western Australia. Despite policies of removal, incarceration in prison and the need to leave community for health services, Martu maintain identity and connection to country. Their narratives have been used to inform a wider Australian audience about the history and culture of Aboriginal people. But the stories have also received criticism and been the subject of a Westernised anthropological view. With the emergence of storytelling as method in the academy, a new space is being created for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people to find a more robust foothold within the Social Sciences to story our world. This paper is written by three Martu people who position storytelling as transmission and preservation of cultural knowledge and to privilege a voice to speak back to Western academics. Storytelling also brings an opportunity to engage with an Aboriginal worldview, to use narrative as an inquiry into ontology and one's connection to people and place. This brings benefits to all Australians seeking stories of country, connection and identity.' Source: The authors.
1 Nine-Year-Old Published Kirra Liscia Somerville , Grace Fielding (illustrator), 2006 single work review
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 2 November vol. 5 no. 117 2006; (p. 26)
— Review of The Lizard Gang Kirra Liscia Somerville , 2006 single work picture book
1 Nine-Year-Old Published Kirra Liscia Somerville , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 2 November vol. 5 no. 117 2006; (p. 26)
— Review of The Lizard Gang Kirra Liscia Somerville , 2006 single work picture book
1 7 y separately published work icon The Lizard Gang Kirra Liscia Somerville , Grace Fielding (illustrator), Broome : Magabala Books , 2006 Z1294503 2006 single work picture book children's

'Meet Zed, Boo, Eliza and Zoro – a spirited gang of monitor lizards who are constantly trying to outdo each other. They live deep in the Australian bush and are forced to learn the real meaning of teamwork when they have to band together to escape a raging flood.' (Publication summary)
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