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Note: Ngarta's story is told in the third person through a collaborator; Jukuna's story is translated from the Walmajarri.
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'For the first 150 years of European settlement in Australia the Walmajarri people of the Great Sandy Desert remained untouched by Western influence. The First World War came and went, and left no impression in the sandhills. The Second World War had faint reverberations, but no one in the desert had heard of Hitler or Churchill, nor even the Australian prime minister John Curtin. The Vietnam War, about which they had heard nothing, was still in progress when two sisters, Jukuna and Ngarta, finally emerged from the Great Sandy Desert. It would be later still before they first heard the word Australia and learned that they were not only Walmajarri, but also Australians. This is their extroadinary story.' (Source: Back cover, 2004 edition)

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Notes

  • Dedication: To the children and grandchildren of the two sisters.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Fremantle, Fremantle area, South West Perth, Perth, Western Australia,:Fremantle Press , 2004 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Ngarta's Story, Pat Lowe , Ngarta Jinny Bent , single work biography (p. 19-63)
Note: illus., ports
Jukuna's Story, Jukuna Mona Chuguna , Eirlys Richards (translator), single work autobiography (p. 81-133)
Note: illus., ports
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Language: English , Aboriginal Walmajarri AIATSIS ref. (A66) (WA SE51-16)
    • Fremantle, Fremantle area, South West Perth, Perth, Western Australia,: Fremantle Press , 2004 .
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      Extent: 143p.
      Description: illus. (some col.), map, ports.
      Note/s:
      • Powerful personal stories of the Walmajarri exodus out of the Great Sandy Desert and into European Australia (appears on cover)
      • Includes Glossary and Walmajarri Pronunciation Guide.
      ISBN: 9781920731267 (pbk), 1920731261 (pbk)
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Works about this Work

Two Sisters Revisited Pat Lowe , 2016 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Westerly , vol. 61 no. 1 2016; (p. 265-268)
There Is Life Here : A Review of ‘Two Sisters’ Marie Munkara , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Westerly , vol. 61 no. 2 2016; (p. 172-175)
— Review of Two Sisters : Ngarta and Jukuna Ngarta Jinny Bent , Jukuna Mona Chuguna , Pat Lowe , Eirlys Richards (translator), 2004 selected work autobiography biography
Review : Two Sisters Robyn Douglass , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 1 October 2016; (p. 36)
— Review of Two Sisters : Ngarta and Jukuna Ngarta Jinny Bent , Jukuna Mona Chuguna , Pat Lowe , Eirlys Richards (translator), 2004 selected work autobiography biography
Black Chicks Talking : Indigenous Women's Writing in JSNWL's Collection Jane Pollard , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: Jessie Street National Women's Library Newsletter , May vol. 22 no. 2 2011; (p. 6-7) 'The library has a small but growing collection of Aboriginal material in the form of books, posters, audio-visual items and the few journals. This article overviews these holdings and makes a plea for more donations in this area.' (p. 6)
[Review Essay] Two Sisters : Ngarta and Jukuna Lee Cataldi , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 2 2004; (p. 107-108)
— Review of Two Sisters : Ngarta and Jukuna Ngarta Jinny Bent , Jukuna Mona Chuguna , Pat Lowe , Eirlys Richards (translator), 2004 selected work autobiography biography

'When we consider the regions where Indigenous Australians live today, we wonder how they came to be in these places. How did people from central and northern Australia, living today in Aboriginal communities or small towns, make their way from traditional lands to these settlements and how did they understand their journey? This marvellous book reveals the different trajectories of two sisters who recount their transition from a hunter-gatherer life to life in a small rural town.'  (Introduction)

Australia Lorien Kaye , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 January 2004; (p. 12)
— Review of Two Sisters : Ngarta and Jukuna Ngarta Jinny Bent , Jukuna Mona Chuguna , Pat Lowe , Eirlys Richards (translator), 2004 selected work autobiography biography
(Bookbrief) 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 5 January 2004; (p. 8)
— Review of Two Sisters : Ngarta and Jukuna Ngarta Jinny Bent , Jukuna Mona Chuguna , Pat Lowe , Eirlys Richards (translator), 2004 selected work autobiography biography
In Short : Non-Fiction Bruce Elder , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24-25 January 2004; (p. 17)
— Review of Two Sisters : Ngarta and Jukuna Ngarta Jinny Bent , Jukuna Mona Chuguna , Pat Lowe , Eirlys Richards (translator), 2004 selected work autobiography biography
The Need to Belong : Non-Fiction Publishing in Australia, 2003-2004 Richard Rossiter , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 49 no. 2004; (p. 96-114)
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[Review Essay] Two Sisters : Ngarta and Jukuna Lee Cataldi , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 2 2004; (p. 107-108)
— Review of Two Sisters : Ngarta and Jukuna Ngarta Jinny Bent , Jukuna Mona Chuguna , Pat Lowe , Eirlys Richards (translator), 2004 selected work autobiography biography

'When we consider the regions where Indigenous Australians live today, we wonder how they came to be in these places. How did people from central and northern Australia, living today in Aboriginal communities or small towns, make their way from traditional lands to these settlements and how did they understand their journey? This marvellous book reveals the different trajectories of two sisters who recount their transition from a hunter-gatherer life to life in a small rural town.'  (Introduction)

Black Chicks Talking : Indigenous Women's Writing in JSNWL's Collection Jane Pollard , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: Jessie Street National Women's Library Newsletter , May vol. 22 no. 2 2011; (p. 6-7) 'The library has a small but growing collection of Aboriginal material in the form of books, posters, audio-visual items and the few journals. This article overviews these holdings and makes a plea for more donations in this area.' (p. 6)
Two Sisters Revisited Pat Lowe , 2016 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Westerly , vol. 61 no. 1 2016; (p. 265-268)
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  • Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia,
  • 1900-1999
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