Alternative title: Minya Manpangu Marnu Yapajangka = Stories from Our Childhood; Minya Manpangu Marnu Yapajangka
Note: Storytellers: Biddy Chungulla, Bessie Doonday, Ivy Robertson, Boxer Billiluna, Marie Yagan, Freda Tjemma, Nancy Tax, Evelyn Clancy.
Issue Details: First known date: 1999... 1999 Minya Manpangu Marnu Yapajangka : Stories from Our Childhood
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

These stories come from around Lake Gregory in Western Australia. They are windows into the early lives of lake dwellers. Some of the older storytellers experienced first contact with white people, while others grew up on the sheep and cattle stations that soon spread over their homelands. In contrast with mainstream accounts, these stories look at history through the eyes of the local people. They give snapshots of a world the storytellers left behind and personal accounts of their reactions to the new and often unsympathetic way of life. (Publisher's Note)


'These stories come from around Lake Gregory in Western Australia. They are windows into the early lives of lake dwellers. Some of the older storytellers experienced first hand contact with white people, while others grew up on the homelands. In contrast with mainstream accounts, these stories look at history through the eyes of the loval people. They give snapshots of a world the storytellers left behind and personal accounts of their reactions to the new and often unsympathetic way of life.' Source: Publisher's note.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Halls Creek, Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia,:Kimberley Language Resource Centre , 1999 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Wilayi-Rnalu Yanani Liyikurla, Biddy Chungulla , single work oral history (p. 5-14)
Ngajiyungu Ngarpu, Bessie Doonday , single work oral history (p. 15-22)
Ngunangani-Rnalu Warnkunga, Ivy Robertson , single work oral history (p. 23-30)
Yutukani Pajarranya Parnkupirtirla, Boxer Billiluna , single work prose dreaming story (p. 31-34)
Kiki, Boxer Billiluna , single work prose dreaming story (p. 35-38)
Kurlangu Paja Jarlu Kangani Pimirirlu, Marie Yagan , single work oral history (p. 45-52)
Ngurrpa Marnalurla Ngunangani Kartiyawu, Freda Tjemma , single work oral history (p. 53-66)
Ngari Manyirrangu Mankarrakanya Wajpalirlu, Nancy Kungkulu Tax , single work oral history (p. 67-72)
Kayanta Marnalu Rujukarrinyani Yapawarnti, Evelyn Clancy , single work oral history (p. 79-84)
Ngintanjinyangu Yapa, Evelyn Clancy , single work oral history (p. 85-90)
Kajiyinya Paja Ngawijirlu, Evelyn Clancy , single work oral history (p. 91-94)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Language: English , Aboriginal Walmajarri AIATSIS ref. (A66) (WA SE51-16)
Notes:
Text in Walmajarri and English.

Works about this Work

Kimberley Stories Kept Alive Through Publication 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 6 September no. 234 2000; (p. 69)

— Review of Minya Manpangu Marnu Yapajangka : Stories from Our Childhood Kimberley Language Resource Centre (translator), 1999 anthology oral history
Kimberley Stories Kept Alive Through Publication 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 6 September no. 234 2000; (p. 69)

— Review of Minya Manpangu Marnu Yapajangka : Stories from Our Childhood Kimberley Language Resource Centre (translator), 1999 anthology oral history
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