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Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 Welcome to Mer Island : Maiem Taba Merem
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'Welcome to Mer Island : Maiem Taba Merem Meet Joey, a Meriam person from remote Mer Island in the Torres Strait. Learn about Joeyss cultural identity and efforts to keep his history alive. What traditions are important to Meriam people and how do they express their connections to their place? Discover why a high Court ruling in 1992 attracted national attention to Mer Island and made Joey's homeland famous.' (Source: back cover)

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    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Pearson Rigby , 2009 .
      Extent: 32p.
      Description: col., illus, ports, maps.
      ISBN: 9780731274369
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