Chapter 1. Colonisation -- Chapter 2. Conflict -- Chapter 3. The land between -- Chapter 4. State of siege -- Chapter 5. Rebellion -- Chapter 6. Extreme measures -- Chapter 7. Resurrection -- chapter 8. The spirit of Jandamarra -- Chapter 9. Fight to the end
Summary
A tiny outpost of colonial administration is planted on the desolate mudflats of King Sound, at Derby. Leasesare marked on a map covering huge areas, and the push into the north begins. Vast herds of cattle and sheepmove across the land and with it, a new future. In the remote Kimberley, in the late nineteenth century, on theancient lands of the Bunuba, the last stages of an invasion are about to be played out. Amidst the ensuing chaosand turmoil, extraordinary relationships grow.The thrilling story of the great warrior, Jandamarra, who turned from police assistant to resistance fighter. Thoughtto be unstoppable, he led the Bunuba against the forces invading their land. A legend, forever etched into thehistory of the Kimberley, Jandamarras courage and fighting spirit made him one of the regions most wantedmen. Jandamarra and the Bunuba Resistance is a grand story with a grand theme.A powerful collaboration between a non-Indigenous historian and the Indigenous custodian of the Jandamarrastory
Analysis
Aborigines
History
Insurgency
Race relations
Social conditions
State issue
Western Australia
Notes
First published: 1995
Premier's Prize WA Premier's Book Awards 1996
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-219) and index