Title Mirning : we are the whales : a Mirning-Kokatha woman recounts life before and after dispossession / by Iris Yumadoo Kochallalya Burgoyne

Published Broome, W.A. : Magabala Books, 2000 Broome, Western Australia : Magabala Books, 2000 [©2000]

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W'PONDS	305.89915 Bur/Mwa		AVAILABLE

Description xxi, 146 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 20 cm Summary Iris Burgoyne, a Mirning and Kokatha woman from South Australia, recounts life before and after dispossession, telling of the grief and racism that her family have endured in their own lands. She recounts the age-old Aboriginal practices she grew up with and recalls mission life and years of hard work caring for her family Notes A Mirning-Kokatha woman recounts life before and after dispossession Subject Burgoyne, Iris Yumadoo Kochallalya, 1936- Burgoyne, Iris, 1936- Burgoyne, Iris, 1936- -- Biography Koonibba Mission (S. Aust.) Koonibba Mission (S.A.) Aboriginal Australians -- Missions -- Australia -- South Australia -- Koonibba Aboriginal Australians -- Women -- Australia -- South Australia -- Biography. Aboriginal Australians -- Women. Mirning (Australian people) -- Social life and customs. Missions -- Australia -- South Australia. Women, Aboriginal Australian -- Australia -- South Australia -- Biography. SUBJECT South Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79100617 -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008851 Genre/Form Biographies. Autobiographies. LC no. 2001326044 ISBN 1875641564 9781875641567 (paperback)

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