Ninu grandmother's law : the autobiography of Nura Nungalka Ward / Women, Aboriginal Australian Yankunytjatjara (Australian people) Aboriginal Australians
Ward, Nura Nungalka,
Ninu grandmother's law : the autobiography of Nura Nungalka Ward / [foreword: Melissa Thopson & Heather Goodall ; translated by Linda Rive]. - xv, 144 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 x 29 cm.
Nura's stories were recorded in her own language and then translated into English by Linda Rive - page 144.
Includes glossary (pages 140-143).
Nura Nungalka Ward was a Yankunytjatjara woman from the Central Desert. Nura was born during a time when Central Desert people were leaving their homelands and entering a society they did not know. She was born at Katjikatji and spent her early years living at Ernabella. She was continually running away to join her parents, who were station workers, as she preferred living in the bush and being connected to country. Ninu Grandmother's Law is a definitive account of a traditional lifestyle and way of thinking. Accompanied by exceptional archival photographs, it is an evocative, compelling chronicle and cultural philosophy of a time almost forgotten. Part biography, part customs manual and food guide, part traditional social history and women's customs and governance, it is a rare testament to one woman's advocacy for her family, people and culture.--
Translated from the Pitjantjatjara.
9781925360547 (paperback)
be2018012773
Ward, Nura Nungalka.
Women, Aboriginal Australian--Biography.
Yankunytjatjara (Australian people)--Biography.
Aboriginal Australians--Central Australia--Biography.
Aboriginal Australians--Social life and customs.--Central Australia
Central Australia--Biography.
Autobiographies.
305.89915092
Ninu grandmother's law : the autobiography of Nura Nungalka Ward / [foreword: Melissa Thopson & Heather Goodall ; translated by Linda Rive]. - xv, 144 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 x 29 cm.
Nura's stories were recorded in her own language and then translated into English by Linda Rive - page 144.
Includes glossary (pages 140-143).
Nura Nungalka Ward was a Yankunytjatjara woman from the Central Desert. Nura was born during a time when Central Desert people were leaving their homelands and entering a society they did not know. She was born at Katjikatji and spent her early years living at Ernabella. She was continually running away to join her parents, who were station workers, as she preferred living in the bush and being connected to country. Ninu Grandmother's Law is a definitive account of a traditional lifestyle and way of thinking. Accompanied by exceptional archival photographs, it is an evocative, compelling chronicle and cultural philosophy of a time almost forgotten. Part biography, part customs manual and food guide, part traditional social history and women's customs and governance, it is a rare testament to one woman's advocacy for her family, people and culture.--
Translated from the Pitjantjatjara.
9781925360547 (paperback)
be2018012773
Ward, Nura Nungalka.
Women, Aboriginal Australian--Biography.
Yankunytjatjara (Australian people)--Biography.
Aboriginal Australians--Central Australia--Biography.
Aboriginal Australians--Social life and customs.--Central Australia
Central Australia--Biography.
Autobiographies.
305.89915092