Fifteen newly translated stories from the Aboriginal elders of Central Australia. Illustrated with Warlpiri art and maps of the regions where the stories were collected.
Now in paperback Ours is an era of uprootedness, with fewer and fewer people living out their lives where they are born. At such a time, in such a world, what does it mean to be 'at home?' Perhaps among a nomadic people, for whom dwelling is not synonymous with being housed and settled, the search for an answer to this question might lead to a new ...
In 1984, senior Warlpiri men painted thirty doors of the local primary school to give their children a record of the Yuendumu 'Dreamings'. Attractively presented and containing full colour plates, Yuendumu Doors tells the stories associated with each door, and explains the Western Desert painting style.
Ours is an era of uprootedness, with fewer and fewer people living out their lives where they are born. At such a time, in such a world, what does it mean to be 'at home?' Perhaps among a nomadic people, for whom dwelling is not synonymous with being housed and settled, the search for an answer to this question might lead to a new way of thinking ...
Fifteen newly translated stories from the Aboriginal elders of Central Australia. Illustrated with Warlpiri art and maps of the regions where the stories were collected.
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