| ISBN |
9781922613745 hardback |
| Name |
Heiss, Anita editor. |
| Title |
Growing up Wiradjuri : stories from the Wiradjuri Nation / edited by Dr Anita Heiss ; illustrated by Charmaine Ledden-Lewis. |
| Published |
Broome, Western Australia : Magabala Books, 2022. |
| ©2022. |
| Description |
68 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Notes |
Cultural sensitivity advisory notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this item may contain names, recordings, images, photographs, illustrations and text of deceased people and other content that may be culturally sensitive. |
| Contents |
Foreword / Dr Anita Heiss -- Where do you start being Wiradjuri? / Aunty Lorraine Tye -- Gadhaang Yiradhu-galang (Happy Days) / Aunty Elaine Lomas -- Growing up Wiradjuri / Aunty Cheryl Penrith -- Growing up Wiradjuri means learning to listen / Uncle Stan Grant Snr -- Jimmy James / Uncle James Ingram -- Out and about on Country / Aunty Mary Atkinson -- Sweet memories / Aunty Isabel Reid -- 26 September 1957, Griffith / Uncle Norman Little -- Author biographies. |
| Summary |
Edited by Wiradjuri writer Dr Anita Heiss and illustrated by Charmaine Ledden-Lewis, this book celebrates the survival and the strength of eight well-loved Elders. This generous and heartwarming collection features Uncles and Aunties of the Wiradjuri nation of central New South Wales sharing stories of their childhoods and reflecting on the importance of family, language, and Country. They tell stories of both hardship and of joy, and they have important lessons for the younger generations.' --Back cover. |
| Language note |
Some text in Wiradjuri. |
| Subjects |
Wiradjuri (Australian people) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature |
| Aboriginal Australians -- New South Wales -- Biography -- Juvenile literature |
| Genre |
Biographies |
| First Nations |
| Other Names |
Ledden-Lewis, Charmaine illustrator. |
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