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Ngarta and Jukuna lived in the Great Sandy Desert. They traversed country according to the seasons, just as the Walmajarri people had done for thousands of years. But it was a time of change. Desert people who had lived with little knowledge of European settlement were now moving onto cattle stations. Those left behind were vulnerable and faced unimaginable challenges. In 1961, when Jukuna leaves with her new husband, young Ngarta remains with a group of women and children. Tragedy strikes and Ngarta is forced to travel alone. Her survival depends on cunning and courage as she is pursued by two murderers in a vast unforgiving landscape. Jukuna's rich account may be the first autobiography written in an Aboriginal language. Presented in English and Walmajarri, her determination to see her language written has made her one of our most valued authors.
Author: Ngarta Jinny Bent, Jukuna Mona Chuguna, Pat Lowe and Eirlys Richards
ISBN: 9781925936780
Type: Paperback
Pages: 160
Dimensions: 150 x 210 mm
Publisher: Magabala Books
Published Date: August 2016
Author: Ngarta Jinny Bent, Jukuna Mona Chuguna, Pat Lowe and Eirlys Richards
ISBN: 9781925936780
Type: Paperback
Pages: 160
Dimensions: 150 x 210 mm
Publisher: Magabala Books
Published Date: August 2016