Maralinga The Anangu Story

Author: Yalata and Oak Valley Communities

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  • : 35.00 AUD
  • : 9781741756210
  • : Allen & Unwin
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  • : April 2009
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Barcode 9781741756210
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Description

Maralinga - the Anangu Storyis our story. We have told it for our children, our grandchildren and their children. We have told it for you.'In words and pictures Yalata and Oak Valley community members, with author Christobel Mattingley, describe what happened in the Maralinga Tjarutja lands of South Australia before the bombs and after.

Author description

Yalata and Oak Valley Communities: Alice Cox, Margaret May, Pansy Woods, Mabel Queama, Marjorie Sandimar, Yvonne Edwards, Mima Smart, and Janet May worked as storytellers or translators with Christobel Mattingley to tell the story of what happened at Maralinga. Dora Queama, Hilda Moodoo, Audra Bridley, and Noelene Bridley helped some of the older ladies to do the paintings. Christobel Mattingley is the award-winning author of more than 40 books, including "Battle Order 204" and "Chelonia Green, Champion of Turtles."