Karu: Growing Up Gurindji
Jul 2019 · Spinifex Press
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Discover the rich cultural heritage of the Gurindji people through their unique child-rearing practices.
Karu: Growing Up Gurindji offers a rare glimpse into the traditions and customs of the Gurindji community in Northern Australia. Through the voices of Gurindji women, this volume explores the spiritual and practical aspects of raising children, from bush medicines to Dreamtime stories.
This book is for anyone interested in:
- Indigenous studies
- Cultural anthropology
- Linguistic documentation
Discover the rich cultural heritage of the Gurindji people through their unique child-rearing practices.
Karu: Growing Up Gurindji offers a rare glimpse into the traditions and customs of the Gurindji community in Northern Australia. Through the voices of Gurindji women, this volume explores the...
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Felicity Meakins is a Research Fellow at the University of Queensland who specialises in the documentation of Australian Indigenous languages including Gurindji. She co-compiled the Bilinarra, Gurindji and Malngin Plants and Animals (2012) and Gurindji to English Dictionary (2013) with Gurindji elders, and co-edited Yijarni: True Stories from Gurindji Country (2016) with Erika Charola. Topsy Dodd Ngarnjal is a senior ceremony woman. Along with Ronnie Wavehill and Dandy Danbayarri, she has worked alongside linguists and musicologists recording classical Gurindji songs. This work has culminated in a book and documentary Wajarra: Songs from the Stations (2018) Topsy also paints and carves artefacts through Karungkarni Arts. olet Wadrill is a senior Gurindji and Malngin cultural custodian. She has worked extensively with linguists on the documentation of her language. Violet also paints and she has two works touring nationally as part of the exhibition Still in my Mind. Violet was also a finalist in the 2018 National Not-For-Profit Digital Technology Award. Biddy Wavehill Yamawurr is a senior Gurindji cultural custodian who has been instrumental in the development of language and visual arts projects. Biddy has created designs for the Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts and Culture Centre (2011) and represented Karungkarni Arts at Megalo Printmaking Studios (2013). Her artworks are touring nationally with Still in my Mind.
Felicity Meakins is a Research Fellow at the University of Queensland who specialises in the documentation of Australian Indigenous languages including Gurindji. She co-compiled the Bilinarra, Gurindji and Malngin Plants and Animals (2012) and Gurindji to English Dictionary (2013) with Gurindji e...
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