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This richly illustrated account of Cape York activist Jean George Awumpun, written from the personal perspective of family, is a rare illustration of the inseparable bonds of ancestry and country. Through the eyes of her grandaughter, this proud Alngith Elder's struggle in claiming her country...

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Main Author:	Doyle, Fiona, 1969-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	St. Lucia, Qld : University of Queensland Press, 2004.
Series:	UQP Black Australian writers.
Subjects:	George, Jean. Women, Aboriginal Australian > Australia > Queensland > Biography. Napranum (Qld.) > Biography. George, Jean, > 1925- Weipa Mission. Aurukun Mission > Biographies. Australiennes (Aborigènes) > Australie > Australia > Queensland > Biographies. Napranum (Queensl.) > Biographies. Australiennes (Aborigènes) > Australie > Queensland > Biographies. Wik Mungkan people (Y57) (Qld SD54-07) Weipa / Napranum (Qld NW Cape York SD54-03) Aurukun (Qld NW Cape York SD54-07) History - Biographies - Indigenous. Women, Aboriginal Australian. Queensland. Biographies.
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Summary:	This richly illustrated account of Cape York activist Jean George Awumpun, written from the personal perspective of family, is a rare illustration of the inseparable bonds of ancestry and country. Through the eyes of her grandaughter, this proud Alngith Elder's struggle in claiming her country is movingly revealed.
Physical Description:	xiv, 142 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 20 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (page 142).
ISBN:	0702234613 9780702234613