My people's songs : how an Indigenous family survived colonial Tasmania
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- ISBN: 9781922633187 (softcover)
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Physical Description:
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xxi, 231 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Publisher: Clayton : Monash University Publishing, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: A song of welcome -- Part 1. A Weeping woman: Tarenootairer, c. 1806-1858. Saltwater country -- Nummer-lore (White devil's wife) -- A token of grief -- "Black man's houses" -- Dinudară (Sarah) -- Her feeble pulse -- Part 2. A femme de chambre: Mary Ann, c. 1821-1871. A king's island daughter -- The bride and bridegroom -- "Your humble aborigine child" -- Her majesty, the Queen -- Uncle Walter's hut -- Mary Ann and her countrywomen -- Her vital spark extinguished -- Part 3. A vicissitude of virtue? Fanny Cochrane, c. 1832-1905. A prison nursery -- The organ of perception -- Propaganda, progeny and prosperity -- Prove it or lose it! -- Rituals od captivity: Deconstructing indigenous "Christianity" -- King Billy''s playmate -- Goodbye, my father, mother -- Epilogue. |
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Genre: | Family histories. |
Topic Heading: | Indigenous. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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The Pas Campus Library | DU 189 .B57 2022 (Text) | 58500001157130 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |