Heartsick for country : stories of love, spirit, and creation

Morgan, Sally, 1951- (Added Author). Mia, Tjalaminu. (Added Author). Kwaymullina, Blaze. (Added Author).

Summary: "A collection of personal stories by Aboriginal writers that share knowledge, insight, and emotion about the love between Aboriginal peoples and their countries"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781921361111 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
286 p. : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.
Publisher: North Fremantle, W.A. : Fremantle Press, 2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-284).

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: A Land of Many Countries / Ambelin Kwaymullina -- Different Ways of Knowing: Trees Are Our Families Too / Gladys Milroy and Jill Milroy -- Country is Lonely / Dawn Bessarab -- Kura, Yeye, boorda 'from the past, today and the future' / Len Collard -- De-colonising the Space: Dreaming back to Country / Irene Watson -- Caring for Everything / Noel Nannup -- Back Home to Country / Beryl Dixon -- A Snake and a Seal / Greg Lehman -- Sinking of the Enid / Pat Dudgeon -- Places of Wonder and Fear / Bill Jonas -- Kepwaamwinberkup (Nightwell) / Tjalaminu Mia -- Country - A Journey to Cultural and Spiritual Healing / Bob Morgan -- A Feeling of Belonging / Joan Winch -- A Strength that Can't be Broken / Joe Boolgar Collard -- The Balance for the World / Sally Morgan.