As I grew older : the life and times of a Nunga growing up along the River Murray
Abdulla, Ian W., 1947-20112014
Book
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parramatta Library | Picture Books | RED - A | Available |
This new edition of the book by Aboriginal artist Ian Abdulla was originally published by Omnibus Books in 1993. It has since become a quiet classic. Ian Abdulla's paintings and text re-create moments from his youth on the river with astonishing freshness and clarity, and offer a snapshot of an Aboriginal family living on a small stretch of the Murray River between Cobdogla and Winkie in South Australia in the 1950s and 1960s. This was a time of immense of profound environmental and social change when the assimilation policy still existed and there were few employment opportunities for Aborigines. Ian's family, like others along the river, relied on traditional Aboriginal skills to survive away from the mission and the prevailing government policy of assimilation. His personal story of survival affirms the culture of rural Aborigines who despite being dispossessed were determined to stay on the land.
Main title:
Author:
Abdulla, Ian W., 1947-2011, author
Edition:
2nd edition.
Publication Details:
Adelaide, S.A. Working Title Press, 2014.©1993
ISBN:
9781921504693
Language:
English
Subject:
Abdulla, Ian W., 1947-2011Aboriginal Australians, in art -- Juvenile literaturePainting, Australian -- South Australia -- Aboriginal artists -- Juvenile literatureAboriginal Australians -- South Australia -- Juvenile literatureAboriginal Australians -- Murray River Region (N.S.W.-S. Aust.) -- Juvenile literatureAboriginal Australians -- Australia -- South Australia -- Juvenile literatureAboriginal Australians in art -- Juvenile literaturePainting, Australian -- Australia -- South Australia -- Aboriginal artists -- Juvenile literature