The Dolphin and the Spearfisher by Alton Walley - ISBN: 9781760802837
Paperback
Brotherhood, Dreamtime, and danger: one last swim before the dry season.

The Dolphin and the Spearfisher

  • Paperback

    90 pages

  • Release Date

    1 May 2024

Summary

Keek and Gidgi are the kayep ngooni (water brothers). They love to swim in the oceans and rivers. As the nal days of Bunuru creep closer Gidgi wants to go swimming one last time, against the advice of his mother and Elders. Can Keek stop his older brother from making a bad decision before it’s too late?

The Dolphin and the Spearsher, a coming-of-age tale based on a Nyoongar Dreamtime Story, is timeless and provides a rich, direct and continued connection to the Nyoongar ances…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781760802837
ISBN-10:1760802832
Author:Alton Walley, Richard Walley
Publisher:UWA Publishing
Imprint:UWA Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:90
Release Date:1 May 2024
Dimensions:128mm x 198mm
A-Format
B-Format
The Dolphin and the Spearfisher by Alton Walley - ISBN: 9781760802837
128 × 198 mm
C-Format
A4
mm / in
About The Author

Alton Walley

Alton Walley is a Whadjuck, Wilman, Kaneang Nyoongar man from the south-west of Western Australia. He has been a part of the Middar dance group since he could walk, performing locally, nationally and internationally. Alton’s passion for his culture and the arts led him to write his first book, Chunyart and the Cheeky parrot, while working a cadetship with Kings Park and Botanical Gardens as part of his degree at Murdoch University in Perth.

Dr Richard Walley OAM is a Nyoongar man of the south-west of Western Australia, with family connections throughout the Whadjuck, Ballardong, Wardun, Yuet and Pinjareb regions. In 1978 Richard co-founded the Middar Aboriginal Theatre Group, which over its lifetime took Nyoongar culture to thirty-two countries around the world. He has been awarded an Order of Australia Medal and two honorary doctorates for his contribution to the promotion of Nyoongar culture and the arts. He has held several art exhibitions and is a recognised installation artist.

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