Kunyi by Kunyi June Anne McInerney - ISBN: 9781925936575
Hardcover
Stolen childhood, vibrant art: a healing story of resilience and memory.

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  • Hardcover

    60 pages

  • Release Date

    1 June 2021

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Summary

CBCA 2022 Notable Book: Eve Pownall Award Longlisted for the ABIA Book Awards 2022: Small Publishers’ Children’s Book of the Year Age range 9+

These are my stories from a dry remote place, where growing up was very different for what children know today.

Kunyi June Anne McInerney was just four years old when she and three of her siblings were taken from their family to the Oodnadatta Children’s Home in South Australia…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781925936575
ISBN-10:1925936570
Author:Kunyi June Anne McInerney
Publisher:Magabala Books
Imprint:Magabala Books
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:60
Release Date:1 June 2021
Weight:694g
Dimensions:15mm x 287mm x 248mm
About The Author

Kunyi June Anne McInerney

Kunyi June Anne McInerney was born on Todmorden Station near Oodnadatta in South Australia in 1960. Her family’s language group is Yankunytjatjara.

Kunyi became a nurse and midwife. She later graduated with a BA in Aboriginal Studies (University of SA). Kunyi is a self-taught artist whose work has been exhibited widely. The paintings in Kunyi were part of the “My Paintings Speak for Me” exhibition at the Migration Museum, a selection of which toured South Australia. Kunyi has illustrated several children’s books.

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