Growing Up Torres Strait Islander in Australia
a groundbreaking collection of torres strait islander voices, past and present
$29.60
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
29 April 2024
Summary
Zenadth Kes Calling: Stories of Growing Up Torres Strait Islander
A journey through Torres Strait Islander culture and identity, past and present.
‘My people are expert navigators, adventurers, innovators, ambassadors, teachers, storytellers, performers, strategists, chefs and advocates for change. The blood runs deep when I reflect on the past and the present and imagine what our future might look like.’ -Leilani Bin-Juda
What makes Zenadth Kes/Torres Strait unique?…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760644420 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1760644420 |
| Author: | Samantha Faulkner |
| Publisher: | Black Inc. |
| Imprint: | Black Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 29 April 2024 |
| Weight: | 230g |
| Dimensions: | 209mm x 134mm x 20mm |
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About The Author
Samantha Faulkner
Samantha Faulkner is a Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal woman, from Badu and Moa Islands in the Torres Strait and the Yadhaigana and Wuthathi peoples of Cape York Peninsula, Queensland. Her poetry and short stories have been published nationally and internationally, and she is the proud author of Life Blong Ali Drummond- A Life in the Torres Strait (Aboriginal Studies Press, July 2007) and editor of Pamle- Torres Strait Islanders in Canberra (2018). She also is a member of the ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Network, MARION (ACT Writers) and the treasurer of First Nations Australia Writers Network and Us Mob Writing Group. In 2023, she was the Torres Strait Islander curator for the Brisbane Writers Festival. Samantha is the editor Growing Up Torres Strait Islander in Australia, out in early 2024.
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