bagan, barra barra, mirriwarr | The Boys Who Found Their Way
$24.06
- Hardcover
24 pages
- Release Date
27 August 2024
Summary
Long, long ago, after the Dreaming, two Yuin boys go exploring on a bidhu (mountain) in search of food. They meet with animals of the bagan (land), barra barra (sea) and (mirriwarr) sky, who teach them about being on Country, connecting to the land and to each other.
Written by two boys aged 12 and 13, The Boys Who Found Their Way incorporates words from the Dhurga language of the Yuin people of the south coast of NSW.
Please note that the Dhurga language is never cap…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781923179219 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1923179217 |
| Author: | Tyran Uddin and Kayden Wellington, with Kirli Saunders and Jaz Corr, Tyran Uddin, Kayden Wellington, with Kirli Saunders, Jaz Corr |
| Publisher: | Indigenous Literacy Foundation |
| Imprint: | Indigenous Literacy Foundation |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 24 |
| Release Date: | 27 August 2024 |
| Weight: | 332g |
| Dimensions: | 242mm x 242mm x 12mm |
About The Author
Tyran Uddin and Kayden Wellington, with Kirli Saunders and Jaz Corr
About the authors:
Tyran Uddin and Kayden Wellington of Vincentia High School wrote this story in a workshop with poet Kirli Saunders, and helped other students, teachers, Community members (and even their school principal!) create the artwork that illustrates the pages, guided by artist and teacher Jaz Corr.
About the workshop leaders:
Kirli Saunders (OAM) is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist and consultant who creates to connect to make change. Her writing features in Vogue, journals, her books including Bindi, and as public art.
Jaz Corr is an Aboriginal Artist, Visual Arts Teacher and Wayapa Wuurrk Practitioner who lives and works on the South Coast of NSW, Australia. A proud Dharawal woman, her work reflects a critical view of social, political, cultural and environmental issues.
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