The Bauhinia Tree
The Life of Kankawa Olive Knight
$23.94
- Paperback
170 pages
- Release Date
1 February 2016
Summary
With deep roots in the Kimberley region, Olive Knight shares her story of growing up with the Gooniyandi and Walmatjarri peoples of north-western Australia. As the daughter of a half-caste father, she was nearly killed on the day of her birth, as was customary for half-blood children in her community. Thankfully she was spared by an elder, and would follow her own path, full of hardship as she moved from mission to mission. She eventually found love and fulfilment, following her late husba…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781742585093 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1742585094 |
| Author: | Yuwali |
| Publisher: | UWA Publishing |
| Imprint: | UWAP |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 170 |
| Release Date: | 1 February 2016 |
| Weight: | 204g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 10mm |
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About The Author
Yuwali
Kankawa Nagarra (Olive Knight) is a Walmatjarri Elder, international blues and gospel singer-songwriter, teacher and mentor, human rights advocate, and political activist. She helped develop the Walmatjarri dictionary in the 1960s, has supported research on understanding, preventing and treating FASD (fetal alcohol spectrum disorders) in the Indigenous community, and continues to raise awareness about alcohol abuse. This year, Olive released her third album ‘Heroes and Laments’ and returned to the stage for her fourth concert tour with Hugh Jackman in ‘Broadway to Oz’.
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