Children of Tiger Wirirr, The

WEST AUSTRALIANA Aboriginal Indigenous

“Bessie Doonday, Rex Johns and Veronica Lulu are the three children of Tiger Wirirr, a tradtional Walmajarri man of Paruku (Lake Gregory) in the north-east corner of the Great Sandy Desert in Western Australia. These personal accounts tell the remarkable story of a family’s return to their father’s country.”

• ii, 40 p. : ill. (some col.), 1 map, ports. ; 19 cm. #070524
• In English with some Jaru words.
• Wirirr, Tiger
• Doonday, Bessie
• Johns, Rex
• Lulu, Veronica
• Walmajarri (Australian people) — Western Australia — Kimberley — Biography
• Walmajarri (Australian people) — Western Australia — Kimberley — Social life and customs — History
• Painters, Aboriginal Australian — Western Australia — Kimberley — Biography
• Kukatja people (A68) (WA SF52-02)
• Religions – Christianity – Missions
• Occupations – Domestic servants
• Native title – Agreements – Indigenous Land Use
• Land rights – Handbacks
• Occupations – Pastoral industry workers – Drovers / Stockmen
• Walmajarri / Walmatjarri language (A66) (WA SE51-16)
• History – Biographies – Indigenous – Autobiographies
• Walmajarri / Walmatjarri people (A66) (WA SE51-16)
• Kimberley (W.A.) — Biography
• Kimberley (W.A.) — History
• Paruku / Lake Gregory (Central WA Great Sandy Desert SF52-01)
• Billiluna / Kururrungku (Central WA Tanami Desert SE52-14)
• Balgo / Wirrimanu (Central WA Tanami Desert SF52-02)
• Mulan (WA East Kimberley SF52-02)
• Australian