Jandamarra & the Bunuba Resistance

Howard Pedersen, Banjo Woorunmurra
ISBN: 9781921248320 Categories: ,

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ABORIGINAL INDIGENOUS WEST AUSTRALIANA
“A true Australian hero. Paul Kelly”.
This is the story of Jandamarra also known as Pigeon, who was an Indigenous Australian of the Bunuba people who led one of the few organised armed insurrections documented against European settlement in Australia. The scene is the magnificent Kimberley outback during the late nineteenth century, and the last stage of Australia’s invasion is about to be played out in the lands of the Bunuba people. Leases are marked on a map covering huge areas and vast herds of cattle and sheep spread out across Aboriginal country. Amidst the chaos and turmoil that ensues, extraordinary and sometimes contradictory relationships develop.
228 p. : ill. (some col.), 1 map, ports. ; 21 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-220) and index. #230922/260823 2011 new revised edition
Jandamarra, approximately 1870-1897. | Bunuba (Australian people) — Government relations. | Bunuba (Australian people) — Treatment. | Insurgency — Western Australia — Kimberley. | Racism — Western Australia — Kimberley — History. | Outlaws — Western Australia — Kimberley — Biography. | Bunuba (Australian people) — History. | Kimberley (W.A.) — History. | Kimberley (W.A.) — Race relations — History.

Additional Information

AuthorHoward Pedersen, Banjo Woorunmurra
Number of pages228
PublisherMagabala Books, Broome
Year Published2012
Binding Type

Softcover

Book Condition

Very Good +

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