Jandamarra and the Bunuba Resistance

Download or read book Jandamarra and the Bunuba Resistance written by Banjo Woorunmurra and published by ReadHowYouWant. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of the Aboriginal resistance fighter, Jandamarra, whose legend is etched into the Australian landscape. Set in the Kimberley outback during the late nineteenth century, the last stage of Australia's invasion is played out in the lands of the Bunuba people. Leases are marked across Aboriginal country and, amidst the chaos and turmoil, extraordinary and sometimes contradictory relationships develop. A powerful collaboration between a non - Indigenous historian and the Indigenous custodians of the Jandamarra story.