Anthology of Australian Aboriginal Literature

by Heiss, Anita; Minter, Peter; Jose, Nicholas

• ISBN13: 9780773534599
• ISBN10: 0773534598
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-07-01
• Publisher: McGill Queens Univ Pr

Summary

In a political system that renders them largely voiceless, Australia's Aboriginal people have used the written word as a powerful tool for over two hundred years.Anthology of Australian Aboriginal Literaturepresents a rich panorama of Aboriginal culture, history, and life through the writings of some of the great Australian Aboriginal authors.From Bennelong's 1796 letter to contemporary writing, Anita Heiss and Peter Minter have selected works that represent the range and depth of Aboriginal writing in English. Journalism, petitions, and political letters from both the nineteenth and twentieth centuries are brought together with major works of poetry, prose, and drama from the mid-twentieth century onward. These works voice not only the ongoing suffering of dispossession but the resilience of Australia's Aboriginal people, their hope and joy.Presenting some of the best, most distinctive writing produced in Australia, this groundbreaking anthology will captivate anyone interested in Aboriginal writing and culture.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
Preface
Acknowledgements	p. xv
List of Abbreviations	p. xvii
Aboriginal Literature	p. 1
Bennelog (c. 1764-1813)	p. 9
Letter to Mr Philips, Lord Sydney's Steward	p. 9
Thomas Brune (c. 1829-1841)	p. 9
The Aboriginal or Flinders Island Chronicle	p. 10
The Flinders Island Weekly Chronicle	p. 10
Weekly Chronicle	p. 11
Mary Ann Arthur (c. 1819-1871)	p. 11
Letter to Colonial Secretary, Van Diemen's Land	p. 12
Walter George Arthur (c. 1820-1861)	p. 12
Letter to Colonial Secretary, Van Dieman's Land	p. 12
Kitty Brangy (c. 1859-1918)	p. 14
Letter to Edith Brangy	p. 14
William Barak (c. 1824-1903)	p. 15
Letter to the Editor by the Coranderrk Aborigines	p. 15
Annie Rich (c. 1859-1937)	p. 15
Letter to Solicitor, for Captain Page, Secretary of the Victorian for the Protection of Aborigines	p. 16
Bessie Cameron (c. 1851-1895)	p. 16
Letter to the Editor	p. 17
Maggie Mobourne (c. 1872-1917)	p. 17
Petition to D.N. McLeod, Vice-Chairman of the Victorian Board for the Protection of Aborigines	p. 18
David Unaipon (1872-1967)	p. 18
Aborigines, Their Traditions and Customs: Where Did They Come From?	p. 19
Hungarrda	p. 21
Narrinyeri Saying	p. 23
The Voice of the Great Spirit	p. 23
Norman Harris (c. 1898-1968)	p. 25
Letter to Jim Bassett	p. 25
William Cooper (c. 1861-1941)	p. 28
Petition to the King	p. 28
Anna Morgan (1874-1935)	p. 29
Under the Black Flag	p. 29
William Ferguson (1882-1950) and John Patten (1905-1957)	p. 30
Aborigines Claim Citizen Rights!	p. 31
Pearl Gibbs (1901-1983)	p. 37
Radio Broadcast	p. 37
Oodgeroo Noonuccal (1920-1993)	p. 40
Speech Launching the Petition of the Federal Council for Aboriginal Advancement	p. 40
Aboriginal Charter of Rights	p. 42
The Dispossessed	p. 43
We Are Going	p. 43
Assimiliation-No!	p. 44
Integration-Yes!	p. 44
The Dawn is at Hand	p. 45
No More Boomerang	p. 46
Ballad of the Totems	p. 47
Doug Nicholls (1906-1988)	p. 48
Letter to the Editor	p. 49
Yirrkala People	p. 49
Yirrkala Bark Petition	p. 50
Narritjin Maymuru (c. 1916-1981)	p. 51
Letter to Mr H.E. Giese, Director of Aboriginal Welfare, NT	p. 51
Vincent Lingiari (1919-1988)	p. 52
Gurindji Petition to Lord Casey, Governor General	p. 52
Joe Timbery (1912-1978)	p. 54
The Boomerang Racket	p. 54
Charles Perkins (1936-2000)	p. 55
Letter to the Editor	p. 55
Jack Davis (1917-2000)	p. 57
The First-born	p. 57
The Black Tracker	p. 57
Warru	p. 58
Integration	p. 58
Walker	p. 59
From No Sugar	p. 60
John A. Newfong (1943-1999)	p. 65
To Number One Fella Big White Boss	p. 65
Gerry Bostock (b. 1942)	p. 66
From Here Comes the Nigger	p. 66
Monica Clare (1924-1973)	p. 72
From Karobran	p. 72
Kevin Gilbert (1933-1993)	p. 76
People Are Legends	p. 77
From The Cherry Pickers	p. 77
Me and Jackomari Talkin' About Land Rights	p. 83
Redfern	p. 83
Tree	p. 84
Speech at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, Canberra	p. 85
Song of Dreamtime	p. 86
Lionel Fogarty (b. 1958)	p. 87
Shields Strong, Nulla Nullas Alive	p. 87
Decorative Rasp, Weaved Roots	p. 88
Ecology 91
For I Come-Death in Custody	p. 92
Kath Walker	p. 93
Dulpai-Ila Ngari Kim Mo-Man	p. 93
Alcheringa	p. 99
Bruce Pascoe (b. 1947)	p. 100
The Slaughters of the Bulumwaal Butcher	p. 100
Ida West (1919-2003)	p. 106
From Pride Against Prejudice	p. 106
Eric Willmot (b. 1936)	p. 109
From Pemulwuy	p. 109
Glenyse Ward (b. 1949)	p. 112
From Wandering Girl	p. 112
Sally Morgan (b. 1951)	p. 114
From My Place	p. 115
Pat Torres (b. 1956)	p. 120
Gurrwayi Gurrwayi,The Rain Bird	p. 120
Wangkaja, The Mangrove Crab	p. 120
Ruby Langford Ginibi (b. 1934)	p. 121
From Don't Take Your Love to Town	p. 121
Burnum Burnum (1936-1997)	p. 124
The Burnum Burnum Declaration	p. 124
Errol West (1947-2001)	p. 125
'Sitting, wondering, do I have a place here?'	p. 125
Galarrwuy Yunupingu (b. 1948)	p. 126
Barunga Statement	p. 126
Bill Neidjie (c. 1913-2002)	p. 127
Ann ... Bush-Honey There!	p. 127
Bob Randall (b. 1934)	p. 130
Brown Skin Baby	p. 130
Sam Watson (b. 1952)	p. 131
From The Kadaitcha Sung	p. 131
Graeme Dixon (b. 1955)	p. 133
Six Feet of Land Rights	p. 133
Holocaust Island	p. 134
Archie Roach (b. 1955)	p. 134
Took the Children Away	p. 134
Jimmy CHI (b. 1948)	p. 136
From Bran Nue Dae	p. 137
Mandawuy Yunupingu (b. 1956)	p. 137
Treaty	p. 138
Jimmy Pike (c. 1940-2002)	p. 139
From Yinti	p. 139
Philip Mclaren (b. 1943)	p. 140
From Sweet Water ... Stolen Land	p. 141
Kev Carmody (b. 1946)	p. 144
From Little Things Big Things Grow	p. 144
Patrick Dodson (b. 1948)	p. 146
Welcome Speech to Conference on the Position of Indigenous People in National Constitutions	p. 146
Marcia Langton (b. 1951)	p. 147
From 'Well, I Heard It on the Radio and I Saw It on the Television ...	p. 147
Rita Huggins (1921-1996) and Jackie Huggins (b. 1956)	p. 150
From Auntie Rita	p. 151
Jessie Lennon (c. 1925-2000)	p. 155
From And I Always Been Moving!	p. 156
Romaine Moreton (b. 1969)	p. 156
Genocide is Never Justified	p. 157
Don't Let It Make You Over	p. 158
I Shall Surprise You By My Will	p. 164
Herb Wharton (b. 1936)	p. 166
Boat People-Big Trial	p. 166
Doris Pilkington (b. 1937)	p. 168
From Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence	p. 169
Alf Taylor (b. 1947)	p. 173
The Wool Pickers	p. 174
Lisa Bellear (1961-2006)	p. 179
Women's Liberation	p. 179
Woman of the Dreaming	p. 181
Urbanised Reebocks	p. 182
Taxi	p. 182
Mick Dodson (b. 1950)	p. 183
We All Bear the Cost if Apology is Not Paid	p. 183
Alexis Wright (b. 1950)	p. 185
From Plains of Promise	p. 185
From Carpentaria	p. 189
Melissa Lucashenko (b. 1967)	p. 191
From Steam Pigs	p. 191
John Muk Muk Burke (b. 1946)	p. 193
A Poem for Gran	p. 193
Jennifer Martiniello (b. 1949)	p. 194
Uluru by Champagne	p. 194
Emily Kngwarreye	p. 195
Kenny Laughton (b. 1950)	p. 196
The Tunnel Rats of Phuoc Tuy	p. 197
Kim Scott (b. 1957)	p. 198
From Benang	p. 198
Barbara Nicholson (b. 1935)	p. 204
The Bastards	p. 204
Richard Frankland (b. 1963)	p. 205
Two World One	p. 206
Kerry Reed-Gilbert (b. 1956)	p. 206
Let's Get Physical	p. 206
Vivienne Cleven (B. 1968)	p. 207
From Bitin' Back	p. 207
Noel Pearson (b. 1965)	p. 211
The Need for Intolerance	p. 212
Wesley Enoch (b. 1969)	p. 213
From Black Medea	p. 214
Samuel Wagan Watson (b. 1972)	p. 216
Recipe for Metropolis Brisbane	p. 217
For the Wake and Skeleton Dance	p. 217
White Stucco Dreaming	p. 218
Cheap White-goods at the Dreamtime Sale	p. 219
Dennis Mcdermott (b. 1946)	p. 220
Dorothy's Skin	p. 220
Larissa Behrendt (b. 1969)	p. 222
From Home	p. 222
Stephen Hagan (b. 1959)	p. 225
From the N Word	p. 225
Jim Everett (B. 1942)	p. 227
planegarrartoothenar	p. 227
Tony Birch (b. 1957)	p. 231
The True History of Beruk	p. 231
Terrijanke (b. 1966)	p. 234
Exotica	p. 234
Jared Thomas (b. 1976)	p. 236
The Healing Tree	p. 236
Tara June Winch (b. 1983)	p. 240
From Swallow the Air	p. 240
Glossary	p. 243
Selected Reading	p. 247
Sources and Permissions	p. 250
Index	p. 256
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