Growing Up Kaytetye Stories by Tommy Kngwarraye Thompson

by Turpin, Myfany

• ISBN13: 9781864650495
• ISBN10: 1864650494
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-11-01
• Publisher: IAD Press

Summary

Renowned storyteller and Aboriginal elder Tommy Kngwarraye Thompson invites us into the world of the Kaytetye people of Central Australia. Presented in the Kaytetye language with English translations, his stories portray the Kaytetye way of life as it was laid out in the Altyerre, or Dreamtime, and as it is today. He describes how the Kaytetye language was born, life before the arrival of the Europeans, and the way children were brought up and continue to be brought up today.

Author Biography

Tommy Kngwarreye Thompson is a Kaytetye man. He is a traditional owner for Artarre and Eylerewarre. Tommy is a father of five and he has lived and worked in many different places, from Hatches Creek to Barrow Creek and places in between. He belongs to the atnhelengkwe 'emu' and the tharrkarre 'honey grevillea' ceremonial group. He is one of our few grandfathers and elders left nad he is a great storyteller. He is an important elder and leader and always plays a major role in all cultural responsibilities. Tommy is well respected by the Kaytetye people for what he does and who he is.

Table of Contents

Foreword	v
Preface	viii
Acknowledgements	xi
Introduction	xiii
Spelling and pronouncing Kaytetye words	xiv
Kaytetye social groups	xviii
The stories	xxii
Akngke Kaytetye aknganenhe
The birth of Kaytetye	1	(11)
Nterrkeketye amerne angkeyayne Kaytetye Altyerrepe
Our way of life told by the Dreamtime women	12	(8)
Aartweye erlkwe Marlpwenge
Marlpwenge: A man from the Dreamtime	20	(18)
Akwertitenge
The rainbow serpent	38	(15)
Nyetyepe-nyetyepa artnwenge arenge arrkante arenge
Children's cubbyhouses	53	(19)
Ntyenye aywekert-aywekerte
The spinning top game	72	(4)
Peltye
Football Kaytetye way	76	(15)
Kayle ankerte eletnhenke
Spinning boomerangs	91	(8)
References	99