Out of the Desert : Stories from the Walmajarri Exodus

by Walmajarri Storytellers

• ISBN13: 9781875641499
• ISBN10: 1875641491
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-11-01
• Publisher: Magabala Books

Summary

Within only one generation, the Walmajarri desert dwellers left their traditional lands of the Great Sandy Desert behind to face station life and a world far beyond the sandhills. A compelling collection of art and stories from the Walmajarri people.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Desert Dramas
Training for life	p. 14
One hot season	p. 18
Spilt water	p. 22
Chilled to the bone	p. 26
Stolen spirits	p. 30
The empty coolamon	p. 31
The savage dog	p. 32
A near-tragedy	p. 36
The missing puppies	p. 38
The man who ate people	p. 40
Strange People, Strange Animals
The good oil	p. 52
A pile of bones	p. 56
An adventure with camels	p. 62
Tinkle-tinkle	p. 70
Two camel men	p. 76
Exodus
Why we left the desert	p. 89
The talkative child	p. 90
From desert to station	p. 94
No water	p. 106
Foreign fruit	p. 114
Our first clothes	p. 118
Gored by a bull	p. 120
Captured!	p. 124
On the Station
The river	p. 138
The day the sun disappeared	p. 143
On the run	p. 144
The white strangers	p. 152
Stolen children	p. 156
Bringing the mail	p. 160
The kartiya who got lost	p. 162
Background to the stories	p. 167
About the storytellers	p. 173
Glossary	p. 180
Guide to pronunciation of Walmajarri words	p. 182
List of paintings	p. 184
Further reading and other resources	p. 185
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