We won the victory : Aborigines and outsiders on the north-west coast of the Kimberley / Ian Crawford
- Bib ID:
- 1231722
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Crawford, I. M. (Ian M.), 1935-
- Description:
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- North Fremantle, W.A. : Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 2001
- 335 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 21 cm.
- ISBN:
- 1863683445 (paperback)
- Summary:
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"We Won the Victory tells the story of contact between the Aboriginal people of the north-west Kimberley coastal region and various intruders upon their land. These include 'Indonesian' fishermen, white explorers, pearlers, pastoralists, beachcombers, missionaries and the military. At the centre of the book are the Aboriginal stories of those events, but Ian Crawford also draws on written evidence to give context to the events." "In both Aboriginal and white accounts, actual events are generally agreed but the causes and motives of whites were interpreted by Aboriginal people in ways quite different to those in the white record. Often a basic Aboriginal conclusion was that white people were untrustworthy. For the author, understanding why Aborigines formed that view is important if Australians are to move on with the process of reconciliation.".
"We Won the Victory is a fascinating and engaging work of the history of a part of Australia where there has been contact by the Aboriginal people with many outsiders over the centuries. There have been many mutually positive contacts, and many negative over that time, and many battles were fought, some lost, some won, but in the end the Aborigines remain, still in control of their land and culture."--BOOK JACKET.
"We Won the Victory tells the story of contact between the Aboriginal people of the north-west Kimberley coastal region and various intruders upon their land. These include 'Indonesian' fishermen, white explorers, pearlers, pastoralists, beachcombers, missionaries and the military. At the centre of the book are the Aboriginal stories of those events, but Ian Crawford also draws on written evidence to give context to the events." "In both Aboriginal and white accounts, actual events are generally agreed but the causes and motives of whites were interpreted by Aboriginal people in ways quite different to those in the white record. Often a basic Aboriginal conclusion was that white people were untrustworthy. For the author, understanding why Aborigines formed that view is important if Australians are to move on with the process of reconciliation."
- Full contents:
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- 1. Enjoying the Journey
- 2. Kalumburu
- 3. Mary and Her House
- 4. The 'Indonesians'
- 5. The Explorers
- 6. The Juarinanda
- 7. Camden Harbour
- 8. The Pearlers
- 9. Narrin and the Pastoral Experience
- 10. The Missions
- 11. Beachcombers and Other Strays
- 12. The Japanese War
- 13. Return to Kinganna
- 14. Understandings, Old Ways and New
- 15. Our Lady's Feast Day.
- Notes:
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- Includes index.
- Bibliography: p. 323-328.
- Subject:
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- Aboriginal Australians -- Western Australia -- Kimberley -- History
- Aboriginal Australians -- Western Australia -- Kimberley -- Treatment
- Settlement and contacts - Explorers - European
- Settlement and contacts - Macassans and Indonesians
- Kimberley (W.A.) -- History
- Kunmunya (WA West Kimberley SE51-07)
- Kinganna (WA Drysdale East Kimberley SD52-09)
- Kalumburu (WA Drysdale East Kimberley SD52-09)
- Camden Sound (WA West Kimberley SD51-15)
- Kimberley area (WA SD51, SD52, SE51, SE52)
- Pago (WA Drysdale East Kimberley SD52-09)
- Mowanjum (WA West Kimberley SE51-07)
- Also Titled:
- Aborigines and outsiders on the North-West Coast of the Kimberley
- Copyright:
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- Published status:
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- Publication date:
- 2001
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