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The Aboriginal people of Australia's Western Desert lived in their homelands for thousands of years. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the expansion of the Western Australian mining and pastoral industries led to the surveying of a track along which cattle could be driven from Kimberley stations to markets in the south. This track became known as the 'Canning Stock Route'. In July and August 2007, nearly 70 artists travelled up the stock route on a six-week return to Country. Yiwarra Kuju includes beautiful plates of the complete Canning Stock Route Collection and for the very first time tells the story of the stock route's impact, and the importance of the country around it, by Aboriginal voices and interpreted through Aboriginal eyes.
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In 2007, nearly 70 Aboriginal artists traveled through the Canning Stock Route--a track in Western Australia along which cattle could be driven from Kimberley stations in the north to markets in the south--to return to places they had left as children, reconnect with family, or reclaim histories. This collection is the result of this journey, and it includes these artists' magnificent works of art and absorbing narratives. From the Aboriginal perspective, this colorful book relates the story of the stock route's impact and the importance of the country around it.
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John Carty is a Canning Stock Route Project anthropologist who has worked extensively throughout the Western Desert and Kimberley regions. Carly Davenport works for FORM, an independent not for profit organization dedicated to advocating for and developing creativity in Western Australia. As project team leader, she guided the development of the Yiwarra Kuju exhibition in collaboration with the National Museum of Australia. Monique LaFontaine is an artist, a writer, and a manager of the Canning Stock Route Project's archive of content.
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- PublisherNatl Museum of Australia Pr
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 1876944781
- ISBN 13 9781876944780
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages231
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Book Description Paperback. 1008. In 2007, nearly 70 Aboriginal artists traveled through the Canning Stock Route--a track in Western Australia along which cattle could be driven from Kimberley stations in the north to markets in the south--to return to places they had left as children, reconnect with family, or reclaim histories. This collection is the result of this journey, and it includes these artists’ magnificent works of art and absorbing narratives. From the Aboriginal perspective, this colorful book relates the story of the stock route's impact and the importance of the country around it. NMA, 2010, First edition. A fine copy in a fine d/w. This is a heavy book so additional postage may apply. Please enquire for an estimate. Scans available if required. Seller Inventory # 4468202
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