Calling the shots: Aboriginal photographies
Calling the shots: aboriginal photographies
Historically, photographs of Indigenous Australians were produced in unequel and exploitative circumstances. Today, however, such images represent a rich cultural heritage for descendants, who see them in distinctive and positive ways.
Historically, photographs of Indigenous Australians were often produced under unequal and exploitative circumstances. Today, however, such images represent a rich cultural heritage for descendants who can use this rich archive to explore Aboriginal history, to identify relatives…
Kangkushot: the life of Nyamal lawman Peter Coppin
A powerful and moving history in which Peter Coppin, or Kangkushot, remembers his life in Western Australia's Pilbara region and his involvement in the first strike of Aboriginal workers in the nation's history in 1946.
An updated edition of an epic and remarkable story. In this powerfulmemoir, Peter Coppin's story emerges; told in fragments, momentsof time and memories. A senior Nyamal lawman, Coppin was born in Yarrie country inWestern Australia's Pilbara. His was a life of danger, drama andh…
A powerful and moving history in which Peter Coppin, or Kangkushot, remembers his life in Western Australia's Pilbara region, and his involvement in the first strike of Aboriginal workers in the nation's history in 1946.