Lighting the Way

1. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-1-86287-427-5
Verlag: Federation Press

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Gewicht: 280 g

Lighting the Way: Reconciliation Stories captures the spirit of reconciliation. A collection of stories about individual and community acts of reconciliation, it is honest and engaging, and shows what reconciliation means and why so many Australians wish to achieve it. Each story is personal and immediate. Some trace families and relationships over generations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. This book reveals Australia for all that it is, has been and can be.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Johnson, Dianne

Weitere Mitwirkende

Burney, Linda

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents Foreword by Linda Burney, Director General, NSW Department of Aboriginal Affairs Sharing the Spirit The Precious Waterhole of Illmargani Bunjil and the Barber Shop Fighting with Joy and Laughing The Serpent Cope Fire in Ice Sea of Hands in the Mist Painting Partners Recovering History Protecting the Warrior Spirit Remembering Myall Creek The Torchbearer Saying Sorry The Legacy of a Tribal Foremother Jonah's Pride and the Magpie The Healing House Mirrilingki Taking Sides Raising the Flag Stolen Pencils The Sacred Lagoon A Win for the Mutawintji Mob Walking the Land Celebrating Diversity The Clasping Hand The Poisoned Well When I Grow Up Coexistence The Giant Coolamon