Tiwi story : turning history downside up / Mavis Kerinaiua and Laura Rademaker.
| Author/creator |
Kerinaiua, Mavis author. |
| Other author/creator | Rademaker, Laura, author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Sydney, NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2023. |
| Copyright Notice | ©2023 |
| Description | xiii, 208 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits (chiefly colour), maps ; 24 cm |
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| Contents | History is healing / Mavis Kerinaiau -- Turning around / Laura Rademaker -- Just like Captain Cook / Parry Puruntatameri -- Turning trespassers / Laura Rademaker & Mavis Kerinaiua -- Come and meet this fella / Romolo Kantilla -- Come and see / Laura Rademaker & Mavis Kerinaiua -- She started it / Dulcie Kelantumama -- The girl who turned her world around / Laura Rademaker & Mavis Kerinaiua -- Purraputumali, nginya amini (Louise, my grandfather) / Mavis Kerinaiau -- Unlikely allies / Laura Rademaker & Mavis Kerinaiua -- The mission days / Calista Kantilla -- Creating a sanctuary / Laura Rademaker & Mavis Kerinaiua -- The priest who converted / Pirrawayingi Marius Puruntatameri -- Converting the world / Laura Rademaker & Mavis Kerinaiua -- On Tiwi knowledge / Teddy Portaminni -- Appendix: Tiwi football legends. |
| Abstract | The Tiwi people have more than their fair share of stories that turn ideas of Australian history upside down. The Tiwi claim the honour of defeating a global superpower. When the world’s most powerful navy invaded and attempted to settle the Tiwi Islands in 1824, Tiwi warriors fought the British and won. The Tiwi remember the fight, and oral histories reveal their tactical brilliance. Later, in 1911, Catholic priest Francis Xavier Gsell decided to ‘purchase’ Tiwi women and ‘free’ them from traditional marriage, so girls would grow up into devoted Catholics. But Tiwi women had more power in marriage negotiations than missionaries realised. They worked out how to be both Tiwi and Catholic. And it was the missionaries who came around to Tiwi thinking. Then there are stories of the Tiwi people’s ‘number one religion’: Aussie Rules; Calista Kantilla remembers her time growing up in the mission dormitory; and Teddy Portaminni explains the importance of Tiwi history and culture as something precious, owned by Tiwi and the source of Tiwi strength. In Tiwi Story, Mavis Kerinaiua, Laura Rademaker and Tiwi historians showcase stories of resilience, creativity and survival. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographic references. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| ISBN | 9781742238128 |
| ISBN | 1742238122 |
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