Westerly: Ancestors’ Words
The stories in Westerly’s 8th Online Special Issue is come from Ancestors’ Words, a project that has sought to unite letters written by Noongar people in the ‘Aboriginal Affairs’ section of the State Archives with their descendants.
‘Print is but a trace of voice, and of language. The letters and images provided by Aboriginal people to the archives are fragmentary and offer only a glimpse of the person whose presence they represent.’
Kim Scott and Elfie Shiosaki, guest editors.
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Contents
Irma Woods Bicycle
Elfie Shiosaki Blood Love
Jeannie Morrison Jack and Ruby
Christopher Pease Two Artworks
Darryl Kickett Billie and Forrest
Cassie Lynch Richochet
Anna Haebich, Tiffany Shellam, Darryl Kickett Ancestors’ Words: Nyungar letter writing in the archive (1860–1960)
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