Nganyundiya Miimingundiya Jagunda Into My Mother's Country |
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| Author:
| Williams, Jessie |
| Editor:
| Nicholls, Sue |
| ISBN: | 978-0-646-45601-0 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2006 |
| Publisher: | Nicholls, Sue
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $15.00 |
Book Description:
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This is the story of Gumbaynggirr Elder Aunty Jessie Williams who was born on the North Coast of NSW in 1924, during the time of the Stolen Generation. NGANYUNDIYA MIIMINGUNDIYA JAGUNDA - Into My Mother's Country - gives an insight into Aboriginal ways of healing as Aunty Jessie was given the mantle of Healer by her uncle, Lambert Whaddy, who was a Healer himself. A devout Catholic, Aunty Jessie says that Uncle Lambert Whaddy believed the Catholic religion to be very like Aboriginal...
More DescriptionThis is the story of Gumbaynggirr Elder Aunty Jessie Williams who was born on the North Coast of NSW in 1924, during the time of the Stolen Generation. NGANYUNDIYA MIIMINGUNDIYA JAGUNDA - Into My Mother's Country - gives an insight into Aboriginal ways of healing as Aunty Jessie was given the mantle of Healer by her uncle, Lambert Whaddy, who was a Healer himself. A devout Catholic, Aunty Jessie says that Uncle Lambert Whaddy believed the Catholic religion to be very like Aboriginal spiritual ways.