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My people's songs : how an indigenous family survived colonial Tasmania

by Joel Stephen Birnie

This collective biography traces the lives of Tarenootairer and her daughters, documenting their activism against colonial dispossession in Tasmania. It examines their roles in establishing Indigenous communities and maintaining cultural identity through social justice.

Accession 21700 ISBN 9781922633187 Publisher Monash University
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