Author: Community, Lockhart River; Thompson, Liz.
Title: Miiku and Tinta: A Story from Umpila Country [Sharing Our Stories].
Description: Melbourne, Port Melbourne Pearson Australia, 2012. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, stapled, colour text-photos & drawings, slight colour loss top corner title page, cover corners & spine little creased, minor edgewear, old price marks. 24 pp. The Lockhart River Community is situated north of Cairns in Queensland. Residents of the Umpila community in Lockhart River have chosen to share one of their traditional stories. This is a Creation story that tells of Miiku (the black-headed python) and Tinta (two parrot sisters). The story is traditionally told in Umpila language and has been presented in English for this series. The book is illustrated with original artwork by school children from the community, and concludes with interviews with children and elders. ISBN: 9781442562905

Keywords: children's literature, aborigines, indigenous, education, school, mythology, queensland, lockhart rivver 9781442562905


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