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"Lies, Lies, Lies" shouted the newspaper headlines following Australia's Royal Commissions decision to build the Hindmarsh Island Bridge. Doreen Kartinyeri, the key Ngarrindjeri spokeswoman, was devastated. How could 'whitefella' law fail to protect Aboriginal women's sites? Against a backdrop of abuse, threats, and ill-health, Doreen persistently fought back; and in 2001, the federal court of Australia vindicated the women. This was not the first time, nor the last, where Doreen would stand up as an advocate for others. At 10 years of age, Doreen suffered the loss of her mother, her sister's removal, and her own placement in Fullarton Girls Home, 100 kilometers from her homeland. Doreen later learned cultural knowledge from her Aunty Rosie and other Aboriginal elders with whom she spent time. She had nine children of her own and fostered 23 others. Although poorly schooled in formal terms, Doreen was a tenacious researcher. Her sharp memory allowed her to piece together histories and

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Society & culture: general Social groups

• Full title: Doreen Kartinyeri
• Subtitle: My Ngarrindjeri Calling
• Author: Sue Anderson
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256
• EAN: 9780855756598
• ISBN: 9780855756598
• ID: 06428405
• Publisher: Aboriginal Studies Press
• Weight: 486 g
• Dimensions: 231 × 153 × 20 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. April 2008

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