Tiwi story : turning history downside up / Mavis Kerinaiua and Laura Rademaker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kerinaiua, Mavis, author.

Rademaker, Laura, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tiwi (Australian people)--History.

Tiwi (Australian people).

Tiwi (Australian people)--Social life and customs.

Tiwi (Australian people)--First contact with other peoples.

Aboriginal Australians--Northern Territory--Tiwi Islands.

Aboriginal Australians.

Aboriginal Australians--Northern Territory--Tiwi Islands--Social life and customs.

Aboriginal Australians--Northern Territory--Tiwi Islands--History.

Missions--Australia--Northern Territory.

Missions.

Tiwi Islands (N.T.)--Social life and customs.

Tiwi Islands (N.T.).

Tiwi Islands (N.T.)--History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 208 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits (chiefly colour), maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Sydney, NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2023.

Summary:

The Tiwi people have more than their fair share of stories that turn ideas of Australian history upside down. The Tiwi claim the honour of defeating a global superpower. When the world’s most powerful navy invaded and attempted to settle the Tiwi Islands in 1824, Tiwi warriors fought the British and won. The Tiwi remember the fight, and oral histories reveal their tactical brilliance. Later, in 1911, Catholic priest Francis Xavier Gsell decided to ‘purchase’ Tiwi women and ‘free’ them from traditional marriage, so girls would grow up into devoted Catholics. But Tiwi women had more power in marriage negotiations than missionaries realised. They worked out how to be both Tiwi and Catholic. And it was the missionaries who came around to Tiwi thinking. Then there are stories of the Tiwi people’s ‘number one religion’: Aussie Rules; Calista Kantilla remembers her time growing up in the mission dormitory; and Teddy Portaminni explains the importance of Tiwi history and culture as something precious, owned by Tiwi and the source of Tiwi strength. In Tiwi Story, Mavis Kerinaiua, Laura Rademaker and Tiwi historians showcase stories of resilience, creativity and survival.

The Tiwi people have more than their fair share of stories that turn ideas of Australian history upside down. The Tiwi claim the honour of defeating a global superpower. When the world's most powerful navy invaded and attempted to settle the Tiwi Islands in 1824, Tiwi warriors fought the British and won. The Tiwi remember the fight, and oral histories reveal their tactical brilliance. Later, in 1911, Catholic priest Francis Xavier Gsell decided to 'purchase' Tiwi women and 'free' them from traditional marriage, so girls would grow up into devoted Catholics. But Tiwi women had more power in marriage negotiations than missionaries realised. They worked out how to be both Tiwi and Catholic. And it was the missionaries who came around to Tiwi thinking. Then there are stories of the Tiwi people's 'number one religion': Aussie Rules; Calista Kantilla remembers her time growing up in the mission dormitory; and Teddy Portaminni explains the importance of Tiwi history and culture as something precious, owned by Tiwi and the source of Tiwi strength. In Tiwi Story, Mavis Kerinaiua, Laura Rademaker and Tiwi historians showcase stories of resilience, creativity and survival.

Contents:

History is healing / Mavis Kerinaiau

Turning around / Laura Rademaker

Just like Captain Cook / Parry Puruntatameri

Turning trespassers / Laura Rademaker & Mavis Kerinaiua

Come and meet this fella / Romolo Kantilla

Come and see / Laura Rademaker & Mavis Kerinaiua

She started it / Dulcie Kelantumama

The girl who turned her world around / Laura Rademaker & Mavis Kerinaiua

Purraputumali, nginya amini (Louise, my grandfather) / Mavis Kerinaiau

Unlikely allies / Laura Rademaker & Mavis Kerinaiua

The mission days / Calista Kantilla

Creating a sanctuary / Laura Rademaker & Mavis Kerinaiua

The priest who converted / Pirrawayingi Marius Puruntatameri

Converting the world / Laura Rademaker & Mavis Kerinaiua

On Tiwi knowledge / Teddy Portaminni

Appendix: Tiwi football legends.

Notes:

Includes bibliographic references.

ISBN:

9781742238128

1742238122

OCLC:

1390441045

Publisher Number:

99995092042