Holding Men: Kanyirninpa and the Health of Young Aboriginal Men by Brian McCoy

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Ex library copy with external stickers removed. Protective plastic covering. Partial date due slip on inside page. Minor marks on foredges.

Using conversations, stories and art, the author shows how Kimberley desert communities have a cultural value and relationship described as kanyirninpa or holding. McCoy uses examples from Australian Rules football, petrol sniffing and imprisonment to reveal the possibilities for lasting improvements to men's health based on kanyirninpa's expression of deep and enduring cultural values and relationships.

While young Indigenous men's lives remain vulnerable in a rapidly changing world, the author believes that an understanding of kanyirninpa (one of the key values that has sustained Aboriginal desert life for centuries) may provide the hope of change and better health for all. It also offers insights for all who wish to 'grow up' their young people. (back cover)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers please note that this book may contain descriptions and/or images of people who have passed away.