The Power of Bones: One Woman’s Inspiring Journey from Abuse and Racism to Cultural Leader by Keelen Mailman

The Power of Bones: One Woman’s Inspiring Journey from Abuse and Racism to Cultural Leader by Keelen Mailman

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Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9781743313718
Author: Keelen Mailman
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Place: Crows Nest NSW
Year: 2014
Format: Paperback
Pages: 265 pages
Period: 20th and 21st Century

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Tail third of book has wobble due to moisture exposure. All pages are separate. Pages are sunned.

In this unflinching memoir, the warmth of Keelen's personality, determination, and irresistible humour shine through as she recalls her extraordinary life.

It looked bleak and predictable for little Keelen Mailman: an alcoholic mother, absent father, the horrors of regular sexual and physical assault and the casual racism of a small outback town in the sixties. But somehow, despite the pain, deprivation, and lost education, she managed to absorb her mother's lessons: her Bidjara language and culture, her obligations to Country, and her loyalty to her family.

So it was no surprise to some that a girl who could hide for a year in her own home to keep her family together, run as fast as Raylene Boyle and catch porcupine and goanna, would one day make history. At just 30 and a single mother, Keelen became the first Aboriginal woman to run a commercial cattle station when she took over Mt Tabor, two hours from Augathella on the black soil plains of western Queensland.

This is the heartland of Bidjara country, the place her mother, grandparents, and great-grandparents had camped on and cared for, and where their ancestors left their marks on caves and rock walls more than 10,000 years ago. (back cover)

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