1st Edition
A First Nations Perspective Stories of Nanda Resilience as Told by Elders
By Steven Kelly
Copyright 2025
144 Pages
14 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
144 Pages
14 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
144 Pages
14 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book is an extrapolation of the research I conducted for my doctoral thesis about my people’s struggle to come to terms with native title claim processes, in which we are required to prove our connection to land, culture and kin.
This book offers a compelling and profound journey of Nanda people’s existence over time. It gives a robust understanding of the kinship and culture of my family... Read more
1. Historical Context 2. Nanda: Who We Are and How We Connect 3. Transfer of Knowledge 4. Connection to Country 5 Connection to Place 6 Sorry Business 7. Mobility – Getting Back to Country 8. Fieldtrip to Kalbarri 9. Fieldtrip to Geraldton 10. Conclusion. Glossary. References
Biography
Steven Kelly is a Nanda man from the Murchison region in the mid-west of Western Australia. In 2017, he completed a PhD dissertation on his family’s connection to kin and Country at Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia. He is a senior lecturer in Aboriginal Studies.
