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Friday, September 16, 2011

I, the Aboriginal

I, the Aboriginal, by Douglas Lockwood (TPB, 1988, $8, which is 1/3 the internet price.)

Lockward tells the life story of his countryman, Waipuldanya:

"I'm a full-blood Aboriginal of the Alawa tribe... in the Northern Territory. I have been through the fires of tribal initiation. .. I married a tribal woman chosen for me... My life changed dramatically in 1953... when a white doctor chose me as his driver and orderly. Since then I have treated white and black people with the white man's medicine... In spite of my knowledge, my acquired citizenship and sophistication, I am still and always shall be an Aboriginal. I have a duty to the tribe."  Waipuldanya was given the Medal of Freedom by the Australian government. This is his story. Look for it on the new non-fiction table. Avail. 9/17.
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