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Mick
Richards Above and Below This beautifully illustrated catalogue documents the career of professional phorographer Mick Richrds. With essays by Djon Mundine, Stephen Hobson, Dai Smith, Lydia Miller, Erin McFadyen, Michael Aird and Warraba Weatherall. The book includes over 200 photographs, seleted by from more than half a million film and digital images from 1984 to 2021. Micks remarkable social documentary photography has taken him to Asia, South America, the Pacific and Europe. His photographs expose social codes, rutuals and traditions. They reveal community leadership and resilience; unspoken power by exposing colonial realities and dysfunction; they highlight social-cultural acceptances on sports grounds, in clubs, theatres and galleries, they cover the field. Keeaira Press, first edition 2022, cardcover, 272 pages, fully illustrrated in B&W and colour, Index, ISBN-978-0-6454606-0-5 $50.00 |
RE-IMAGINING
AUSTRALIA The stories compiled in this book are part of the national narrative of the emergence of Australia as a nation. Descendants of Manilamen in Broome and Torres Strait tell us what it is like to be both Aboriginal and Filipino, one culture enriching the other. Contributors include; Kevin Puertollano, mitch torres, James Frederick Jahan, Miquel Castillon, Elsta Foy, Sally Bin Demin, Mary Manolis, Ellen Puertollano, Evelyn Masuda, Anthony Ozies, Magdalene Ybasco, Peter Sabatino, Lillian Elarde Majid, Mary-Rose Hampson, Josie Cowley, Camilla Sabatino, Mary Bin Juda, Patrick Mau, Regina Turner, Maria Sabatino and Josephine David-Petero. Debora Ruiz Wall and Christine Choo have made an important contribution to Australian history by documenting these stories. Keeaira Press, first edition 2016, cardcover, 160pages, B&W photos, maps, glossary, appendices, ISBN-978-0-9923241-5-5 $30.00 |
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MAGGIE
AND CHARLEY SANTO This book gives a brief outline of the lives of Charley Cupid Santo, a South Sea Islander and Maggie Tonton a Gudjal woman from north Queensland and their family. The journey of Charley and how he with his father and perhaps other family members, the adversity they've faced throughout their endless working life. Therefore, there are many gaps in the known history of Maggie and Charley and their descendants. This book has attempted to fill in some of the gaps of their story, with dates, names and places but there are still many aspects of their history that we do not know. In spite of this my great-grandparents whose lives cannot be understood or comprehended until you understand their past and the political surroundings they were born, lived and died in Keeaira Press, first edition 2016, cardcover, 64pages, B&W illustrations, map, ISBN-978-0-9923241-4-8 $25.00 |
UP
CLOSE This exhibtion catalogue brings together three significant photogrpahers, Juie Gemes, Michael Aird and Jo-Anne Driessens. Three generations of photographers who have produced imagery that is intimate, powerful and poignant strikingly beautiful, capturing and communicating important, people and stories. Juno Gemes
is one of Australia's most renowned contemporary photographers. For over
40 years, she has advocated for justice, recognition and respect for Aboriginal
Australians through her photographic documentation of historic moments
from the 1970s to now. Michael Aird is interested in the everyday
lived experiences of people. His photographic portrait series, Everybody
is Important, demonstrates that everyone's story is of equal value - and
importantly seeks to counteract mainstream media's negative depictions
of Aboriginal people. Jo-Anne Driessens studied photography including
darkroom processes through a four-year cadetship at te State Library of
Queensland. Jo-Anne was adopted into a non-Indigenous family, and through
her photographic practice, she documents her search and connections with
her Aboriginal family. Keeaira Press, first edition 2015, cardcover, 32pages, B&W and colour photos, ISBN-978-0-9581169-0-9 $20.00 |
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PANDORA'S
BOX Today, little is known about the history of the development
of Aboriginal Affairs. Pandora's Box, as the title suggests, blows
this history open with an insider's account of the Council for Aboriginal
Affairs. Established as the Federal Government's response to the overwhelming
success of the 1967 Constitutional Referendum, the Council for Aboriginal
Affairs was the Holt Government's attempt to address the dire effects
of colonisation on Aboriginal people. The Council, made up of Executive
members H.C. "Nugget" Coombs, Professor W.E.H. Stanner and the
author, Barrie Dexter, was in operation from the period of Prime Minister
Harold Holt until it was eventually disbanded under the Fraser Government,
yet it was in the Whitlam period that it created its greatest legacy.
Pandora's Box tells the story of this legacy, the battle by the
Council for Aboriginal Affairs to create a more just society for all Australians.
It is a must read for any academic, policy maker or advisor in the field
of Aboriginal affairs, and for that matter, for all advocates of justice
and truth in Australia today. Keeaira Press, first edition 2015, cardcover, 528pages, B&W illustrations, map, index, ISBN-978-0-992341-1-7 $150.00 |
TOMITARO
FUJII This is the 2016 Japanese edition of the book first published by Keeaira Press in 2013. Prior to the World Warr II, thousands of Japanese were employed in the pearl-shell industry in the Torres Strait. Tomitaro Fujii left his village in Japan in 1925 at the age of 19 to work as a cook on a pearling lugger. With hard work and determination Tomitaro was promoted to skipper of a lugger and was well known in the Torres Strait pearl-shell industry for his skill as a diver especially in the Darnley Deep. Tomitaro married Josephine Chin Soon of Islander and Chinese descent and lived on Thursday Island until his internment during World War II when all Japanese in Australia were sent to war camps. He was one of the few Japanese nationals permitted to remain in Australia after World War II. Tomitaro returned to Thursday Island with his young family and spent the rest of his life there and he played an important role in promoting Japanese and Australian relations.
Japanese edition 2016, cardcover, 126 pages, B&W photos and maps, ISBN-978-4-7887-1456-4 $40.00 |
TOMITARO
FUJII Prior to the World Warr II, thousands of Japanese were employed in the pearl-shell industry in the Torres Strait. Tomitaro Fujii left his village in Japan in 1925 at the age of 19 to work as a cook on a pearling lugger. With hard work and determination Tomitaro was promoted to skipper of a lugger and was well known in the Torres Strait pearl-shell industry for his skill as a diver especially in the Darnley Deep. Tomitaro married Josephine Chin Soon of Islander and Chinese descent and lived on Thursday Island until his internment during World War II when all Japanese in Australia were sent to war camps. He was one of the few Japanese nationals permitted to remain in Australia after World War II. Tomitaro returned to Thursday Island with his young family and spent the rest of his life there and he played an important role in promoting Japanese and Australian relations.
Keeaira Press, first edition 2013, cardcover, 80 pages, B&W photos and maps, ISBN-978-0-9923241-0-0 $30.00 |
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OBJECT
OF THE STORY This
exhibtion catalogue presents a selection of personal recollections of
members of the Aboriginal community of the Ballina region. These stories
are reflections on place through a variety of objects and embrace both
historic and contemporary perspectives on Aboriginal experience and relationships.
Illustrated with phototgrpahs taken by the authors and a selection of
historic images. Keeaira Press, first edition 2013, cardcover, 32 pages, colour illustrations, ISBN-978-0-980-5942-9-4 NOT AVAILABLE |
MOOK
MOOK GOES FISHING Mook
Mook Goes Fishing
is the first publication in the series of stories about the adventures
of a young Aboriginal boy named Mook Mook and his little hairy friend,
Junjadee. This book tells the story of a young Ghungalu boy and his fathers
fishing adventure to the waterhole. On their journey Mook Mook comes across
an old black kangaroo, digs for worms, collects witchetty grubs, collects
native honey and meets a little hairy and very hungry junjadee. These
books are the work of author Marie Kemp and illustrator Jack Kemp. Known
to her family as Aunty Meen, Marie is a senior Ghungalu woman, a poet,
teacher, social worker and author. Her nephew, Jack, is a father and family
man with a natural born talent to draw. Keeaira Press, first edition 2012, cardcover, 32 pages, colour illustrations, ISBN-978-0-9805942-7-0 $10.00 |
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MOOK
MOOK AND THE PEE WEE Mook Mook and the Pee Wee is the second book in this series. It is a story of two young hunters, Mook Mook a young Ghungalu boy and his friend a little hairy junjadee and their search for a bird in the bush. The story tells how the hunters who become lost and a little scared are helped by an old black kangaroo named Woora. These beautiful children's books provides an opportunity to learn several words from the Ghungalu Aboriginal language of central Queensland. Keeaira Press, first edition 2012, cardcover, 24 pages, colour illustrations, ISBN-978-0-9805942-6-3 $10.00 |
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IRRITITJA
- THE PAST Antikirrinya elder Ingkama Bobby Brown was born on Ingomar Station south of Coober Pedy in South Australia about 1940, the son of an Arrernte stock worker and Antikiirinya mother. Bobby was taught traditional culture amd language by members of his family as he grew up. Apart from station work Bobby has taught across several schools in South Australia, worked with the late ethnomusicologist Cath Ellis at the University of Adelaide, and has interpreted for the Magistrate's Court of South Australia. For many years he has worked with Dr Petter Naessan, a linguist from Norway, who is now a Research Associate in Linguistics at the University of Adelaide. Together Bobby and Petter have developed a simplified process of writing Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara language. As well as Aboriginal language this book covers aspects of the eco-history and Antikirrinya oral history of Ingkama (Ingomar Station) and surrounding areas of South Australia. The initial idea for this book came from Bobby, who wanted to make sure that tjamula kamila arangka, 'the ways of the grandparents', could be documented for future generations. Keeaira Press, first edition 2012, cardcover, 64pages, colour photos and illustrations, ISBN-978-0-9805942-5-6 $25.00 |
MY
LIFE Kathleen Lena was born at Cleveland on Moreton Bay and grew up in the Beaudesert district, then later married and settled in the Tweed district of northern New South Wales. This book is full of stories and photographs of the people that have been an important part of her life. Kathleen was motivated to do this book as she celebrated her 80th birthday and is proud to be able to share the story of her life with others. Keeaira Press, first edition 2012, cardcover, 64pages, B&W photos, ISBN-978-0-9805942-1-8 $25.00 |
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HEALTH
QUALITY IN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Services have been at the forefront of delivering good-quality, comprehensive, primary health care for over 40 years. The Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council, has developed this book as a framework that articulates the intent and vision for the delivery of culturally appropriate health care. It reinforces that health care is everybody's business and identifies the various roles and responsibilities inherent in the delivery of safe, quality health care within community controlled health services. Keeaira Press, first edition 2010, card cover, 64 pages, B&W photos ISBN-978-0-9805942-2-5 $25.00 |
TALKING
TAPA This comprehensive catalogue offers an opportunity to view traditional and contemporary Pasifika art and to learn more about Australias Pacific neighbours and of the increasing number of Pacific Islander people coming to live in Queensland. This book highlights the diversity of Pacific Islander cultural practice through tapa cloth. Tapa is often made from the inner bark of the paper mulberry tree. It has various qualities and uses such as the referencing of plant and animal motifs, clan and family patterning and contemporary events. Works from Papua New Guinea, West Papua, Samoa, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Wallis and Futuna, and the Cook Islands have been sourced from community members, private collectors and public institutions. Keeaira Press, first edition 2009, cardcover, 88pages, fully illustrated in colour, map, ISBN-978-0-9803233-9-9 $25.00 |
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BURY
ME AT TARTULLA HILL Hope Ebsworth has been visiting and walking his traditonal country, the Chanel Country around Cooper Creek, since his childhood. In this book he talks about growing up between Tibooburra, Wanaaring and Bourke and the time he spent with his many relatives and important old Aboriginal people including his father Cecil Ebsworth, who was well known as an elder of the Wangkamurra people. Hope talks of the beauty of his traditional country in south-west Queensland and the border regions of South Australia and New South Wales and the struggle to protect it from mining interests. Keeaira Press, first edition 2009, card cover, 64 pages, colour and B&W photos, map ISBN-978-0-9803233-7-5 $25.00 |
YERRABILELA
JIMBELUNG Lionel
Fogarty is a leading spokesman for Indigenous rights in Australia through
a poetry of linguistic uniqueqness and overwelming passion. In resisting
the colonising force of English, he has reterritorialised
the language of the invaders and made of it a language that speaks for
his people. As well as a selection of his recent poems, Lionel introduces
works by two young poets, Yvette Walker and his son Kargun Fogarty. Keeaira Press, first edition 2008, cardcover, 64pages, ISBN-978-0-9803233-6-8 NOT AVAILABLE |
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MUNYOURBARN In this book Vi McDermott tells of some of the many stories of her years spent in the bush camps and rural towns of Queensland. This selection of six short stories have been written for children and includes a glossary of Aboriginal language words featured throughout. Fully illustrated by Leah King-Smith. Keaira Press, first edition 2007, hardcase cover, 32 pages, fully illustrated in colour, glossary ISBN-978-0-9803233-3-7 $30.00 |
GATHERINGS
II The companion
book to the Gatherings art catalogue that was published in 2001.
This is yet another comprehensive book featuring over 100 practising Indigenous
artists from Queensland. A must have for anybody interested in Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander art. Keeaira Press, first edition 2006, cardcover, 224 pages, fully illustrated with over 250 colour photographs on quality art paper ISBN-0-9752460-5-4 $30.00 |
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THE
ART OF POLITICS/THE POLITICS OF ART In October
2005 the Centre for Public Culture and Ideas hosted The Art of Politics/The
Politics of Art conference in Brisbane. An impressive array of local and
international Indigenous and non-Indigenous academics, art administrators
and practicing artists were gathered together to discuss Indigenous art
in mainstream Australia and in international arts practice. This book
features contributions from Fiona Foley, Regina Ganter, Subba Gosh, Anna
Haebich, Dillon Kombumerri, Ole Maiava, Louise Martin-Chew, Michael Mel,
Djon Mundine Fiona Nicoll, Aaron Seeto, Franca Tamisari and Kelvin Yazzie.
Keeaira Press, first edition, 2006, cardcover, 84 pages, poems, colour and B&W photos ISBN 0-9752460-4-6 $25.00 |
TROLLING
FOR SHARKS This collection of short stories tell of Trev Brown's time as a teacher at the Angurugu School on Groote Eylandt in the Gulf of Carpentaria. Being a manual arts teacher Trev put his practical skills to good use. Even if you are not interested in things mechanical it is impossible to put the book down until you find out what happens to the outboard engine that he finds at the bottom of a river and struggles to get going. He tells of rebuilding boats and cars, modifications to his house, rivets falling from airplanes, Friday nights at the Bartalumba Bay Fishermen's Club and water-skiing in shark and crocodile-infested waters. Even the time he spent in the classroom had its share of excitement. Like the time an upset student arrived at school with his father's spears and a few ended up through the school doors. Another time parents had to scare off crocodiles and sharks from the nearby river so a swimming carnival could be held, as the residents of the nearby mining town did not want Aborigines using the local swimming pool. Trevs skillful writing keeps the reader amused as you discover how exciting a schoolteacher's life can be. Keeaira Press, first edition, 2005, cardcover, 80 pages, ISBN 0-9752460-3-8 $20.00 |
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YUGAMBEH
TALGA For the first time the music of the Yugambeh language region has been gathered in one place. This book opens a window on the musical traditions of the Aboriginal people of the region that extends from the Logan River in south-east Queensland to the Tweed River on the border with New South Wales. The real authors of this book are the many people listed in the acknowledgments and end notes. They were the ones who first recorded their experiences and events or shared their personal recollections. Keeaira Press, first edition, 2005, card cover, 64 pages, photos, drawings & map, ISBN 0-9581169-1-1 $20.00 |
In this book Jim South talks of the teachings of the old Aboriginal people that have been a guiding factor in his life. There was a time when Jim went off the rails, a time when alcohol was ruining his life. He talks of how it was the presence of the old people that got him on the straight and narrow again. Most importantly Jim talks about the traditional Ungari country of his ancestors in south-west Queensland. He talks of how his mother was removed from her traditional country as a child, separated from her family and sent to a government mission. But Jim considers his family luckier than many others as his mother managed to find her mother and after many years was reunited with her brothers and sisters. Jim is fortunate that he has grown up knowing his people and has been able to return to the traditional country of his ancestors. Keeaira
Press, first edition, 2004, cardcover, 64 pages, photos & map, ISBN
0-9752460-1-1 |
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MINYUNG
WOOLAH BINNUNG Murri
poet Lionel Fogarty is one of the most challenging Indigenous writers
- one of the most "unassimilated" to Western standards in both
style and content. For the first time readers see his voice expressed
not only through writing, but through his art as well. Lionel's drawings
are unique in their infusion of 20th century avant-garde elements and
Indigenous Australian symbolism, producing spirit figures of a futuristic
Dreaming that compliment the poet's call for a powerful and Independent
Indigenous identity. This is Lionel seventh book of poetry. He has traveled
the world and performed his poems in places as diverse as Germany, Holland,
Spain, Italy, Columbia, New York, South Dakota, East Timor and Malaysia,
and has had poems published in several languages including Spanish, French,
German and Dutch. NOT AVAILABLE |
AWABAKAL
WORD FINDER There
is no more important aspect of Aboriginal culture than the language itself.
It is indeed the valid key that unlocks the door to understanding the
rich cosmology of Aboriginality. Language is all encompassing of Aboriginal
culture, identity and relationship to land and environment. All Aboriginal
groups are bound through their own unique complex and rich cultural tapestry,
which combines land, language, people, totem and kinship's to their sacred
Dreaming. This book is a result of a local Aboriginal community initiative
to make available the Awabakal language for study and enjoyment. As a
result a valuable Aboriginal language resource has been developed for
the Newcastle, Port Stephens and Hunter River region of New South Wales.
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YEAR 2003
COOMERA STATE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Although this book is specific to one school it serves as a good example of how a high quality yearbook can be produced by students and teachers working with a professional designer. Highly recommended to any school looking for ideas on how to produce a school magazine or yearbook. Keeaira
Press, first edition 2003, cardcover, 64 pages, B&W and colour photos,
illustrations $10.00
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SONGLINES Songlines
brings together the diverse practices of emerging and established contemporary
Indigenous artists from across Queensland. The book features Clinton Nain,
Jenny Fraser, Dita Brook, Tony Albert, Kathryn Farrell, Vanessa Fisher,
Yvonne Anderson, Lisa Michl, Andrea Fisher, Walter Lui, Dennis Nona, Walter
Waia, Arthur Pambegan, Rick Roser, Deb Pirard, Wilma Walker and the Woomera
Aboriginal Corporation from Mornington Island. $20.00 |
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INFINITE
VISION Essay and catalogue
of the work of Genevieve de Couvreur. The deep reds, oranges and purples
are completely immersive, drawing the viewer deep within the work to a
contemplative space heightened by the colour's intensity. Her work wrings
every drop of light energy it can from the rainbow. $20.00 |
PLACES
& THINGS This art catalogue
features the work of Brisbane artist Anthony Lister. He identifies mainly
with city street life, and at 23 he had recently returned from a residency
in New York, before putting together this book and a 2003 solo exhibition.
His work is now highly regarded in New York, and he has held numerous
succesfull exhibitions. Anthony currently divides his time between New
York and Brisbane. $20.00 |
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STEP
BY STEP WE CONQUER This is the remarkable
story of a small Queensland sports club with big ideas that helped to
shape the sport and recreation movement for people with disabilities in
Australia. The book traces the origins of the sporting wheelies and Disabled
Association, including Queensland's first wheelchair sportsmen and women
in the early 1960's. NOT AVAILABLE |
NATIVE
TITLE BUSINESS Catalogue for a national traveling exhibition with essays and works relating to native title. Includes many short essays by the artists themselves, interpreting the works or giving an insight into their local history and land rights issues. Many of the art works deal with the theme of country and home, some are narrative works that celebrate and remember lifestyles. The book includes art from all Australian states and the Northern Territory. The work include installations, ceramics, works on paper and canvas, mixed media and prints. Keeaira Press, first published 2002, cardcover 102 pages, curriculum vitae of the artists, fully illustrated with 57 colour plates of works by the artists, printed on coated art paper, (limited stock) ISBN 0 9585291 6 7 NOT AVAILABLE |
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PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT A fascinating story
of how the heartfelt wish of a few people for greater understanding between
Indigenous and other Australians. It is an account of how the movement
spread throughout Queensland to become a powerful community-driven force
that forever imprinted the word 'Reconciliation' into the Australian psyche.
Ian Watson was winner of the 2001 Queenalnd Media Award for best coverage
of multiculturalism and Charmaine Foley was the Queensland Coordinator
of the Australians for Reconciliation project from 1996-2000. $25.00 |
GATHERINGS A comprehensive book of contemporary Queensland Indigenous art, featuring the work of over 100 practicing artists, some have reputations internationally, others are emerging artists. This book has become the definitive reference for contemporary Queensland Indigenous art. It is recommended for collectors, researchers, academics or anyone with an interest in Aboriginal art. Keeaira Press, first edition 200l, cardcover, 224 pages, fully illustrated with over 200 colour photographs on quality art paper ISBN-0-9585291-4-0 $30.00 |
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BRISBANE
BLACKS A book Featuring more
than 50 first-hand interviews with 200 photos of the Brisbane Aboriginal
Community. Brisbane Blacks is a unique insight into the lives of Aboriginal
people through stories that may otherwise have remained untold. In this
book over 50 Aborigines tell history in their own words, backed by the
authors narrative and a wealth of photos from archives, newspapers, family
albums and the author's private collection. The photos are reproduced
on fine art paper with a large page size. The memories shared by these
people range from light-hearted to deeply moving, and combine to portray
a proud, vibrant picture of life in Brisbane. $30.00 |
WAJEHLA
DUBAY-WOMAN SPEAKING Wajehla Dubay is a powerful and revealing collection of stories wrtitten by Aboriginal woman. The words and images in this book convey much more than the individual writing of the woman who have contributed stories ,poems, drawings. To read Wajehla Dubay is to discover what it is to be an Aboriginal woman - her past, her present and her hope for the future. Keeaira Press, 1997,
cardcover, 48 pages, printed on coated art paper, illustrations NOT AVAILABLE |
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KNOW A FEW WORDS A book conceived by a group of Queensland Aborigines wanting to pass on some of their knowledge of traditional languages. This book is recommended for schools and anyone interested in Aboriginal people and their languages. Keeaira Press, 1996,
cardcover, 44 pages, printed on coated art paper, 20 plates. NOT AVAILABLE |
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