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The [[Yirrkala bark petitions]] of 1963 are the first traditional Aboriginal document recognised by the [[Australian Parliament]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foundingdocs.gov.au/item.asp?dID=104|title=Archived copy|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110601205536/http://www.foundingdocs.gov.au/item.asp?dID=104|archivedate=1 June 2011|url-status=dead|accessdate=2011-06-02}}</ref> |
The [[Yirrkala bark petitions]] of 1963 are the first traditional Aboriginal document recognised by the [[Australian Parliament]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foundingdocs.gov.au/item.asp?dID=104|title=Archived copy|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110601205536/http://www.foundingdocs.gov.au/item.asp?dID=104|archivedate=1 June 2011|url-status=dead|accessdate=2011-06-02}}</ref> |
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[[Oodgeroo Noonuccal]] (1920–1993) was a famous Aboriginal poet, writer and rights activist credited with publishing the first Aboriginal book of verse: ''We Are Going'' (1964).<ref>{{in lang|en}} {{cite web |url=http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/poetry/index.htm |title=Modern Australian poetry |publisher=Ministère de la culture }}</ref> |
[[Oodgeroo Noonuccal]] (1920–1993) was a famous Aboriginal poet, writer and rights activist credited with publishing the first Aboriginal book of verse: ''We Are Going'' (1964).<ref>{{in lang|en}} {{cite web |url=http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/poetry/index.htm |title=Modern Australian poetry |publisher=Ministère de la culture }}</ref> |
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[[Sally Morgan (artist)|Sally Morgan]]'s 1987 memoir ''[[My Place (book)|My Place]]'' brought Indigenous stories to wider notice. |
[[Sally Morgan (artist)|Sally Morgan]]'s 1987 memoir ''[[My Place (book)|My Place]]'' brought Indigenous stories to wider notice. |
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women writers have also been well represented in the [[Stella Prize]] for writing by Australian women: the 2018 prize was awarded to [[Alexis Wright]] for her collective memoir, ''Tracker'';<ref>[https://giramondopublishing.com/product/tracker/ Tracker]</ref> and the shortlist has included [[Melissa Lucashenko]]’s ''Too Much Lip'' in 2019; [[Claire G. Coleman]]’s ''Terra Nullius'' in 2018; [[Ellen van Neerven]]’s ''Heat and Light'' in 2015; and Alexis Wright's ''The Swan Book'' in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thestellaprize.com.au/prize/2019-prize/|title=Announcing the Winner of the 2019 Stella Prize|website=The Stella Prize|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-13}}</ref> |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women writers have also been well represented in the [[Stella Prize]] for writing by Australian women: the 2018 prize was awarded to [[Alexis Wright]] for her collective memoir, ''Tracker'';<ref>[https://giramondopublishing.com/product/tracker/ Tracker]</ref> and the shortlist has included [[Melissa Lucashenko]]’s ''Too Much Lip'' in 2019; [[Claire G. Coleman]]’s ''Terra Nullius'' in 2018; [[Ellen van Neerven]]’s ''Heat and Light'' in 2015; and Alexis Wright's ''The Swan Book'' in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thestellaprize.com.au/prize/2019-prize/|title=Announcing the Winner of the 2019 Stella Prize|website=The Stella Prize|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-13}}</ref> |
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==Online repositories== |
==Online repositories== |
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*[[AustLit]]'s ''BlackWords'' project provides a comprehensive listing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers and storytellers, past and present.<ref>{{cite web|website=AustLit|publisher=University of Queensland|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/blackwords|title=BlackWords}}</ref> |
*[[AustLit]]'s ''BlackWords'' project provides a comprehensive listing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers and storytellers, past and present.<ref>{{cite web|website=AustLit|publisher=University of Queensland|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/blackwords|title=BlackWords}}</ref> |
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*The [[Living Archive of Aboriginal Languages]] contains works written in traditional languages of the [[Northern Territory]]. |
*The [[Living Archive of Aboriginal Languages]] contains works written in traditional languages of the [[Northern Territory]]. |
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==References== |
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*[https://www.firstlanguages.org.au/projects/plsp Priority Languages Support Project] (First Languages Australia) |
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Indigenous Australian literature is the fiction, plays, poems, essays and other works authored by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia.
While a letter written by Bennelong to Governor Arthur Phillip in 1796 is the first known work written in English by an Aboriginal person, David Unaipon was the first Aboriginal author to be published, in 1924–5. Since then, the number of published and recognised Indigenous authors has grown enormously; as of 2020[update], AustLit's BlackWords lists 23,481 works, and 6,949 authors and organisations. Nearly all are in English, as Indigenous Australians had not written their languages before the colonisation of Australia. Few works have thus far been written in Aboriginal Australian languages, but with recent efforts at language revival, this is expected to grow.
History
At the point of the first colonisation, Indigenous Australians had not developed a system of writing, so the first literary accounts of Aboriginal people come from the journals of early European explorers, which contain descriptions of first contact.[1]
A letter to Governor Arthur Phillip written by Bennelong in 1796 is the first known work written in English by an Aboriginal person.[2]
While his father, James Unaipon (c.1835-1907), contributed to accounts of Ngarrindjeri mythology written by the missionary George Taplin in South Australia,[3] David Unaipon (1872–1967) provided the first accounts of Aboriginal mythology written by an Aboriginal person, Legendary Tales of the Australian Aborigines (1924–5), and was the first Aboriginal author to be published.
The Yirrkala bark petitions of 1963 are the first traditional Aboriginal document recognised by the Australian Parliament.[4]
Oodgeroo Noonuccal (1920–1993) was a famous Aboriginal poet, writer and rights activist credited with publishing the first Aboriginal book of verse: We Are Going (1964).[5]
Sally Morgan's 1987 memoir My Place brought Indigenous stories to wider notice.
Contemporary literature
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Wiradjuri writer and academic Anita Heiss has edited a collection of Aboriginal literature that spans from 1796 until 2008[6] as well as a guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers.[7]
Leading Aboriginal activists Marcia Langton (First Australians documentary TV series, 2008) and Noel Pearson (Up from the Mission, 2009) are contemporary contributors to Australian non-fiction. Other voices of Indigenous Australians include the playwright Jack Davis and Kevin Gilbert.
Writers coming to prominence in the 21st century include Kim Scott, Alexis Wright, Kate Howarth, Tara June Winch, Yvette Holt and Anita Heiss. Indigenous authors who have won Australia's Miles Franklin Award include Kim Scott, who was joint winner (with Thea Astley) in 2000 for Benang and again in 2011 for That Deadman Dance. Alexis Wright won the award in 2007 for her novel Carpentaria. Melissa Lucashenko won the Miles Franklin Award in 2019 for her novel Too Much Lip.[8]
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women writers have also been well represented in the Stella Prize for writing by Australian women: the 2018 prize was awarded to Alexis Wright for her collective memoir, Tracker;[9] and the shortlist has included Melissa Lucashenko’s Too Much Lip in 2019; Claire G. Coleman’s Terra Nullius in 2018; Ellen van Neerven’s Heat and Light in 2015; and Alexis Wright's The Swan Book in 2014.[10]
Online repositories
- AustLit's BlackWords project provides a comprehensive listing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers and storytellers, past and present.[11]
- The Living Archive of Aboriginal Languages contains works written in traditional languages of the Northern Territory.
Notable authors
See also
References
- ^ Genoni, Paul (2004). Subverting the Empire: Explorers and Exploration in Australian Fiction. Altona, VIC: Common Ground.
- ^ Maher, Louise (8 August 2013). "Treasure Trove: Bennelong's letter". 666 ABC Canberra. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ Jenkin, Graham (1979). Conquest of the Ngarrindjeri. Adelaide: Rigby.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ (in English) "Modern Australian poetry". Ministère de la culture.
- ^ Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature
- ^ Dhuuluu-Yala: To Talk Straight
- ^ "2019 Miles Franklin Literary Award shortlist unveiled | Perpetual". www.perpetual.com.au. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ Tracker
- ^ "Announcing the Winner of the 2019 Stella Prize". The Stella Prize. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "BlackWords". AustLit. University of Queensland.
External links
- Priority Languages Support Project (First Languages Australia)