Pormpuraaw Stories, Art, Language by The Pormpuraaw Community

Description

Pormpuraaw Stories, Art, Language” is a self published 170 page manuscript written by the Pormpuraaw community. Locals contributed 117 stories. Stories that describe everything from dream time, personal experiences, drover days and much more.

It has a section describing Pormpuraaw’s art practice and venues. It describes totems and  gives the 3 local language names for each of them.

It is a priceless legacy for the future of the community and a unique insight into Pormpuraaw culture.

Paperback -170 pages

Pormpuraaw is a coastal Aboriginal community which is located on western Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia.