Tiwi Stories of World War II - Telling Stories the Women's Way

Library & Archives NT

Recounting Tiwi World War Two Stories from a local women's perspective

Northern Territory Library

Tiwi men’s war efforts have been recognised in Australian military history, however little is known of women’s experiences and memories.80 years after the bombing of Darwin, it is time to hear her-story.Join respected Tiwi researcher Mavis Kerinaiua, granddaughter of the famous Tiwi warrior Louis Munkara, to learn about Tiwi World War Two Encounters from women’s perspectives.Facilitated by historian, author and ANU researcher Laura Rademaker, hear the impacts the Japanese invasion had on Tiwi families, the women’s experiences of the early mission, the important war work they undertook during the military occupation and how the wartime experience transformed Tiwi life. This presentation is supported by the ANU’s project: Beyond Reconciliation: Truth-Telling for Indigenous Wellbeing and the Health of the Nation. The project seeks to tell histories in ways that empower Indigenous people and communities and promote Indigenous wellbeing.Join us at Parliament House, Library &amp; Archives NT, for an informative and entertaining evening to hear World War Two stories never told before.Photo: Tiwi Women and Our Lady pf the Sacred Heart Sister at the wreckage of DC3, c1942, Brother John Pye, LANT collection.

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