Joan Martin (Yarrna), a Widi woman, Bruce Shaw
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Joan Martin (Yarrna), a Widi woman, Bruce Shaw
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eng
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Bibliography: p. 166-168
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Joan Martin (Yarrna)
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Bruce Shaw
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a Widi woman
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Joan Martin was born in the country town of Morawa, Western Australia, in 1941. She was a proud Widi woman whose traditional territory extended from Geraldton eastwards into the salt-lake area. Joan led an exciting and adventurous life, from life in the bush to school in Perth, and back again. But it was a life with great challenges, including efforts to avoid Native Welfare, so as not to be shipped off to a mission, and her later very public battle with Homeswest for the right to live in peace in her own home. Her legacy includes her work on native title, and her art
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