Author: Napaljarri ; Rockman, Peggy ; & and Cataldi, Lee ; editors & translators:
Title: Yimikirli: Warlpiri Dreamings and Histories.
Description: [San Francisco], HarperCollins Publishers, 1994. orig.boards. 25x16cm, xxiv,193,(8)pp, Series : Sacred literature series. Stories in Walbiri and English on opposite pages. Introductory matte. 8pp color photoplates.. Minor rubbing. VG. dustwrapper ¶ Sponsored by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies" . Contents: The Spotted Cat; What Happened at the Place of Fire; To Yarmurnturrngu and How I Came Back to Yajarlu; The Two Kangaroos; The Youth; The Travels of the Witi Poles; About Patilirri; The Battle at Yumurrpa; The Two Dogs (2); The Two Snakes; The Man from Wawarlja; The Events at Yurrkuru; Taking Care of Miss Pink; The Orphan..." This collection of fifteen stories from Warlpiri elders reflects the importance of the Dreaming in all its manifestations. Recorded and translated here for the first time are stories rich with insight into aboriginal spirituality and life." - Publisher's description

Keywords: Australian Aborigines, Language Folklore, Anthropology, History of Religion, Australia, Walbiri Ethnography, Aborigine, Aboriginal, Oral Literature