When the Pelican Laughed: The remarkable First Nations memoir of a courageous woman - Paperback

Nannup, Alice: - Alice Nannup was born on a Pilbara station in 1911 to an Aboriginal mother and white father. She was taken from her community at the age of twelve and sent south to work as a domestic servant. After her marriage in 1932, Alice raised ten children. Known as 'Nan', she lived in Geraldton surrounded by her friends and extensive family until she passed away in November 1995.Marsh, Lauren: - Lauren Marsh is a writer and researcher born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, in 1961. She co-wrote and co-produced The Coolbaroo Club (1996), an ABC Television documentary.Kinnane, Stephen: - Stephen Kinnane is a Marda Marda from Mirriwoong country in the East Kimberley. He has been an active writer and researcher for more than 25 years as well as lecturing and working on sustainability, politics and history with a focus on regional and local community resilience, belonging and connections with place. His interests are diverse, encompassing Aboriginal history, creative documentary (both visual and literary), regional sustainability and resource scarcity. Kinnane co-wrote and co-produced The Coolbaroo Club (1996), an ABC TV documentary awarded the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Human Rights Award for the Arts. He is also the author of Shadow Lines (Fremantle Press, 2004).