I'm the One That Know This Country by Jessie Lennon

I'm the One That Know This Country by Jessie LennonMatutjara woman, Jessie Lennon, was born on a sheep station near Kingoonya in the 1920s. Aged six, she accompanied her father on a ceremonial journey with the Old People, as far west as Ooldea, in the time of Daisy Bates, and north to Coober Pedy, then a fledgling opal mining settlement. Her early life was spent travelling with family: on foot, on camels and sometimes 'jumping the train'. Later they sought whitefella work in towns on sheep and cattle

Universally resonant and thought-provokingly specific

Like a sommelier matches food with wine

relationship

to document how Aboriginal Elders and leaders dealt with the invasion of grog on Warumungu land and the enormous struggle it took to introduce simple alcohol restrictions in the town

Now Mrs White finally knows why the children's homework is always so grubby

unlike any other

Expelled from the Rangers

things quickly spiral further and further out of control

while a pair of incriminating pants puts Ian on the rocky road to expulsion

Winner of the 2022 W

It is a fascinating read about the dedication and commitment of two friends who grew to love and be loved by the community

or simply looking to cry-laugh on public transport