This collection draws together three fantastic stories by Indigenous mother-and-daughter team Gladys and Jill Milroy from the Waarda series of Indigenous stories.
Told in the tradition of teaching stories, these avian tales take young readers on adventures of self-discovery and fulfilment with endearing animal characters and exciting plot lines.
Professor Jill Milroy is the Dean of School of Indigenous Studies at the University of Western Australia. In 2011 Jill was made a member of Order of Australia in recognition of her services to Indigenous education. Jill is a Palyku woman whose country is in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
Gladys Milroy is from the Pilbara region in Western Australia. She was born in Perth in 1927 and grew up at the Parkerville Children’s Home. Her people’s country is the Palyku country in the eastern Pilbara.
