Seafaring: Canoeing Ancient Songlines NSW "Cunning Crow is inspired by

"Cunning Crow is inspired by a very old story about the opal on my Grandmother’s Country

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Bronwyn Houston’s illustrations are a deep-sea celebration that illuminate both the glory of the ocean and the extreme dangers encountered by the free divers

The author interweaves historical events and characters – she shatters stereotypes and puts a human face to this Aboriginal perspective

Seafaring: Canoeing Ancient Songlines NSW "Cunning Crow is inspired byFor various reasons, this story cannot be proven. But that does not matter to me because in my Aboriginal way of being and knowing, stories like my uncles do not need modern scientific proof to have validity the role of story in Indigenous community is key to all aspects of our Culture. A long time ago Indigenous Australian seafarers sailed to Hawaii on the trade winds. When they got there they exchanged skills, information and technology. A story