Qoraalka 'A Piece of Red Cloth' ayaa ku guuleystay abaalmarinta farsamada ee tartanka qoraalka madaxweynaha Australia
Qoraaga dhalashada Darwin ah, Leonie Norrington, iyo saddexda qof ee la isku duubay, ayaa helay abaalmarinta $80,000-ka ah ee qoraalka farsamada ee tartanka qoraalka madaxweynaha Australia, iyadoo qoraalkoodu yahay mid ka kooban taariikhda dadka Yolŋu.
Abaalmarinta iyo aqoonsiga qoraalka
Qoraalka 'A Piece of Red Cloth' ayaa loo aqoonsaday 'shaqo aad u weyn oo xusuus iyo dib-u-dhis ah, oo isku dhafan taariikhda fadhiga, farsamada qoraalka, iyo xaqiiqda dhaqanka', sida ay sheegeen xubnaha xisaabinta tartanka. Qoraalku wuxuu ku salaysan yahay taariikhda dadka Yolŋu ee dhinaca waqooyi ee Arnhem Land, iyadoo tilmaamaya inuu yahay tusaale degdeg ah oo ka tarjumaya isku-dhafka qoraalada dadka Abaasiga ah iyo kuwa kale.
Xubnaha xisaabinta tartanka waxay sheegeen in qoraalku yahay 'shaqo aad u weyn oo xusuus iyo dib-u-dhis ah, oo isku dhafan taariikhda fadhiga, farsamada qoraalka, iyo xaqiiqda dhaqanka', iyadoo tilmaamaya inuu yahay tusaale degdeg ah oo ka tarjumaya isku-dhafka qoraalada dadka Abaasiga ah iyo kuwa kale.
Taariikhda qoraalka iyo xusuusta
Qoraaga, Dr. Leonie Norrington, waxay sheegtay in qoraalku uu ka yimid indhaha hore ee dayrteeda Abaasiga ah, Clare Bush, oo aad uga go'an inay dadka kale ee dalka u sheegto in waddanku yahay mid 'nolosha leh' oo aan la isku dayin in la isticmaalo. Waxay intaas ku dartay inay u baahan tahay in la ilaaliyo waddanka, kaas oo ay ku tilmaantay mid 'dabacsan oo aad u qoto dheer'.
Dr. Norrington waxay sheegtay inay u baahan tahay in la ilaaliyo waddanka, kaas oo ay ku tilmaantay mid 'dabacsan oo aad u qoto dheer', iyadoo intaas ku dartay inay u baahan tahay in la ilaaliyo waddanka, kaas oo ay ku tilmaantay mid 'dabacsan oo aad u qoto dheer'.
Dadka kale ee tartanka iyo taariikhda
Qoraalku wuxuu ka hadlayaa xaqiiqda in qofka dayrta uu u baahan yahay inuu ilaaliyo dayrteeda, iyadoo tilmaamaya inay tahay mid ka kooban taariikhda dadka Yolŋu ee dhinaca waqooyi ee Arnhem Land, iyadoo tilmaamaya inay tahay mid ka kooban taariikhda dadka Yolŋu ee dhinaca waqooyi ee Arnhem Land.
Merrikiyawuy Ganambarr-Stubbs, oo ah mid ka mid ah dadka qoraalka, waxay sheegtay inay jirto xaqiiqo aad u weyn oo ka tarjumaysa dhaqanka dadka, iyadoo tilmaamaysa inay jirto xaqiiqo aad u weyn oo ka tarjumaysa dhaqanka dadka, iyadoo tilmaamaysa inay jirto xaqiiqo aad u weyn oo ka tarjumaysa dhaqanka dadka.
Darwin-born author Leonie Norrington and her co-authors have won the $80,000 fiction prize for A Piece of Red Cloth, a novel rooted in Yolŋu oral history from north-east Arnhem Land.
A Landmark Achievement in Fiction
The Prime Minister's Literary Awards judges described the novel as a landmark achievement, calling it an urgent example of intercultural collaboration between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal writers. The judges praised the work as a profound fusion of oral history, novelistic technique and deep cultural knowledge.
The book tells the story of a grandmother's quest to protect her granddaughter from Macassan trepang fishermen during the 1600s, while the community learns to interact with foreigners. The novel was also shortlisted for the NT Book Awards, with winners to be announced later this month.
A Mother's Legacy and a Call to Action
Dr Norrington said her Aboriginal mother Clare Bush inspired her to write the book before she died. Her mother wanted the Yolŋu people's story told so that people across the country could understand the land was alive and that we are one with the earth.
Winning the award was described as a recognition of history, and Dr Norrington hoped the book could be a driving force for action. She told the Prime Minister that Australia is a terribly, terribly dry and very fragile country that we need to look after for future generations.
Living Traditions and Other NT Winners
Speaking to Radio National in 2025, local custodian Merrikiyawuy Ganambarr-Stubbs said the book explores cultural traditions still apparent in modern communities. She noted that even as modern people, they still go out bush to dig for yams and roots and gather oysters.
Kate Wild's book The Red House, about the fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker in Yuendumu and the murder trial of police officer Zachary Rolfe, won the non-fiction category at the awards.
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