Torres Strait Islander Women and the Pacific War Merchandise 1963 by Paddy Namadbara

1963 by Paddy Namadbara

PART 3: Between Europe and Australia: from local to global

they discuss how contemporary Christian music and dance in Arnhem Land incorporate traditional ritual

on questions of race and settler colonialism

Torres Strait Islander Women and the Pacific War Merchandise 1963 by Paddy NamadbaraBetween 1942 and 1945, Torres Strait Islander women experienced the fears and uncertainties of living virtually on Australia's front line during the Pacific War. Some were forcibly evacuated with their children to the mainland, where they found themselves still restricted as to where and how they could live. Others were left on their tiny islands, deserted in the end by government and church, despite the constant threat of Japanese advance through the