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Doreen Nelson Doreen Nelson i(13536221 works by)
Born: Established: 1947 Kellerberrin, Meckering - Cunderdin - Kellerberrin area, Northam - Southern Cross area, Southwest Western Australia, Western Australia, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Noongar / Nyoongar / Nyoongah / Nyungar / Nyungah/Noonygar
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1 y separately published work icon Ngangk Waangening : Mothers’ Stories Doreen Nelson (editor), Rhonda Marriott (editor), Tracey Reibel (editor), Fremantle : Fremantle Press , 2021 23428544 2021 anthology prose autobiography

'This is a unique book of Noongar and Yamatji mothers' accounts of their birthing experiences, highlighting the importance of developing respectful, thoughtful, woman-centred care for Aboriginal women and their families.

'In Ngangk Waangening, a group of Elder and Senior women generously share their birthing stories as a legacy for their families and communities, and as an educational tool for midwives and young mothers who may not have access to traditional support systems while giving birth to their babies.'(Publication summary) 
1 Different Times Doreen Nelson , 2018 single work life story
— Appears in: Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia 2018; (p. 169-177)

'I am a Noongar woman who was born in the central wheat-belt area of Western Australia in 1947, at a town called Kellerberrin. It was a very hard life for Aboriginal people at that particular time in the past. We did not have the choices and opportunities that our young ones have today in society. When I was growing up, the governent policies made living conditions very difficult for us. The protection and segregation policies forced our mob to stop speaking our language and practising our culture, and separated and isolated us from the main towns. The authorities expected us to adapt to the European lifestyle and abandon our traditional way of life. The effects of these policies had a devastating impact of our lives, and many of us still suffer from the effects today. I hope by telling my story it gives the younger generation a better understanding of how different things were for us in the past, compared to how it is for them now.'  (Introduction)
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