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Ida West Ida West i(A73637 works by) (a.k.a. Aunty Ida)
Born: Established: 30 Sep 1919 Cape Barren Island, Bass Strait Islands, Tasmania, ; Died: Ceased: 8 Sep 2003 Tasmania,
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal
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1 From Pride against Prejudice (Chapter 2 : The Middle Years) i "My brother-in-law Andy, was bring a heifer over from Pine Scrub one day.", Ida West , 2008 extract autobiography (Pride against Prejudice : Reminiscences of a Tasmanian Aboriginal, Ida West)
— Appears in: Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature 2008; (p. 106-109) Macquarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature 2009; (p. 645-648)
1 Snakes Ida West , 2000 single work short story Indigenous story
— Appears in: The Penguin Century of Australian Stories 2000; (p. 661-662)
1 I Be Crying Gertie Sambo , Koppa Yunkaporta , Ida West , Stuart Rintoul (interviewer), 1993 single work life story
— Appears in: The Wailing : A National Black Oral History 1993; (p. 83-101)
1 Bush Food Ida West , 1985 single work autobiography
— Appears in: The Aboriginal Health Worker , December 1985 vol. 9 no. 4 1985; (p. 20-23)
2 4 y separately published work icon Pride against Prejudice : Reminiscences of a Tasmanian Aboriginal, Ida West Ida West , Canberra : Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies , 1984 Z1020465 1984 single work autobiography

'"We have had Europeans writing about us for years"

'Tasmanian Aboriginal Elder Ida West jotted down her memories, thoughts and ideas for many years until finally realising she had to bring it all together in a book. Aunty Ida’s book is rich with stories of families, friends and life on Flinders Island and mainland Tasmania.' (Publication summary)
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