Over My TracksBiography of the life of an Aboriginal family as it was in the 'back of Bourke' in the 1930s, and as it is now. Chris Walsh tells the story of Evelyn Crawford's childhood, nurtured by love and taught by Aboriginal elders, her frightening years as a teenager in Sydney and her life as wife and mother of 14. Since 1975 Evelyn has worked with her school community to bring about wider opportunities for Aboriginal students. |
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