Tony Tjamiwa (died 12 May 2001), also known as Tony Curtis, was a highly respected elder,

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and storyteller of the

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. He was a native speaker of the

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Biography

Tony Tjamiwa was a senior

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and

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and was intimately involved in the long battle for the return of them to his people. He was a board member of the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park.Stanley Breeden. ''Take Power Like This Man Here'', 1998, p. 365. His wife was the renowned artist and carver, Pulya Taylor.

Bibliography

* Tony Tjamiwa. 1991. "''Ngaṉana Wirunya Tjunguringkula Waakarinyi'': We're working well together." ''Habitat Australia'', Vol. 19, No. 3, 3 June 1991.

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, pp. 4–7.

Footnotes

References

* Stanley Breeden. 1994. ''Uluru: Looking after Uluru-Kat Tjuta - The Anagu Way''. Simon & Schuster. Australia. . * Phillip Toyne and Daniel Vachon. 1984. ''Growing up the country: the Pitjantjatjara struggle for their land'' (1984), . * Jennifer Isaacs. 1980. ''Australian Dreaming: 40,000 years of Aboriginal Dreaming''. Lansdowne Press. . *

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for the

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(2007). ''Take Power Like This Old Man Here''

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