Boorun's Canoe: A Continuing Story of Cultural Pride and Knowledge

Author(s): Steaphan Paton and Cam Cope

Australian History

Boorun’s Canoe: a continuing story of cultural pride and knowledge is a fascinating story of family, connection, knowledge and history by Indigenous artist Steaphan Paton. Steaphen tells the story of how he, his brothers and cousins learnt how to make a canoe using traditional methods, from their grandfather, Senior Gunai/Kurnai Elder Albert Mullett. A journey of passing on knowledge from one generation to the next. Boorun the Pelican was a Gunai/Kurnai ancestor who carried a bark canoe on his head across the mountains and down to the water at Port Albert, in Victoria. Boorun and Tuk, the musk duck, were the mother and father of all Gunai/Kunai peoples.

General Information

  • : 9781921833243
  • : Museum Victoria/CSIRO Publishing
  • : Museum Victoria/CSIRO Publishing
  • : 31 January 2013
  • : Australia
  • : 01 March 2013
  • : books

Other Specifications

  • : Steaphan Paton and Cam Cope
  • : Paperback
  • : en
  • : 56