In the early 1960s, Anne Watts was a newly qualified nurse, eager to use her skills. At the first opportunity she set sail for Canada, to work in the remote stations in the frozen north of the country. She found a placement easily, one of only a couple of women to work among the indigenous peoples who, in those days, were called Eskimos. With the whole world to explore, Anne later headed for Alice Springs in the Australian outback. She speaks eloquently about what it was like to be a nurse and midwife among a tough cattle-ranching community who lived, not always harmoniously, in close proximity with Australia's Aboriginal people. Working with native peoples, Anne's eyes were opened to their skills at surviving the harshest of environments, but also to the prejudices they suffered. Forty years later, Anne returned to both countries to see how life has changed in Eskimo Point and Alice Springs, and what has become of its people and landscape.
Title: From eskimo point to alice springs
Subtitle:
Contributors:
By (author)
Anne Watts
ISBN 13: 9781847376435
ISBN 10: 1847376436
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Imprint: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Publication Date: 1/05/2012
Place of Publication:
London,
United Kingdom
Edition:
BIC Subjects:
Biography & autobiography
;
Travel writing
NBS Classification: Autobiography: General
Dewey Classification:
610.73092
(DC23)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Height: 234mm
Width: 153mm