"Kath Walker spent her childhood with her Abroginal family on Stradbroke Island, off the Queensland coast, Australia. The first half of this book, "Stories from Stradbroke", describes episodes from her childhood days - some gay, some sad - and gives a memorable impression of life in an important area of Australian society, and of a family proud of their Abroginal heritage. The second part of the book, "Stories from the Old and New Dreamtime", is made up of traditional Abroginal folklore which Kath Walker recalls hearing as a child, and of new stories which she has written in traditional form"--Inside front dust jacket.