AN
INTRODUCTION RE: MYSELF
Hello
Rappers!
My family
name is Mumbulla and my family originates from the south coast, near
Bodalla/Wallaga Lake. My tribe is called the Yuin tribe and we have spent many
years trying to rebuild the tribe after being separated and divided. I grew up
in Sydney with
my 2 sisters and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Early on in my life I
decided to become a teacher because I could see that education made a BIG
difference to children like myself. I have taught at 2 schools in Sydney and many schools in England, where I lived for 2 years.
That is also where I met my husband. We now live back in Sydney and have 2 beautiful children. I was
pregnant with my second son when I wrote the book.
I wrote
the book because I wanted to teach people that Aborigines have a tribal way of
doing things and a modern way. The page about where we get our food
from is my favourite page too! Many children that I have taught thought
that I caught my food with a boomerang when I told them that I was aboriginal.
Imagine their surprise when I said that I shopped at the local supermarket just
like they did! I wanted to teach them and others that Aborigines are just
normal people trying to do the best job that we can do living in the city with
everyone else.
Anyway, I
hope that you get to enjoy all the other books that go with the series but I am
especially glad to hear from you about mine. Happy Reading!
From Helen
