Study of the survival and modification of the traditional social and cultural structures of Western Desert Aborigines and their relations with wider Australian society; based on study of Kalgoorlie Reserve residents, contrasting
Wangkayi way with Walypala (whitefella) way; includes historical background and summary of traditional life, details of contemporary economic life, kinship systems, religious life and cosmology.
The Seven Sisters Art Exhibition represents an important contribution to Aboriginal culture in Western Australia, providing a special group of Indigenous artists with a venue to share Dreamtime stories through their art.
The artwork
on show illustrates the story of the Seven Sisters, as told by Josie Boyle. The exhibition showcases the work of Josie and her daughter Wendy Boyle, as well as the other talented members of their family, bringing together three generations to