Bapa’s Last Canoe Nairm Marr Djambana Aboriginal Corporation She sings and dreams of

She sings and dreams of her mother and the life they once shared but each morning is woken by the bell to the harsh reality of the children’s home

Maureen Jipyiliya Nampijinpa O’Keefe

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Bapa’s Last Canoe Nairm Marr Djambana Aboriginal Corporation She sings and dreams ofBapas Last Canoe is a simple, heartfelt picture book about Bapa, the authors grandfather, a traditional canoe maker, and the making of his last canoe. Bapa takes his three daughters (the authors mother and aunties) away on a canoe ride to connect to family and Country for the last time before his daughters leave for school in the city. They set off on the long journey and along the way they camp out and meet family, fish, roast periwinkles and