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My Side of the Bridge The life story of Veronica Brodie as told to Mary-Anne Gale 210 x 135 PB 208 PP ILLUS 186254557X $24.95 Biography / Aboriginal Studies APN 9781862545571 Wakefield Press Veronica Brodie is an Aboriginal woman of Ngarrindjeri-Kaurna descent. She grew up at Raukkan near Victor Harbor and until the mid-sixties lived under the Aborigines Protection Board. Later, after training as a nurse, marrying, having five children and recovering from alcoholism, Veronica Brodie was involved in the Hindmarsh Island Bridge affair, on the side of the Ngarrindjeri women who knew of the secret women’s business and sought to stop the construction of the bridge. Veronica Brodie is now a respected Aboriginal elder who works to help her people remember and value their culture and traditions. This is her story. Related titles: And the Clock Struck Thirteen: The life and thoughts of Kaurna Elder Uncle Lewis Yerloburka OBrien |