Yarrabah Battle

Description

This print was made at the same time as The Story Tellers, and shares the same story which Heather has hand-written on The Story Tellers.  See https://www.canopyart.com.au/product/2652/

During the colonization of Cairns, cattlemen and sugar farmers took the land, forcing Yirrganydji, Kuku Yalanji, Djabugai and Yidinji Gimuy peoples to migrate and intrude onto neighbouring lands, causing  inter-tribal battles.   This ‘scratch print’ shows an uncle telling the story of a famous Yarrabah battle to shocked family members.