The Shield and The Spear – The Kimberley Land Council Ubby's Cover painting: John Frost 'Knowing

Cover painting: John Frost 'Knowing My Past'

The Super Snake slithered down that rainbow on to the earth and promised the Elders he could help them find water

Brought to Perth at the age of seventeen as a ‘spare wheel’ to his mate Jim Anderson

Our words are the song of our ancestors and show the pathway to Dreaming

The Shield and The Spear – The Kimberley Land Council Ubby's Cover painting: John Frost 'KnowingSHORTLISTED, 2022 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN PREMIER'S BOOK AWARDS, THE PREMIER'S PRIZE FOR BOOK OF THE YEAR In April 1978 leaders from Aboriginal Communities across the Kimberley met in the river bed at Old Halls Creek. At least 55 representatives attended, which closed with a request to the Noonkanbah Mob to invite all the Aboriginal Communities in the Kimberley to a Cultural Festival and meeting in May 1978, at which a new organisation The Kimberley Land