Valerie Napanangka Patterson b. c.1955

  • Artist (Painter)
Despite having no formal training as a linguist, Valerie translated 'Stormboy' into Warlpiri and gathered most of the material for the 'Stories from Lajamanu' publication. The stories depicted in her paintings include Women Dreaming, Ngalyipi and Warna.
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Rex Jupurrurla Patterson
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Rex Jupurrurla Patterson
1955
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  • translator (ANZSIC code: 6999) (translator Valerie translated Stormboy into Warlpiri so the teachers could have a novel for the children to study in Warlpiri - one of the longest vernacular English novel translations ever)
  • translator (translator Valerie translated Stormboy into Warlpiri so the teachers could have a novel for the children to study in Warlpiri - one of the longest vernacular English novel translations ever)