A Man of All Tribes - The Life of Alick Jackomos

This book explores the life of Alick Jackomos, dubbed an honorary Koori at his funeral. The son of Greek migrant parents, Jackomos was born in Collingwood, Australia, and grew up during the Great Depression, mixing with people from a range of backgrounds. He was at different times a welfare worker, an activist, a public servant in Aboriginal affairs, an historian archivist, and a genealogist. When he married the love of his life, Jackomos immersed himself in the Victorian Aboriginal community. He became involved in Aboriginal activism and had a long career in Aboriginal affairs as a public servant. This man of little formal education collected a remarkable photographic archive of Aboriginal Victorians and, through his work with Aboriginal people, compiled over a thousand intricate genealogies, which became a powerful tool for members of the Aboriginal stolen generation. Loved by many, Jackomos's life was not without controversy as he was a non-Aboriginal man with an Aboriginal family

About the author

Richard Broome was appointed associate professor of history at La Trobe University in 1992. He was appointed fellow of the Academy of the Humanities in 2006. Corinne Manning is an honorary research associate and oral historian at La Trobe University.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Broome, Corinne Manning, Corrine Manning
• Publisher: Aboriginal Studies Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2006
• EAN: 9780855755010
• ISBN: 978-0-85575-501-0
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 562 g
• Illustrations: Illustrations
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries