Encounter at Nagalarramba

Published by the National Library of Australia. 'Axel Poignant's expedition to the Liverpool River, Arnhem Land, in 1952 set in motion one of the most remarkable diplomatic initiatives by Aborigines in the history of colonisation. Encounter at Nagalarramba is a splendid celebration of the quest for human dignity through mutual understanding.'- Les Hiatt. The story of the encounter, which culminated in a Rom ceremony for Axel, is traced in the central photographic narrative of over 200 photographs, which follows the chronology of Axel's diary.