PETER B MORRISON | 'Awgad wapil (Lion Fish)' Drawing | Pen and ink on archival paper Linoprint About the author (2020)

About the author (2020)

this place in the east

Issue 46:1 | Parnati-Kudlila / Autumn-Winter 2026

Nancy Cowan lives in Kennedy in North Queensland

PETER B MORRISON | 'Awgad wapil (Lion Fish)' Drawing | Pen and ink on archival paper Linoprint About the author (2020)Peter Bertie Morrison was born on Thursday Island and grew up in Cairns. After he finished school, like many Torres Strait Islanders at the time, he moved to Western Australia to work for many years, before he returned to his familys place Wug Village, Saint Pauls Community on Moa Island in the Western Island Cluster. This is where I learnt our traditional customs, on the island. My mother is from Darnley Island and her tribal group is Zagareb, which