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- Essay: Strangers in “our own country”, No Sugar by Dr Jennifer Minter [English Works]Jack Davis, Noong-ah, was born in 1917 in Perth; his mother was taken from her tribe in Broome and reared by a white family; his father, William Davis, was also removed and reared by whites.
- Essay: Sweet and Sour by Dr Maria Joseph [Sydney Morning Herald]The Jack Davis play "No Sugar" protests against the control of white government policy in Aboriginal lives. In particular, Davis' play deplores the destructive effect of the West Australian government's forced removal of families from traditional country during the Depression.
- Response to No Sugar: The Makings of a Man by John Harding [PDF]From Cue the Chorus. The series is written by respected Australian playwrights offering insights and personal responses to the work of their peers.
Videos
Facing Writers: Jack Davis
Facing writer, an ABC TV series for secondary school student of English, present interviews with ten of Australia's leading writers. The book provides transcripts of each interview along with biographical details and a photograph of each writer.
SOURCE: Broadcast on ABC1, (1989), posted on YouTube, [24:59 mins] Rated: PG, URL: https://clickv.ie/w/ANIm
"No Sugar" byJack Davis Text Guide
SOURCE: Savvy Text Guides (2015), posted on YouTube, [6:06 mins] URL: https://youtu.be/SWm13JCNQ9M
Jack Davis (170 Documentary
Australian 4 Corners documentary about indigenous Australian playwright, poet and activist Jack Davis (1917 - 2000). His plays "The Dreamers", "Kullark" "Honeyspot" and "No Sugar" are among his many important works.
SOURCE: FunFillims (2016), posted on YouTube, [20:43 mins] URL: https://youtu.be/08qAijnxOO0
Video Essay: Perspectives on Protectionism: No Sugar by Jack Davis
SOURCE: Ferris Universe (2018), posted on YouTube, [6:28 mins] URL: https://youtu.be/95tk1zh8C8I