CPOY 65 International Picture Story Silver: Travellers in Transition
A narrative picture story or thematic essay photographed in a foreign country that reports on significant events, celebrates life, portrays sport or explores environmental, social, economic or political topics.
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October 25, 2009
Pauline and Helen Collins, and Margaret Keenan, live in Traveller-specific housing, but attend an integrated school, allowing them to mix with settled children. Their housing tract, Avilla Park, is home to 56 families, all bearing the last name, Collins. Marriage to first and second cousins in common in Traveller communities, as is living alongside extended family members.