Each Sharing Our Stories titles focuses on one Indigenous Australian community. The opening of each book is built around a series of photographs describing the local community setting, and establishing the community in a particular place and time. Extended Description
NGARRINDJERI WURRUWARRIN:
A WORLD THAT IS, WAS, AND WILL BE
FOUR AWARDS
Winner of the 1999 Gleebooks Prize for the
NSW Premier's Literary Awards
Shortlisted for the Age book of the Year Award 1999
Shortlisted for Best History Book in Queensland Premier's Literary Awards 1999
Shortlisted for ALS 2000 Gold Me Paperback 688 pages
Nowhere People is a history of beliefs about people of mixed race, both in Australia and overseas. It explores the concept of racial purity, eugenics, and the threat posed by miscegenation. Highly personal and moving, Nowhere People is essential reading from one of Australia's most influential and respected historians. Pb 278 pages
The Original Australians tells the story of Australian Aboriginal history and society from its distant beginnings to the present day. Extended Description
Hardcover
Ardiyooloon is home to the Bardi-Jaawi people and sits at the end of a red dirt road at the top of the Dampier Peninsula, 200km north of Broome in the north-west of Western Australia. Extended Description
A compelling collection of stories and art from the Great Sandy Desert. It tells of their remarkable exodus from the remote desert country to an unfamiliar, modern society. Lavilishly illustrated.
PUB 1/6/11
Featuring historical and contemporary photographs, artwork by leading indigenous artists, and colour illustrations throughout, this book is a fascinating insight into Aboriginal childhood, both traditional and contemporary. Eighty elders and twenty secondary school children share their experiences. Extended Description
A richly illustrated treasure trove of history that acknowledges the day-to-day heroes, the hardworking and highly skilled Aboriginal dovers around the Fitzroy River in the Kimberley.
A title from the series Australia's Changing Times.
Each title in this series presents the story of an important event or series of events in Australia's history. Extended Description
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