Where The Fruit Falls by Karen Wyld
$28.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
An ancient ocean roars under the red dirt. Hush. Be still for just a moment. Hear its thunder-ing waves crashing on unseen shores. Spanning four generations, with a focus on the 1960s and 70s, an era of rapid social change and burgeoning Aboriginal rights, Where the Fruit Falls is a re-imagining of the ...Show more
The Mother Wound by Amani Haydar
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography
'A magnificent and devastating work of art. There is a raging anger here, and a deep sorrow, but at the core Haydar gives us truths about love. This is one of the most important books I've ever read.' Bri Lee'I am from a family of strong women.'Amani Haydar suffered the unimaginable when she lost her mo ...Show more
The River by Sally Morgan, Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr
$24.99 AUD
Category: Children
Age range 0 to 3Another simple, universal story from Sally Morgan — this time a beautifully illustrated celebration of the life of the river. The River takes the reader on a journey of what their eyes can see and their ears can hear. See geen ants crawling, hear frogs croaking, a goanna running, a fish ...Show more
Another Day in the Colony by Chelsea Watego
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
In this collection of deeply insightful and powerful essays, Chelsea Watego examines the ongoing and daily racism faced by First Nations peoples in so-called Australia. Rather than offer yet another account of 'the Aboriginal problem', she theorises a strategy for living in a social world that has only ...Show more
Marrul: Aboriginal Identity & the Fight for Rights by Inala Cooper
$19.99 AUD
Category: General | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
What does reconciliation and truth-telling look like, and how do we as a nation find justice for Indigenous people?In this deeply personal work, Inala Cooper shares stories of her family to show the impact of colonisation on the lives of Aboriginal people from the 1940s to now. She reveals the struggles ...Show more
The Boy from Boomerang Crescent by Eddie Betts
$49.99 AUD
Category: Sport and Fitness
It’s a long, hard road from the Nullarbor to the MCG. How does a self-described ‘skinny Aboriginal kid’ overcome a legacy of family tragedy to become an AFL legend? One thing’s for sure: it’s not easy. But then, there’s always been something special about Eddie Betts. Betts grew up in Port Lincoln and K ...Show more
Backyard Footy by Carl Merrison
$21.99 AUD
Category: Children
Jy is playing football alone in his small backyard in the Kimberley, but when he accidentally kicks the ball over the fence, a footy adventure begins! Footy by yourself is fun but playing with mates is better. The first title in a joyful black&write! Fellowship-winning series, where the fun only g ...Show more
The Good Country - The Djadja Wurrung, the Settlers and the Protectors by Bain Attwood
$26.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Australian History Ser.
Beyond the generalisations of national and colonial history, what can we know about how Aboriginal nations interacted with the British settlers who invaded their country, the men appointed by the imperial and colonial governments to protect them, and each other?In The Good Country Bain Attwood makes a m ...Show more
The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills: Forgotten Narratives by Ian D. Clark
$58.99 AUD
Category: History
The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills is the first major study of Aboriginal associations with the Burke and Wills expedition of 1860-61. A main theme of the book is the contrast between the skills, perceptions and knowledge of the Indigenous people and those of the new arrivals, and the extent to whi ...Show more
Position Doubtful: Mapping landscapes and memories by Kim Mahood
$32.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: good
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 VICTORIAN PREMIER'S LITERARY AWARDS FOR NON-FICTION Imagine the document you have before you is not a book but a map. It is well-used, creased, and folded, so that when you open it, no matter how carefully, something tears and a line that is neither latitude nor longitude opens ...Show more
Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman
$24.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
Terra Nullius (def): land belonging to no one; no man's land "Jacky was running. There was no thought in his head, only an intense drive to run. There was no sense he was getting anywhere, no plan, no destination, no future. All he had was a sense of what was behind, what he was running from. Jacky was ...Show more
Remote as Ever: The Aboriginal Struggle for Autonomy in Australia's Western Desert by David Scrimgeour
$39.99 AUD
Category: General
In Remote as Ever, David Scrimgeour tells the story of his working life as a doctor in isolated communities in Australia's Western Desert in the late 1970s. Being involved in the Homelands movement and the Aboriginal community-controlled health campaign gave him significant insight into the strength of ...Show more