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Stradbroke Dreamtime Deluxe Edition by B. Bancroft; Oodgeroo Nunukul
$29.95 AUD
Category: First Nations
Stradbroke Dreamtime is a collection of 27 short stories, ideal for reading in class, from acclaimed Aboriginal author Oodgeroo. the stories are traditional Aboriginal tales from Stradbroke Island, the tambourine Mountains and from the Old and New dreamtime. A bright, beautiful and unique colour illustr ...Show more
Aboriginal Australia and the Torres Strait Islands by Sarina Singh
$29.95 AUD
Category: First Nations | Series: Lonely Planet Regional Guides
Too many visitors to Australia return home without ever experiencing any true contact or knowledge of Australia's indigenous people. This guide helps visitors explore and respect one of the oldest cultures in the world including information on bush tucker, the Dreaming and cultural sites.
A Different Inequality: The Politics of Debate About Remote Aboriginal Australia by Diane Austin-Broos
$29.99 AUD
Category: First Nations
Great beauty is juxtaposed with seemingly endless grief in remote Aboriginal Australia. Communities which produce magnificent art and maintain ancient ways also face extremes of social stress. Why does our society seem to get it so wrong for remote Aboriginal communities? Why, despite decades of consult ...Show more
Paydirt by Kathleen Mary Fallon
$24.95 AUD
Category: First Nations | Series: New Writing S.
When Kate, a white Australian foster mother, takes her 18-yearold Torres Straight Islander foster son back to Brisbane to meet his sick birth mother, Kate?s own mother has a homecoming of a very different kind planned for her daughter. Paydirt paints a portrait of contemporary Australia that is that is ...Show more
One Bright Spot by Victoria Haskins
$35.00 AUD
Category: First Nations
For every Aboriginal child taken away by the state governments in Australia, there was at least one white family intimately involved in their life. One Bright Spot is about one of these families--about "Ming", a Sydney wife and mother who hired Aboriginal domestic servants in the 20s and 30s, and became ...Show more
Crocodile Story by Eva Pootchemunka
$18.00 AUD
Category: First Nations
An illustrated story from Cape York Peninsula of true heroism in the face of a mother and baby taken by a crocodile. The bravery of her father-in-law will be remembered. this true story was told orally by Eva and Pat. Versatile artist Garry's paintings dramatically recreate the characters and set the sc ...Show more
My People's Dreaming: An Aboriginal Elder Speaks on Life, Land, Spirit, and Forgivness by Max D. Harrison
$39.95 AUD
Category: First Nations
A rare personal insight into the traditional teachings of an Aboriginal elder of the Yuin people(South Coast NSW) and a photographic tour through his country.
Woven Histories, Dancing Lives (out of print) by -
$42.95 AUD
Category: First Nations
A collection of essays that communicates the unique histories and cultures of Torres Strait Islanders to a broad audience.
The Little Red Yellow Black Book: An Introduction to Indigenous Australia by Bruce Pascoe
$14.95 AUD
Category: First Nations
An introduction to Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; their history and their cultures. Conveniently pocket-sized, its attractive design, lucid writing and beautiful illustrations provide a wide-ranging but accessible introduction to Indigenous Australia.
Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman
$29.99 AUD
Category: First Nations
"A gut punch of a book in the style of Le Guin, Atwood, and Butler. Claire G. Coleman's debut novel blazes with truth." -- Kelly Link, author of Get in Trouble 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 ru ...Show more
How the Birds Got Their Colours by Mary Albert (As told by); Pamela Lofts (Compiled by); Children Broome WA Staff (Illustrator)
$16.99 AUD
Category: First Nations | Series: Aboriginal Story Ser.
Re-release of a children's picture storybook, first published in 1983. Aboriginal Dreamtime story about how Australian native birds got their bright feathers, and why the crow stayed black. Illustrations based on original paintings by Aboriginal children living in Broome, Western Australia.
Why I Love Australia by Bronwyn Bancroft (Illustrator)
$14.99 AUD
Category: First Nations
In this magnificent celebration of country, Bronwyn Bancroft uses both images and words to explore the beauty of the Australian continent and to express the depth of her feelings about it. It is a unique showcase of reverence for landscape--from the coast and the outback to the cities and plains, and fr ...Show more
