Wild Cat Falling by Mudrooroo
$17.99 AUD
Category: Indigenous | Series: A&R Classics
This was the first novel by a writer of Aboriginal blood to be published in Australia and in 1965 marked a unique literary event. "Wild Cat Falling" is the story of an Australia Aboriginal youth who grows up on the ragged outskirts of a country town. He falls into petty crime, goes to gaol and comes out ...Show more
People of the River: Lost worlds of early Australia by Grace Karskens
$45.00 AUD
Category: Indigenous
A landmark history of Australia's first successful settler farming area, which was on the Hawkesbury-Nepean River. Award-winning historian Grace Karskens uncovers the everyday lives of ordinary people in the early colony, both Aboriginal and British.
Discovering Cook's Collections by Michelle Hetherington (ed.); Howard Morphy (ed.)
$29.95 AUD
Category: Indigenous | Reading Level: very good
Publication delayed - now dueDoP - April 2009, Australia 235 x 172mm Discovering Cook’s Collections focuses on the collections of art and material culture brought back from the Pacific on Captain Cook’s voyages and contains essays by some of the world’s leading and most innovative historians and anthrop ...Show more
Giinagay Gaagal, Hello Ocean by Melissa Greenwood
$24.99 AUD
Category: Indigenous
An ode to happy days spent by the ocean, from Gumbaynggirr artist Melissa Greenwood, the creator of the heart-stirring picture books Miimi Marraal, Mother Earth and My Little Barlaagany. Gaagal (ocean) is our special place,we love to swim in the waves.We'll catch some yamaarr (fish),eat, dance and play ...Show more
Indigenous Australia For Dummies by Larissa Behrendt
$39.95 AUD
Category: Indigenous | Series: Foreward Stan Grant
A comprehensive, relevant, and accessible look at all aspects of Indigenous Australian history and culture What is The Dreaming? How many different Indigenous tribes and languages once existed in Australia? What is the purpose of a corroboree? What effect do the events of the past have on Indigenous pe ...Show more
Maar Bidi: Next Generation Black Writing by Elfie Shiosaki (Editor); Linda Martin (Editor)
$24.99 AUD
Category: Indigenous
In this beautifully crafted, evocative and poignant anthology of prose and fiction, a diverse group of young black writers are encouraged to find strength in their voices and what is important to them. maar bidi is a journey into what it is to be young, a person of colour and a minority in divergent and ...Show more
The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin
$14.99 AUD
Category: Indigenous | Series: Vintage Classics Ser. | Reading Level: very good
For its twenty-fifth anniversary, a new edition of Bruce Chatwin's classic work with a new introduction by Rory Stewart Part adventure, part novel of ideas, part spiritual autobiography, The Songlines is one of Bruce Chatwin's most famous books. This singular book, which was a New York Times bestseller ...Show more
The Last Daughter by Brenda Matthews
$34.99 AUD
Category: Indigenous
An unmissable First Nations memoir that tells of the shattering experience of being stolen, The Last Daughter is a story of heartbreak and healing that offers a path forward for all AustraliansWhen Brenda Matthews was two years old, she and her siblings were taken from their parents. For the next five y ...Show more
Australia's Original Languages: An introduction by R. M. W. Dixon
$32.99 AUD
Category: Indigenous | Series: An Introduction
An introduction to the languages of Aboriginal Australia that explains their distinctive features accessibly for readers who have no previous experience with learning another language, and shows how language reflects traditional culture. 'A must read for all who would like to understand the languages a ...Show more
The Dreaming Path: Indigenous Thinking to Change Your Life by Paul Callaghan
$24.99 AUD
Category: Indigenous
Tired of going around in circles? The Dreaming Path has always been there, but in the modern-day world, it can be hard to find. There are so many demands on us family, health, bills, a mortgage, a career that it can be hard to remember what's most important- you. It's time to reconnect with your story. ...Show more
Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman
$22.99 AUD
Category: Indigenous
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
Aboriginal Tales of Australia by Reed A W
$19.99 AUD
Category: Indigenous | Series: Aboriginal Library Ser.
A collection of 20 stories of fable and folklore that have been told by Aboriginal tribes all over Australia for thousands of years. There are stories such as Why Emus Cannot Fly and The Frog Who Caused a Flood.