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Australian First Nations

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Took the Children Away by Archie Roach

$24.99 AUD

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Archie Roach AM's deeply personal song, 'Took the Children Away', from his 1990 debut album, Charcoal Lane, was the first song ever to receive a prestigious Australian Human Rights Award. Its impact was immediate, shining a stark light on Australia's shameful past practices of removing children from the ir families. The song also speaks of love and reconnection and has travelled across seas into the hearts of First Nations communities everywhere. One dark day, when Archie was just two years old, big black government cars came to his home at Framlingham Aboriginal Mission in southwest Victoria. They forcibly took Archie away from his mother, father and family - everything he had ever known. They took away thousands of other Aboriginal children, right around Australia. Powerful people had decided that these children would be better off living and learning all the white man's ways. Frightened and alone, they grew up in institutions and foster homes. They became known as the Stolen Generations.  Ruby Hunter was one of those children, too, only eight when she was taken from the loving arms of her grandmother living on the Coorong in South Australia. Archie and Ruby met and fell in love as homeless teenagers and Archie started writing songs to help ease his pain. Archie's songs, loved by fans worldwide, tell a powerful story of survival and renewal, and the healing power of music.   In this special 30th anniversary edition, Archie's iconic lyrics sit alongside evocative illustrations by his beloved soulmate and musical collaborator, Ruby Hunter. Also included are Archie's recollections of his family and rare historical photographs. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned that this book contains images of people who are deceased or who may now be deceased.     ...Show more

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Ngiya Yintanga Japarrika by Tiwi College Alalinguwi Jarrakarlinga; Shelley Ware; David Lawrence

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Kay-Bell can kick a goal, take a specky and tackle with the power of a buffalo. But she has to travel to Melbourne and play in the VFLW to make her AFLW dream come true. Can she overcome a horrible flatmate, a racist spectator and homesickness to get drafted? Being away from home has never been so har d! ...Show more

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Shirley Purdie - My Story by Shirley Purdie

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Category: Picture Books | Series: Kimberly Art Centre Ser.

Age range 0 to 9 I am Shirley Purdie This is my story Ngayin-ga Birrmarriyan-nga Berrembi jarragbe ngaginybe.  My mother shows me how to get bushtucker and she shows me how to paint. Now I'm a famous artist.  My paintings are all over the world hanging in important places. Happy times. Told in English and Gija, this is the story of Shirley Purdie, famous Gija artist, as told through her paintings, as part of the Ngaalim-Ngalimboorro Ngagenybe exhibition created for the 2018 National Portrait Gallery exhibition So Fine: Contemporary women artists make Australian history. The exhibition will be rehung, in Gallery 1, to coincide with the launch of My Story, along with a series of cultural engagement activities based on My Story. This is the first book in the Kimberley Art Centre Series. The series focuses on developing the skills of Kimberley Aboriginal artists in children's picture book storytelling and illustration.  ...Show more

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Brontide by Sue McPherson

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Category: Middle Reader

A coming of age story about four boys and their lot in life. Recounted through storytelling sessions at their school over a period of five days, these boys chronicle their lives. They are at times demanding, occasionally rude, always funny and unexpectedly profound. The boys like to challenge themselves and the rules, and soon realise that not everything goes to plan... Set on the coast of south-east Queensland, Brontide is a cleverly crafted coming-of-age text in which four school boys share their stories with a visiting author. Told through a series of recorded interviews, their stories intertwine with sad and tragic twists, as each boy grapples with issues of identity, prejudice and acceptance. Sue McPherson has used conventions of free verse to tell this story, effortlessly combining symbolism to tie a seemingly simple text together, although it is anything but simple in its message. Brontide is a truly absorbing text that is best readwithout knowing too much about it; the author’s ability to engage readers and catch them off-guard is breathtaking. Due to the subject matter and language used, it is best suited to a secondary student audience. ...Show more

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Catching Teller Crow by Ambelin Kwaymullina; Ezekiel Kwaymullina

$19.99 AUD

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Category: Young Adult

An extraordinary thriller, told from the perspective of two Aboriginal protagonists, which weaves together themes of grief, colonial history, violence, love and family. Nothing's been the same for Beth Teller since she died. Her dad, a detective, is the only one who can see and hear her, and he's drowni ng in grief. Only a suspected murder, and a mystery to solve, might save them both. And they have a potential witness: Isobel Catching. Aboriginal by birth, like Beth, she seems lost and isolated in the world. But as the two get closer, Isobel's strange tale of glass-eyed monsters and stolen colours will intertwine with Beth's investigation - and reveal something dark and terrible at the heart of this Australian town . . .   ...Show more

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The Boy from the Mish by Gary Lonesborough

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A funny and heart-warming queer Indigenous YA novel, set in a rural Australian community, about seventeen-year-old Jackson finding the courage to explore who he is, even if it scares him.  'I don't paint so much anymore,' I say, looking to my feet.  'Oh. Well, I got a boy who needs to do some art. You can help him out,' Aunty Pam says, like I have no say in the matter, like she didn't hear what I just said about not painting so much anymore. 'Jackson, this is Tomas. He's living with me for a little while.'  It's a hot summer, and life's going all right for Jackson and his family on the Mish. It's almost Christmas, school's out, and he's hanging with his mates, teasing the visiting tourists, avoiding the racist boys in town. Just like every year, Jackson's Aunty and annoying little cousins visit from the city - but this time a mysterious boy with a troubled past comes with them… As their friendship evolves, Jackson must confront the changing shapes of his relationships with his friends, family and community. And he must face his darkest secret - a secret he thought he'd locked away for good.  Compelling, honest and beautifully written, The Boy from the Mish is about first love, identity, and the superpower of self-belief. ...Show more

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Billie and the Blue Bike by Ambelin Kwaymullina

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Age range 6 to 9Billie wants the blue bike and she asks her Mum to buy it for her — but her Mum has no money to spend on a bike. She asks Uncle Jack and he won't give her the money either, but he will help her save up to buy the bike herself. She can work for him for $10 per week for 10 weeks to save th e $100 for the bike. But Billie is impatient, and she tries washing cars and even enters her dog Spike in a dog contest — neither of which works out. She eventually she goes back to Uncle Jack and saves the money in 10 weeks — and she is able to purchase the bike!Billie and the Blue Bike is a fun and engaging way to introduce young children to financial literacy knowledge, and is written for Indigenous children in particular. This brightly illustrated and instructive picture book, written and illustrated by the award-winning Ambelin Kwaymullina, has been designed to include financial literacy learning relevant to students at a Year 2 level. Billie and the Blue Bike references the National Consumer Financial Literacy Framework, which sets out three dimensions of learning that underpin consumer and financial education: knowledge and understanding; competence; and responsibility and enterprise. Teachers and parents can use the book as a resource to help children understand core financial literacy matters through storytelling.   ...Show more

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Hello and Welcome by Gregg Dreise

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A wonderful companion to Gregg Dreise's highly acclaimed My Culture and Me, this joyful picture book celebrates Australia's Indigenous heritage and the diversity we enjoy today. Hello and welcome to our corrobboree. Hello and welcome to our gathering. Father Sky, Mother Earth together here with me. Diff erent colours, different people, together in harmony. ...Show more

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Outback by Annaliese Porter; Bronwyn Bancroft (Illustrator)

$19.95 AUD

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Category: Picture Books

Annaliese Porter was only eight years old when she wrote The Outback. She has captured the Australian outback inall its moods in this moving bush ballad about the country's vast interior.The Outback, illustrated by respected Aboriginal artist Bronwyn Bancroft, depicts recognisable Australian landscapesa nd animals such as Uluru, dingoes, cockatoos, snakes and goannas.A stunning picture book destined to become an Australian classic. ...Show more

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Yonga and Waitch by Alton Walley

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Follow Yonga the kangaroo and Waitch the emu as friendships are challenged by hidden agendas on a sweltering summer day.

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Norn and Kaarda by Alton Walley

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Follow Norn the Snake as the bushland animals search for a solution to the vicious goanna name Kaarda.

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The Dolphin and the Spearfisher by Alton Walley

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 Follow Keek and Gidgi, two brothers with a profound love for the oceans and rivers. This coming of age story follows the learnings of  these young future leaders in the final days of the warmer seasons.

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