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Hey mum, what's a half-caste?
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Lorraine McGee-Sippel |
"Lorraine McGee-Sippel was just a small girl when she asked her parents why her skin colour was different from theirs. It was the 1950s and the first step on a journey of unanswered questions that wo… |
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Seeing the first Australians
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Tamsin Donaldson,Ian Donaldson |
First sight / Ian Donaldson & Tamsin Donaldson -- The first European depictions / Bernard Smith -- Reactions on Cook's voyage / Glyndwr Williams -- Savage sportsmen / James Urry -- The Darwinian pers… |
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The Black War
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Nicholas Clements |
Between 1825 and 1831 close to 200 Britons and 1000 Aborigines died violently in Tasmania's Black War. It was by far the most intense frontier conflict in Australia's history, yet many Australians kn… |
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Corroboree
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Suzanne Kelly,Angus Wallum |
In preparation for the Corroboree (dance), Wirrin helps his father hunt a yonga (kangaroo), collect wilgi (ochre) with his grandfather, and dig for djoobak (wild potato) with his mother. Includes glo… |
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The legend of the seven sisters
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May L. O'Brien |
Retells the story of why the group of stars the Seven Sisters appear in their position in the night sky. |
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Papunya School book of country and history
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Papunya School. |
A history of the Anangu people of central Australia, describing their efforts to retain their culture while living at the government settlement of Papunya, their experiences with white settlers and m… |
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Black chicks talking
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Leah Purcell |
Nine young Aboriginal women, successful in a variety of professions, tell their stories to Leah Purcell, herself a singer, songwriter, actor, choreographer and director. Some have achieved success in… |
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Contested Ground
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Ann McGrath |
Traces the various disputes involved in relationships between Aboriginal and white Australians since 1788, and explores both the dispossession of Aboriginal peoples and their continuing activism in t… |
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Big rain coming
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Katrina Germein |
Though everyone eagerly awaits the rain, it is slow in coming. |
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Black politics
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Sarah Maddison |
Drawing on extensive interviews with activists and politicians, Black Politics explains the dynamics of Aboriginal politics. It reveals the challenges and tensions that have shaped community, regiona… |
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Archaeology of Aboriginal Australia
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Tim Murray |
Presents an overview of the key issues in contemporary Australian archaeology.During the past thirty years the human history of the Australian continent has become the object of intense national and … |
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